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Have you ever hated somebody so much that you feel like abusing him/her with all the slang that 23 years (in my case) of your life has taught you?

Leader

Until i completed my college I never really knew the importance of a leader in a team driven environment. Of course I was part of sports/cultural teams in school but then I was more than happy to just be able to do what I was supposed to (after a lot of effort though). But now I also analyse happenings and people around me. The one thing that really intrigues me is the role of a leader.
A leader can make-or-break a team or complete corporation for that matter, inspire or discourage, can make you confident by trusting you with what you do. He has the power to change your thinking/opinion for good or bad. Yes, i have gone through all these above phases and thats exactly why I am intrigued by this role and it's power.
I have worked under both the good leader and not so good leader and trust me you can tell the difference not by the way they function but the way you function. Your attitude, perception and level of confidence tend to change completely.
It's now that all those history lessons of great revolutions and wars lead by inspiring leaders start to make sense. Because I always wondered how people so foolishly sacrificed their lives and livelihood on the command of some maniac who though what he aspired for (freedom, justice or revenge for that matter) was what everybody else aspired. Without them history would not be so colourful and more boring.

It's scary and overwhelming at the same time with the amount of power you posses as a leader to influence peoples lives.

Fragile and funny

Life is a fragile thing, at one moment you are sitting and sipping your evening coffee with your wife and children who have come to meet you and the next moment you have gone into a real long slumber (the one you don't really wake up from).
Life is funny, at one moment you are consoling your grandma and telling her you are sorry for grandpa and the next moment you are explaining the day's status to your team back in India.

I don't blame myself for this. I just feel it won't make sense for me to brood over it. Also I am so far off from family that I really can't reciprocate their feelings.
Sometimes I feel we suffer or worry by seeing others suffer or worry.
Indeed, life is funny.

Funky Buddha

It's quite some time now that i visited the blog world. I have been busy. I have virtually glued my ass to the chair right now.

We (bunch of desis) from office went club hunting on friday. We weren't let in into some clubs due to me not carrying my id (license to drink) and we didn't like some as they were cramped up. But we eventually landed up in an real nice lounge 'Funky Buddha'. I instantly liked the place. It played music that made sense. It was lit enough to find your way to the loo without bumping or tripping on somebody/something (especially when you are drunk). The music wasn't too loud and so we could make a decent conversation without hurting our vocal chords. The drinks had the right proportion of alcohol, ice and coke. Normally I end up drinking ice water (after the first two sips of my drink) in most of the clubs. Also it wasn't suffocating and it had a good view from its patio. In addition to all this we got free Kamikaze shots. Allinall it was a nice experience.

I guess it's high time i visited a karaoke club.