"Be excellent while you live, be extra ordinary excellent after you die "

Just as this year of 2012 is coming to an end, so will many a good thing and bad things end too.
On this moment of endings, i wish to share a personal thought and a very controversial experience.

Many a wise rich business men/women/ always ensure they make a "will " before they die and also appoint their well trusted friends as "executors of the will".

My question to you is what if the executors have vested interests in the last belongings of the deceased? Think about it, the best wars in the world were started on the noblest intent.

What is the compensation for an executor (friend of family, usually) to NOT have vested outside interests, long after you are gone , ( which means you cannot check on his execution at all) And in case the executors goof up, whose checking all pages of your will? They themselves? 

Appoint your executors internal and external, better still while you are alive, call all your beneficiaries and hand them your benovalence in person, while you are alive, do not wait till the end to start hand outs. 
Start giving out small feelers, teasers to beneficiaries. let them know they are the beneficiary right from the day you write their name in your last will.

To that, lets start a Happy 2013, & end all bad thoughts...Good bye 2012.

Christmas on 21st December 2012.

Many sun rises ago, someone said the Mayan Calendar ends its cycle on 21st December 2012.

I have decided to note my thoughts on this subject.

Q:-How can someone see precisely into the future , approximate 5000 years and predict events precisely ? 

My thinking :-" WHY NOT? hello , just because you think only the 3rd planet from a bright sun entails life, will not change someone else's thinking that there might be a same twin mirror planet with same instances happening on the 300th planet and the 3000th planet from this same bright sun. So helloooo! "

Q:Were they time travellers? Aliens? Superior life forms/civilization/etc?

My thinking :- If you  &  i both of us, think that i am dumb, then everytime you see me you will treat me as if I'm dumb and i will continue to ensure your prophecy of me being a lesser life form than you. 

But if you and i both jointly conclude, we are equals, then mutual respect, admiration and friendship follows through. 
We all live daily with our own versions of reality, a perception, a thought, a mutually exclusive conclusion, within our self made and allowed environments.

Example:- You would wear that sharp business suit ( skirt/dress for ladies ) to your office appraisal day, But if you were to visit a wild life sanctuary on that same day would you be dressed same ? differently? 
Same person, different environments results in different perceptions and subsequent actions. 

Now what does my reply to the above question conclude? 
- If you think they were time travellers, then they were ! If you conclude they were alien visitors from the 300th planet from the sun, Then they were exactly  that. Doesn't this mean you point at the sun and exclaim it to be a moon ?
Exactly, to a child whose learning the sun and moon & the planets,
on day one both  are same, no difference and no connection to reality. 

Just because you and i are amazed, does not mean everyone has to dress our way, think in our thought pattern zones and act like we choose to do.

So happy 21st December 2012 and let by gones be bygones.

How did i celebrate my 21st December 2012
By choosing to make a unknown stranger in tattered clothes happy.
The story goes like this :- i was about to enter my car and a man with a cycle ( yes a 2 wheeled NON-motorised bicycle) was asking me to buy heart shaped red balloons.
He said he needed some basic food grains for his children and wife at home and balloon business was not started even thought the evening came to night.

Mind you he did not beg, he was offering me to buy his red heart shaped balloons, so that he could go home early, as it was very late for him.

"Ha" ! i said to myself , I, a 40 year old single man , "what will i do with 1 dozen red balloons ?" 

Suddenly, i said "hey this is my window to end my 21st December 2012 night and fast forward direct to 25th December 2012, let me play Santa for this man at this moment".

Then i opened my car lock, politely smiling at that man on his cycle, appreciated his balloons, i slid my hand into the right hand box under the steering where i keep change from my toll tickets and counted that change, it was small change, so i counted money from my top pocket too.
Lo & behold i had onlky Indian Rupees one hundred & twenty ( Rs:120 = approximate $2 yes $2 not $20 or $200) in 7 different denominations, which i handed over to that unknown stranger man. My pockets became empty as i had just paid my few last pocket balance to drink 2 coconuts.

I was a man without any money in my car or pocket or wallet. 

For that moment , precise time i felt i am SANTA. But when i handed him the money he said "saheb take these balloons " All i could do is smile and tell him  this was not charity , not from a rich man to a poor man,
but this act of giving is from one human to another, from one sales man to another, one son to a father ( he was quite old ), and it was  being a token of appreciation for his efforts to be a balloon sales man.

My smile brought happiness to his face and he smiled back, thanking me a million wishes. He was having tears of joy blessing me, saying "tonight my house will have essentials to cook and my children will eat".

Not only did i bring him happiness, i gave him courage to be a sales man, courage to keep going when no one wants to buy the red balloons, and wait for them to come buy them. 
It gave me happiness to know for one night, i supported a man who could not go home empty handed. He was a man on a mission to feed his wife and children of 3 ,to buy raw essentials for their dinner.

In my past 40 years many people have known me to give away money for various reasons to various people at various moments.Of bigger amounts, of bigger times but... 

For me 21st December 2012 , the red balloon salesman is the most memorable, a befitting end to the mayan calendar end. * cheers with that empty 2 coconut shells.*

That's how i celebrated Christmas,- on the 21st December 2012,much before, before it comes. 
That is how i did my time travel to Christmas .
Let me know, when you do your time travel !
Merry Christmas ! & Wish you a very happy end of a mayan calendar, and also a start of our collective decision label known as 2013 year 

New IPAD 64gb

Got myself a "NEW IPAD" ( did not say IPAD 3 because its not the correct nomenclature/name)
Day one - Happy Birthday to me, now you know why the IPAD is in my hands.
The monstrosity, ooohhhhh , "how did i exists without one of these technical gadgets in my hands before" feeling set in instantly.

I shall  answer that question , simple because i carry with me 2 mobile handsets ( one official  , other blackberry personal). Thought i should mention, most readers would say "shouldnt it be other wise?" Blackberry should be official?  eeh hee hee, ( yes the first word is my surprising " eh!!") I did not want one then, and i was a windows fan. 

Now onto the  Day 1 memories again :-
Did research on pricing, we are all onto a bigger better deal  sometimes or the other. So i did more than basic fact finding and after a lot of hunting in the dark, found that small stores offer a better pricing than the "Authorised Resellers". Ummmm why would i buy from a "reseller"? My work has facilitated my brain to think, there has to be a seller not a reseller. LOL , i know, im crazy talking some  blasphemy like this, read on...
Found a store known to me , since years for  its great pricing and volume business, Had to drive  there, and this is what i faced to get my hands on a discounted ( I paid nearly 10% or something closeby ) to buy it. I had to be wriggling and justling my arms against a pretty & gentle scented goddess of a teenager, ( hmmm, hmmm, hmmmm ) a giant armed man with 2 bags in his hands about to bang into my legs, a cute small child wearing a Tshirt that said "i'm Naughty" ( didnt notice the slender lady who was carrying her) , few extremely fat ladies and their husbands ( imagine their mouths filled with some chewing tobacco type substance ) most of them enquiring about /jostling for the latest mobile handsets. 
I did hear someone ask for Apple Iphone 5. LOL its officially not launched in India as yet.But yet they enquired, Suddenly my eyes fell upon my order, a  64 GbB WIFI/4G model.
With the money i saved as discount, i bought a camera connection kit and original ipad cover - green in color. Now finally "the beast". 

Note to readers:- I use this term for all my purchases
Example:- 
My first ever stereo set Kenwood - 959 - " Beast "
My first car Maruti 1000 - "The beast" 
Second car Maruti Estillo Zen  - Da Beast"
Acer laptop 5740G - "Beast"
2 TB External Hard Drive - "Beast"
Blackberry 9860 3G mobile handset -" Beast "
Apple NEW IPAD 4G & WIFI 64 GB - "Beast"
Next purchase -  "Beast"

Day 1 - unboxed the ipad, set basic settings, When you buy it, you have to register the piece, which was easy , very easy,
It was very easy and simple to pair it with my Blackberry 9860's hotspot and used the internet over wifi.

Next day Took it to office, "Go Green ", same evening , visited vodafone, ( horrible customer service and useless documentation procedure for an existing client,  but good speeds on 3G. Got myself a the basic cheapest  prepaid plan (Now I cannot trust them after my blackberry incident with them which still makes me pay around Rs:900 + rupees per month) -Separate incident posted before.

Promises of activation , s ame day, /next day, /call us, blah blah blu blu, " mental note to self was " please let me get away from here".

Day 3
Blazing speeds, 7.1 mbps ,

Day 4
Downloaded basic seesential software and customized it

Day 5
posted this post

Day 6 -
WIll add pictures

post in progress,,,,

Before you Cheat Your Girlfriend ( the book every man should read and every girl should know)

I have started writing this book,today i present the first page written for your reviews & opinion ) please advice.

 

Before you Cheat Your Girlfriend

(The book every man should read and every girl should know)

This particular topic is a little bit controversial. The moment you read this line, you might have said to yourself “ I didn’t cheat on my girlfriend ever, god promise, I swear , this topic is not for me”.

*Cough Cough * “Come on now, confess to me, baby, I am YOUR WINGMAN,”   

Consider yourself to have “cheated” on  your girlfriend IF :-

1)      You starred or oogled at the sweet/cute / hottie  girl in your class meetings.
( school/college/library/tution/yoga/meditation/study  group/prayer meet ,
Yes that’s right you oogled her , you looked at her, do not resist the truth, and don’t grin  back to  me, and also don’t laugh it off.
I know you did it. They all know you did it, you know you did it,  then why protest,  tick mark here and read the next line. OK?

2)      You saw a girl and ever mentioned “So Sweet/sexy/hot/some personal /regional language slang word describing the meaning you know I meant to tell you here”   .

Yeah I know you are going to make a quick resisting come back to me and ask me  questions like:-

You - “Whoa are you nuts dude?” 

 Me  - * grins back at you*whispering  I am your wingman dude, come on now * pats your shoulder read on bro “

3)      You gave a  (“life saving”) lift  to your girlffriend’s best friend.
All because you didn’t “want” her to walk back home. You may have cited reasons like “it is dark OR  she is your best friend/ Or  I  will take her back home on the way to my home”

4)      You actually accept it by now .

Yeah, you cheated on your girlfriend. You accepted it? Good boy, Read on. I forgave you before you knew it.

 
In your heart you did feel a little pang of  resistance at that time but you didn’t know what to do next so what the heck you went all the way to cheating  with her.

In your wingman bro. You say “ its her fault too, she made me do it, I was like this and it was like that “

Or you could claim innocence and say you were driven into the arms of another lover because your girlfriend was not loyal to you/not giving you enough time/ * insert some inert blabbering here *

Words do not permit me to be typed here else I would be abusing you while I laughed along with you  in a perverted sense of making you realize and accept you are a human being who just accepted a mistake. A mistake that seem unforgivable, but I forgave you before I started writing these words.

Why did I forgive you? Because you are inside a body trying to be a human being.

A lesson in retail - London Duty Free Airport Store

Ka ching! Old time cashier machines would make a bell "ka ching" sound when they registered a sale.
I take this opportunity to remember a personal fond memory of a sales person.
I was in Mumbai and a near dear close loved one was making a purchase for me at a  far away location =  LONDON!

It was night 2 am and i received a call on my mobile. Tring! tring! ( i had the old fashioned ringer tune on my latest mobile thus tring tring).I picked up the call anxiously wondering who/what/why happened. The caller screen showed some strange number which i couldnt not decipher.
It was my dear near loved one, using  a mobile from a duty free store at London Airport, United Kingdom.

She was in a fix, whether to buy item number 1, number 2 from store A or number  3 from other store B.

The sales girl started helping her make an informed decision , and enquired with her as to  what was the hesitation to purchase item 1 or 2.
So, the near dear loved one replied to explain that she had only this much money amount and one strange recipient ( ME)  to satisfy, thus the confusion.
The sales girl whipped out her mobile and offered her to make the call, speak to the recipient overseas (me) and find out whether to make any of purchases.
My near dear loved one, replied back "what if i dont buy any of your items", The sales girl replied, it was not a problem at all. She understood the confusion my near dear loved one was going through and wanted to help her make an informed buying decision so that one strange recipient overseas would get happy.

While talking the mobile got disconnected. By the time i tried figuring out how to make an international call on that same number i got a 2nd call and a 3rd call too from the same number. Line disconnected so what call again. speak.
I was amazed, a stranger helping my near dear loved one. Was something different flowing in the waters of london that such level of comfort was being offered to customer, who might not have bought even a single product ?Or was it their training to give the best possible customer service? ( retailers wake up )

The sales girl kept assuring my near dear loved one, it was ok, its cool to make tat call, because it was her personal mobile and not official number that she would get into trouble for misuse.
More strange, i was overwhelmed that night, first to have received a call, second to have been introduced to such a sales girl.
Althought this incident is years ago, i remember asking my near dear loved one to say "thank you" and ensure to buy something from that store".
Ka Ching!!!  They bonded and was guided to make a perfect shopping decision.
As i remember  a nice amount was spent.  Moresoever a happy customer, moresoever a happier strange recipient, more better, i was that strange recipient mentioned above and i am writing this incident years later.

Once I did hear Robert Stevenson mention 8/16 rule,something that goes like this, if your customer service is good they will tell  8 people, but  if you goof up , they will tell 16.

So, trying to change that rule and becoming an exception, i reverse that rule, if someone does something bad, i dont scream my lungs out to the world, no  no no. The meek shall inherit the world - i  was taught such.
But if someone does something good, ( like great customer service) i shall surely tell more than  8 or 16 people.

By the way  i was touched by that polite customer service gesture of the sales lady at london airport.
Whoever you are, Thank You. Its too late for me to even recall her name.

But you as a reader can go ahead, do something good for a stranger, may be someday, someone, somewhere will write about your kind gesture.
Thank you near dear loved one, thank you sales person at london airport duty free store.
Retailers are you listening ? if not,, no wonder you cannot hear the sound of "Ka Ching" in your sales register.

Good bye Bad Customer Service( Nokia) Hello Blackberry !( god knows their services) Why & How i bought a Blackberry ?

It was a nice sunny day and i wanted a pair of  bluetooth headphones accessories for my nokia N97 mini phone.  I searched the internet if any company could cater to my demand, Yes ! hooray nokia has it for me.
Did basic  pricing search, I was even ready to buy at full price MRP. It was expensive Rs:4299  ( i think around US $ 80 approximately)

Next 3 days i tried and visited 5 Nokia outlets , they had everything nokia sells, except my headphone set which i wanted to purchase asap. Finally a small "Nokia authorised" sales outlet offered me the same headset. Model No : BH-505 a bluetooth stereo headphone set.
I paid the price, unboxed it on site and put it to use.
AAAAHHH i was in technology nirvana!! Literally music to my ears.

Later within 15 days of use, i saw their manufacturing defects come out, the headset's right arm cracked,Later 2 more cracks surfaced. I took it to their 3 service centers in different parts of the city.
Each one spewed out adhoc policies. "This piece cannot be repaired , has to be exchanged but we cannot exchange it as it seems to be  physical breakage' .
I offered to pay them costs for repairs, let me  listen to my guru's speeches and  self improvement works, on my mobile "phone, please, please", but they didnt help at all.
They summarized to meant to say "BUY A NEW SET. once again ."

"Yeah ? oh yeah ?"You want me to spend $80 for a new defective product line? thanks, fool me once you are a fool, fool me twice i really become a fool.

Usually i do not take shelter with abusive language, but in their case my mind started thinking differently. I was a faithful nokia user since past decade and here in my time of need, which i am ready to pay, no help came across. One service center manager took a photograph saying he would ask the company to replace and call me. Its been months, no call came through. Least the center manager could do was call me and say e couldnt  get a replacement ? too much to ask for? Todays, world seems "just pay and buy now, forget service. Thanks to foreign culture permeating the indian culture i think so. "

To make long story short, but to keep it memorized, i write it here for my own record. 

Kept suffering with a broken bluetooth headset, which made me feel perhaps i should junk the root of this cause of discomfort.
I said to myself, "if NO nokia mobile, then  no need for bluetooth headset.

Remove the cause, the effects  will stop".

I forgave Nokia and forgot nokia, - My self concept of forgive  then forget.

So the next religious opportunity i received, i changed my mobile from NOKIA to BLACKBERRY.
One thing lead to another and i bought a BLACKBERRY 9860 (Torch).
Yes, now i use a wired basic cheap headphone set and i  would never ever will i allow bad customer service to affect me. Even it its at a cost. Live Life Kingsize always within your own means.

Good bye Nokia ! Hello Blackberry!

How a Big company named Vodafone conned me

My personal experience and comments about Vodafone.
 
In the month of May 2012,  i  entered my mobile number on the vodafone.in website requesting information on Mobile Number Portability ( MNP).

Subsequently someone from Vodafone called me up, offered me to do a MNP process -change to  Vodafone , with similar features as that of my existing MTNL prepaid plan" and i thus i opted to switch to  Vodafone.

On 18th May 2012 the Vodafone representative came over to my office, filled in the requisite papers and "sold" me a Vodafone sim card.
The plans explained and offered and signatures taken  althroughout mentioned full Blackberry plan of Rs:695 per month,at a promotional  discounted offer rate at Rs:399 per month.

Till the 1st June 2012, i was on Mtnl network, then i tried Vodafone sim card and i would make outgoing calls, but not receive any incoming calls, which is absurd, 1 mobile number half functional on each SIM Card. LOL, i duly informed them to do their changes, Absurd!! I informed them of the same . 
Did you know Vodafone charges 0.50 paise per 3 minutes for speaking to a telecaller assistance? ( incidentally they made me  wait, twice upto 45 minutes  to "find out" my issue ( unresolved).
Now where is the cheating?

The promotional offer was 1) Voice plan & 2) Blackberry plan.
While they  switched me over to Vodafone with voice plan, they did not do anything about blackberry plan.
After calling up everyday for 18 days,writing various emails  and listening to their  false promises to start my promotional Blackberry offer, they finally informed me the reason for such delat is "that plan is now closed," and they dont have any such offering recorded in their system - thus no such offer was ever made.
This basically means, either i am dellusional or their executive who filled in my form was a liar/cheat/con/fraud.
Incidentally when i called up the executive who visited my office,i found out it was outsourced agency and that agency too is a cheat as there is no one with that name existing /present. They just listen to your issue and if they cannot resolve it, click and cancel  your call. Tried & experienced their behaviour for 18 days.

As,  I distinctly had a witness/colleague in front of whom , the promotional offering were explained this means the latter of the above sentence.

On a side note, now today i have a glimpse of problems faced by foreigners and may be i understand why foreign countries were against outsourcing from India in the earlier years.

Due to the information from Vodafone, that i cannot switch over from their MNP for 3 months as lock-in, and finally my desire to remain connected to my office colleagues,friends & Acquaintainces, and also to enjoy benefits of my expensive ( Rs:21600)  Blackberry 9860 ,all i could do is enroll for a full paid blackberry plan at a current full rack rate.

I feel Vodafone has cheated me by promising me discounted promotional rates and then backing out saying no such plan exists and thus, I  would like to warn all fellow MNP'ers please  be careful, whatever they promise, take it in writing , take xerox copies of the forms they make you fill up, ( i trusted the big company and i didnt do this) and dont Trust anyone. 

Else you too will end up writing a post on your blog about the day a big company conned up  into paying more than your existing .
Moral of the story :-
On my prepaid MTNL i was enjoying blackberry for Rs:-291 + Rs:0.50 per minute voice call.
Now in Vodafone i pay blackberry plan Rs:599 per month ( for same as above features) and a separate voice plan.
It may be a big company but  would i ever recommend them,? Never. 
Like Robert Stevenson once said " try exceed customer expectations" , but this Vodafone company does not even meet up their own  offerings.Thus i assume its not a company which is "Beyond Excellence".
In the end they too shall know, a  stone tossed within a pond,  changes the shore.

Immortal words of a mortal being

Are you seeking solace  in the words of others,
trying to express your own feelings through the words of unknown or lesser known  mortals?
 
Many  a mortal has passed but their voice echoes through the corridors of silent nights and many an empty moments stood still paying absent tributes to the words of the unknown.
 
When i pass your way or our paths cross through known or unknown  alleys.
I will await for you to repeat my words, and smile for me,

I know i am  an unknown mortal 
But my words will be still immortal.

New Planted Fish Tank

I had a fish tank since more than 2 years and i always have been nuturing plants on my balcony, Merging both of them = planted fish tank :) So i researched on the kind of plantation i wanted inside my tank and NO i did not want a theme in  my fish tank.



 While i find themes too be cute and systematic, i dont subscribe to the viewpoint of having a theme tank. My theme is "au naturel" Mix & Match  as the mind feels so. and i did this all DIY style ( means Do It Yourself) i think they call it Dutch Style.

The end result is this  =  The plants are 
1)Compacta (dwarf)
2)Giant Ambulia
3)Dwarf Ambulia
4)Tonina
5)Chain Amazon
6)Water Cress
 and 7)Pennyworth 


I believe in syncrodestiny and i believe this was meant to be done in the manner it unfolded. 
I had a major  ma jor hint in my head to do this planting inside my fish tank. 
I drove down to this far off new store. The store closes at 6:30 pm and door were closed at 7:45pm when i landed up at the door.Something inside me knocked the door handle thrice and after awaiting ( more on patience in the tank coming up) . It was my intention to buy live plants.& a substrate. A voice behind the closed doors shouted "whose there" I replied something politely .
A old lady opened the door and i saw the store closed dark.One line lead to another and another lady appeared. She too was polite and i started talking to her. While i went inside to buy white sand, i changed my decision and taking her advice i bought Azoo Branded Substrate and  few live plants and 6 Head & Tail amazon tetras. I had the whole store to myself reopened to my visual pleasures.
I know the above picture is incomplete, because  this is just day 2 picture, I Imagine what it would look like after 2 months. after 2 years ?This is what i visualize, lot of greenery, "plants with pearls" and a perfect eco cycle in the plan.  While all this landscaping was done along with the fish inside the tank. Let me show you the proof. The above pictures are post everything and well settled so let me show you the first picture after putting in the substrate and yes all fishes are inside this picture. No fish was removed from its house/tank.  And yes all alive perfect in health.

Thought of the moment:-

Change the  circumstance and the result will change suitably.

I use these words in my health issues and it works for me  very comfortably.
Explaination of this line to be posted later.

The Masters i like to talk about

Here is a partial list of masters i like:- Abraham Hicks,Anthony Robbins,Ariel Ford,Bob Procter,Burt Goldman, Carlos Casteneda,David Hawkins,Deepak Chopra,Doreen Virtue, Greg Bradden, Jack Canfield, James Allen, Silva, Larry Winget,Louise Hay,Marianne Williamson,Mike Dodley, Napolean Hill,  Og Mandino, Sedona, Wallace  Wattles  and Wayne Dyer.

If you have read heard or want to discuss any works of  these  masters, feel free to connect to me.

When i changed the way i looked at my birthday,

As per my religious calendar today is my birthday. Amongst one of the many things, a visit to a certain place of worship is essential. Last night i visited the same place of prayers. Being a religious family, this is the same place where my parents have taken me many a times, and many a birthday /times my uncles had taken me there.
Last night i visited the place alone.
Coming to this same place of worship alone made me realize i had changed the way i looked at things now, other than, when i was a child who visited this avenue.

When i was a kid, in this place visited with my uncle, i would finish my prayers and run around on the carpet stars, asking my uncle to finish his prayers early so we could go to uncles house for the birthday party and eat cake and dinner and meet others and play.

The parties are long gone and over. Many a cakes have been cut, many a gifts received. Time stood still.

Last night i found no party to go to, no one waiting for me, no uncle by my side, who i could ask to hurry up. Everything remained the same. I was the same but i wished for the few moments back with my uncle, wishing i never rushed him. Had i not asked him to hurry up, last night i would not have these memories.The venue remained the same, my body was also the same, but the abscence of energy of those past moments with my uncle preaching me good thoughts was missed.

That was then, this is now.
Walking alone the path now, i find no footsteps,
i walk alone cause i remain, on the path before me i know,
many a greater souls have treaded before, i seek to run the same.
i walk slowly knowing the path will remain, but i will perish
cause thats the way the journey will stay.
 I walked slowly on purpose, and enjoyed the way.
People behind me will never know what thoughts came my way
They will make their own thoughts here, cause the destination remains without any delay

My attendance in mini workshop 3 - Head to heart

Bring it on!!! "Head to heart" picture depicts how i am right now, after attending the workshop. More on that later. First things first, At the entry of ISRA, the "north met south", sweet smiling faces,salutations and hand shakes with the peeps . Once inside, heeeellloooossss to the known faces. Plonked myself into seating. Left/right looking around, awaiting for people to come in. Small chit chat started.
Instant bonding over the first &second workshop and then onto some raves and rants about my blog posting for the 1st workshop.

Head to Heart with me in between

Ummm, a lady told me she could not express herself in words, the way i do. WHOA!!! do i write well? ok if you say so! Compliments taken, meek shy smiles given out,and as i was talking about the "affirrmation bathe" process of the second workshop.... Lo and  behold an elderly lady just joined into the conversation. This lady was our trainer for the 3rd workshop !!! Kirti was her first name.

Surprise number one. Took a meditative pose, deep breathing started while the class attendance came into order. As usual Shashank & Sneha ( the ISRA peeps)  coordinated their best efforts to get the session kick started. Its raining outside, the traffic is on and people are yet to come in..... The session started with the quorum attendees.

As mentioned in the earlier, pre session blog post, i had attention and intention on this workshop. I forgot about my intention once seated and class started.
The first exercise was to write down something on problems and all i could write on the worksheet " All is perfect in my world". I just did not have any problems. What could i write about ? Im happy and i understand everything about my current world. I shared this with the trainer, she understood what i meant and was OK with it. We also did some instant drama where in there is a bull at the door. Reactions. Amit has recorded this session, If i can get the videos from him, i will post a link to it here.Everyone was amazingly dramatic, I enjoyed the "bitchy mother in law" session played by group 1. Amazing!!! The mother in law and the wife roles were played to perfection. I had to clap for them. Made me laugh!!

Minutes into the session time dragged on and i heard an interesting word "neuro pathways" Now this is where my attention went. "bring it on i said to myself," as i could realize something amazing was about to unfold.
WHAM!!! Right on, the lady was explaining the concept on SUGGESTIBLES" and the first was named "PHYSICAL ". As much as i tried to avoid it, every line she said somehow connected its meaning to me. It was like discovering myself through a 3rd person  ( nopes, no no no, not 2nd person no no no) Whose the 2nd person sssshhhh!!!!

Which way do i go now ?

Surprise number 2 :-I was taking notes and i wondered if these lines were about me ? i doubted and i asked my queries.
Until she came to a particular line which was the line i needed to hear and this sealed my doubts, That description was me.
Then few moments later, I am sure none of the participants heard her say this line, As she said this line, the room was into total criss-cross conversational discussions. And i heard her reply to my doubt " A microscope cannot look into itself ? you need another microscope". Wham i felt englightened. Reason? I had just discovered the moment that she was the microscope that looked into me ( microscope for others). She also explained, you can solve everyone else's problem but not yours. I shook my head sideways in doubt. She clarified her sentence and i shook my head, up &down, this time in belief.
There was one line, amongst the physical suggestibles which undoubtedly made me believe that i am a "Physical" suggestible. What is that line ? Hehehehhe!!! Sssshhhh once again,
Once i accepted that, every line fitted as if my own description. I was back into my comfortable non-englightened zone once again.
I repeated the words mentally, ISRA means journey and i am in ISRA, how can i be back to where the journey started from, I shook off my old conditioning and started making an internal new neuropathway. This is where my previous learnings and readings came in handy.  I was in simple joy to discover the person i had always been and i learnt a trick about solving my personal dilemna. For "physicals" to outshine and be in their element, we need " Relationship".
I have personally experienced this feeling which cannot be phrased and now i know its all about having a relationship bond. If that bond is perfect, "physicals" become light of the family/workplace/parties. Why was i not in the spotlight for such a long time ? RELATIONSHIP!!!!! And if not in spotlight , recluse! retreat back in life,
She recommended "Breathing out exercises"for  all Physical suggestibles". I had to scribble this down on my writing pad. Why am i at ease? Cause i now know exact the "ISRA" that i have to take. I have to learn to do "Breathing out" so shall it be!!!

Suprise number 3:- This was a learning for me, why people cannot take decisions for themselves, and why people behave and react in a particular manner. The "Emotional" suggestible type of people just cannot make up their own minds. Its not their fault, What is the cure for this ? " Walk it out " she said, I smiled, as i rephrased it to "Take a walk". I learnt a good deal of both types being opposite and i could for once relate this to relationships.

There was a SOMNAC type which is a mixture of the above 2 suggestibles. They change like chameleons to adapt to a situation.
At the end of this session i felt the intention , i posted pre workshop blog spot had come true. When i walked out of this last workshop,
The 3 workshops attended and one ISRA completed. Was it worth the time, Yes, good people to learn along.
Sneha et Shashank are good peeps who participate in each of the sessions. I like the manner in which Sneha always clarifies many a things and adds her value addition to each session. Shashank can be remembered best for 1) being a director of the company and 2) the timely and best tea/samosa server  * he he he he * He manages everything to be on time,
Thanx to both of you sweet people, Good company ISRA, great workshops, good participant crowd. very well done !!!
As i end one ISRA, i am about to find a path that leads to the 2nd ISRA (journey). Few heart felt words from me to all of you:-
I came to follow i found myself leading, who leads me into the path i seek,
When i looked back, i saw a dark light, when i looked ahead i found everything in sight.
Thank you ISRA , Thank you each of the trainers, and thank you all participants who accompanied me


THANK YOU ALL

Before attending the "Head To Heart" mini workshop

Exciting morning, its a rainy day and i look forward to the 3rd mini workshop this evening. "Head to heart". I anticipate it to be an experience. My attention is here on it already and my intention  is to ensure i have an amazing experience and lot of fun.

The idea of attending workshops involves money which could be expensive for some and  i would recommend it to those who have already gained some expertise in the subject matter of choice and THEN attending most of the workshops.

Ideally a work shop would review some basics of the subject matter (Unless specified to be more advanced), provide an introduction into more higher next level and be a bonding place for the like minded. You could change these dynamics, There is a new way to think always. As you think, so shall it be!

Past conditioning occupies most of our thoughts everyday, Every day we think the same thought behavioural patterns and provide nuturing to the mental capacity we hold within ourselves. When we were children we are taught to think. Some children are taught not to think, accept the world as it is. Yes there are people who were taught not to think for themselves. What are you teaching yourself now, has its roots way back to childhood. And if you havent taught yourself anything new, time to change. Just read a book simplest way to learn, and of course the internet is always on.  Research some topics of interests on the internet and you are better than 99 % of the world who didn't do this research.  That is how you become better. You do things, others have not done before or you do it better than those who have already done it.

So its in the better interest of the self, so enroll in a workshop, observe meet strangers, some in the best moments of their lives, some at the worst moments in their life, and watch this unfolding of group participation and take some value.

My attention is "anything interesting can happen now" and my intention is more deeper mentioned above.
At times nature decides to change the dynamics for me and i feel helpless. At such moments i feel i have to surrender to the higher will of the source god and follow the path it leads me in life.
The work shop is few hours away and there is a trial highway run between my heart and head already.
I think i am ready for that workshop now.

Once i attend that workshop, I shall post my review of the workshop later.Let this wonderful day unfold.

My attendance in a mini workshop - Heal Your Life - Louise Hay

This review is for the 2nd workshop held at the same venue of the 1st workshop. That was a saturday, This day was a Sunday. Timing 9:30 am * amazement look* OOOhhhhhh, aaaahhhh, sunday morning !!!!! 

All i can say to this is "Whuuuu bring it on !!! what a rush !!! exciting! amazing !!! good decision too!! The sweet people at ISRA at the "east meets west " welcome done, "hellooooos" said at random and seated where empty space available !!

Now i found myself in attendance on the "Louise Hay" mini workshop. New faces , new energy into the room, and yes the room was packed with energy. "Wwwwhhuuuuuuuu bring it on !!" once again.

The trainer was a nice lady who had attended the original "Louise Hay" workshop, travelled & trained across the globe. There was something simple yet magnetic about this lady. Somehow i could relate this lady was someone who walks her talk.  After the first few minutes i could see this lady was in her element of training work. She knew her stuff! she had a work book in hand and all material handouts given. I could already anticipate this workshop would NOT finish off in 4 hours time !!! Was i correct? * nods head in agreement *

Few moments as usual entertained me, as i smiled to myself listening to the different participants. Some had read the works of Louise Hay and some had not. This was the bonding factor between the trainer and the people around.

Me? I choose to be silent. I kept my urge to speak out mainly because my cup was not yet full, There is a threshold of silence i choose, and then i normally burst out. My cup was NOT yet full. I need that listening, I paid money to listen ? not to speak out ? Hehehehehe!!! Jokes aside.

I listened and i heard, and i listened and i heard , a lot of knowledge flowing criss cross from trainer to the participants and from them back to the trainer. I spoke when the cup of my inner silence flowed over. 

I knew what i had to take back from this workshop! I awaited for that moment. I needed some personal revision on manifestation and affirmations. The workshop unfolded and wham the time to sip tea came. 

There were 2 ladies from the 1st workshop and the new participants were none the less in energy. Someone was smiling, someone was giving out grouchy suspicious looks, some were bonding, and few like me were in silence. Now amazing thing i noticed within the room. 

I could write a chapter on this new finding. Power ! dare i label it ?

Within the room everyone was automatically a group.even before they realized it. The silent peeps sat together , the agressive peeps sat together, the learned sat together and the trainer gurus sat together. I noticed this within the first few moments of settling in. Now no one knew each other yet the room automatically had this configuration. Was this going to help ? I guess, lets see i said to myself.

There was a moment in the workshop which allowed us to interact with people who perceive us to be different than they are. Yet i suspected people who were the same interacted. Reason ? People hate changes. Or may be i perceived them to be same? 

In the workshop, message cards were handed out to be exchanged with strangers within the room. Every one was smiling and i found one particular card come across to me exchanged 3 times right till the end of the workshop. 

Ultimately when i read that card for the 3rd time , at the end of the workshop, someone asked me if they could exchange this card with theirs? I exchanged it and the new card unfolded the clues that i needed , to move ahead in life.  The die was cast  and the various messages was read. I could relate to the messages. 

I held back till i could but then at a moment I had to speak about "attention & intention" to the group.They listened, they nodded. Even if one of them really understood this concept, they would have much more value addition in their daily life. What you put your attention on is not necessarily to be your intention. Me, i intend not to fall sick even if someone in the room has sniffling cold. My attention is on my good health not their sickness. I intend to feel happy and healthy wherever i am , with whosoever i am. 

There was a fantastic exercise of "affirmation bath" wherein i found myself seated with my eyes closed surrounded by a small group of people who repeated the affirmations around me. 

This was a forceful amazing powerful moment.  Towards the end of this "affirmation bath" all i could do was "thank you "the people who spoke those affirmations to me. "Whhhuuuuuu" once again, amazing! I thank the people seated around me twice. It was their attention on my intention. This is a powerful moment.

Its not easy for me to keep my eyes closed in company of strangers. And this went through flawlessly no tension no pressure. May be "the power" i said previously took over and i could somehow "trust" myself to keep my eyes closed for those 2 minutes.

Later on i asked myself if i could have closed my eyes to any other 3 participants? Ummm Nopes!!this temporary bonding group was meant to be. Somehow i understood the seating arrangement that i had noticed upon the start of this workshop. They didnt plan it, i noticed it, and i felt it had to have a reason. This was the reason ? May be, may be not, who knows.

The session took well over the time allocated and the previously given handouts were helpful take outs from this workshop.

Bye bye's said and workshop done. 1 day later i found my personal space and thats when i decided a review should be posted here. This is it!

Witnessing nature at its finest

See this picture, It is a picture of an orchid plant on my balcony . 2 events forced me to take a picture of this plant. One the "bending or turning " flowering stem. 

The question that came in my mind was " look at the child being nutured by the main stem, who and how made it turn, why this angle and why after such a long growth of stem?

The reply came, when the flowering stem gives its flowering it will need an extra support at THAT length and THAT moment of flowering time.  Is this not a wonderful planning and sequence of event unfolding ? The moment could not gather enough knowledge and verbal  languages restrict me to express this feeling.

The closest language allows me to admire my amazement at nature is a line from the lyrics of the song " Sound of silence - People talking without speaking" . For me this is mother nature talking without speaking.
To recap i am amazed that mother nature first put in the main stem , then after months a new stem came next to it, then a new flowering stem came up and it grew straight for a few days and today i see this wonderful change turn resting on the main stem. This means , to take care of the flowering stem, nature had already planned the single main stem long long long moments ago. 
A movie i recently saw had these lines in it " Life is not measured by the breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away."
How true, how true i said to myself , as i pulled the camera away from the amazement.

Same plant, same day , see the new stem coming up from the base , second amazing moment isnt it ? This is a moment that takes my breath away. Amazing nature, Life too unfolds similarly, Thus relax and let nature do its perfection. An audio i heard long time back had this line in it " in my world everything is perfect"

I choose to accept this line and let perfection unfold life with me as a participant in it. 

One of my lines :- Nature made everything, why resist and fight with mother nature? You cannot win anyways, so why crib or fight nature? Join nature and be a witness to the unfolding.

My attendance in a mini workshop - Exploring your inner child

Who? What?  I am 37 years old and you want me to explore my inner child?
Ever heard from someone you love utmost " Stop acting like a child/ or You are a child " ? Well i have heard this line from someone i loved utmost many a times.


Alrighty then, ever witnessed this moment ?:- you wake up and the first thought that strikes you is i am a child,i dont have to worry about time. Then you ask yourself,what is the time right now? your half open eyes and you feel 2 possibilities. 1) it is the normal time you wake up everyday , OR 2) is it the late afternoon and you over slept after a long time. Time ? What is time ? I do not wear a watch. Concept of time does not hold meaning to me personally.

How did this experience come about ? Well take a journey to the inner child within you.

Recently in continuing my journey to self development ( Journey is on since more than 15 years by now..) i came across an advertisment with 3 mini workshop series.I never read advertisments and usually skip through. But subconciously i had somehow read that advertisment and thrown the paper away. Few hours later within the day i recalled that advertisement did not have an address but phone numbers, so i decided to at least find out the information and then decide. I thought most of these programs are done by half trained or not trained at all make a-quick-buck charlatans and i would know much more than the trainers. True story !!!!

Then after 2 days i found out the paper and called the first mobile number. I expected a half motivated receptionist in some  company to dole out the information. Already i had researched the information, visited their website,( although not mentioned in the advertisement).
I had infact more knowledge than that mini series. I already  listened to audio of much greater masters in the subject and this i have been doing for many a years now. I start my day with positive preachings of masters in various mind body fields. It is a better option than opening the morning newspaper and seeing bad wrong doings splattered across in gory details across the world. If its not that, then you find advertisements in colorful drama. The work shop advertisment was viewed listening to one such audio series. This advertisment was simple and to the point.

So now, for me the situation is :- I know about the subject, i dont know what this workshop will dole out, after all its a 4 hour workshop and the subject is much wider.

I called up and much to my astonishment, the number was not reacheable. Again i  let it be. Then i received a call back from the number and the guy on the other end was polite, fluent in english, and like i expected some information was spewed out with the conversation. The guy knew his job well. Good work Jeet ! thank you !!! I was impressed. And it takes a heck lot more than normal to impress me ( and he was a male )
A man impressing upon a man is much much harder and i am known not to be impressed by most people and easily bored at the quickest opportunity.i do not like to tolerate and i rate my time more valuable & important than anyone else.

Jeet's language and the manner in which he "doled" out the information made it interesting, and then he gave out the last piece of information "costs" . I had already known the costs ( as i had done my homework very well).The advertisment did not mention any costs with it. The website did. Hehe he he he !!!
 I smiled as he mentioned "the costs per work shop" and i told him i wanted to enroll for all 3 workshops. He offered me a 15% discount and it didnt make a difference to me ( why not? is mentioned below) but since he offered it to me i was happy that this is not an establishment who is on with the sole purpose to make money. Most others are, and its not a sin to earn money. But i say atleast do it with some style and a honest attitude.

Alright they dont accept online credit card payments. $#@$#@ i said to myself how in the world !!!! what kind of joint is this ? But for me the journey to self development was to take a step further. And i had identified this step irrespective who conducted it. The step had to be taken. Money had to be given and i had to enroll myself as a gift to myself. It was affordable. 
 
Problems :- registration was confirmed against receipt of payment. They offer online deposit into their account which i did not use as my preferred mode of payment. Only 2 days left for the workshop and a courier would take 1 day  for delivery. Plus added problem they didnt have seats, so my confirmation was waiting in line, as number 3. If those 3 people did not turn up then he would call upon me. At the same time i was very confident that i would get the seat.

So confident in the conceptual belief. While talking to jeet on the 3rd phone call i wrote down the cheque and gave him the number of the cheque. After some time he confirmed my participation and seat. Thank you Jeet, pleasure to talk to you. Never met the man but I think he is cool "dude" !!

On the venue i turned up on time to enter the workshop. That venue building is not a 5 star work place, im used to 5 star work buildings.Life has pampered me well atleast with few personal moments. Lo and behold !!! I tried to find the venue on the 1st floor and i saw 2 pretty smiling individuals, one man in jeans, one lady in traditional indian dress. Immediate i said "East meets west" in my mind and i asked the man if this was the venue of the organization. He smiled & shook my hands at the entrance  and the pretty lady gave a welcoming smile and that sealed the "warm welcome". I entered the room and i saw 3 ladies seated and talking with each other. Now they were starring at me, i whispered a "helloooo" and took a seat . Remember the part of me getting bored very
easily ? Next 15 minutes started to amaze me yet bored me.But i have my own moments to keep myself entertained. For me the world is a "funny place" and i found their usual activities making me smile and at one time burst into a wider smile with laughter. ( This is what i do in places where i  find myself waiting for something to happpen). 
 
Then more ladies entered. I said to myself "aside from the man in jeans its going to be one big kitty party". Dont get me wrong, but they were married well settled and i, a single 37 year old surrounded by them. * big Gulp* ....Each of the ladies well dressed and affectionately &  instantly connected with each other and this was a pleasure to be surrounded between such friendship and comaradrie.
Mind transforms into matter, This is my belief. So i introduced the thought of enjoying laughing and sharing my wide knowledge with these participants. Bring the fun on !!!! Lo and behold, the pretty lady in the pretty indian dress kick started the session , introduced us to a lady who seemed to be"very high on life" I waited and awaited. The session started and the energy of this "high on life" lady filled the room with excitment. I was at total ease during the entire session, and not bored for a moment.  The moment i sensed there was a requirement for input from my side, I said my $0.2 cent worth statements.  There i discovered a lady who claimed she was diagnozed with cancer. Her face potrayed the fear of that diagnosis she was given. DAHYM !!!! time for me to make my statement to the group. Moments ago my $0.2 cent line was " it is not the event, its the meaning you give to an event" and i had to help  the lady and the group. I made a statement that  when you are happy, your cells are happy and the body starts to  make interleuken. which is a powerful anti cancer natural cure within the pharmacy of our own body when you are sad , then your cells are sad and they work sadly and this in turn effects and ensures the meaning you give to that event.
The session continued and i was surprised and glad to know they all clapped for me. * Big Gulp * and i thought everyone knew this?
Studies i have read say, interleuken is produced within the body when you really enjoy yourself. ITS NOT THE EXPERIENCE IT IS THE INTERPRETATION OF THE Experience. NEVER , EVER THE EVENT ITSELF. tHE EVENT HAS NO MEANING BY ITSELF.

To me, i have learnt and known enough to understand that a doctor's diagnosis of cancer does NOT mean anything at all, "Cancer is a name given to a specific discovery within the body, inside the blood and cells. Every body has cancer, its junk bad cells and its eliminated by the beauty of the body functionality. I strongly believe, when you laugh heartily and have lots of fun, your good cells within the body start their production. Happy cells start happy work which is elimination of the bad cells within our body. 
These are my own personal belief and not to be construed as any medical advice, I am a manager not a doctor.  
My advice, life is a field of infinite possibilities, with wide probabilities. Years ago i heard this line, if you take a watch to a man who owns a hammer, he is going to use his hammer on THAT watch. Dont blame him, but your watch will not be a watch for a long time. If you take your new car to a mechanic, he HAS to open the bonnet and its functionality has to be tinkered to HIS satisfaction, not yours. A watch repairman would never repair a watch to show the perfect time, thats his job which earns him money and you have to keep going to him often to get your precious watch repaired. If you visit a doctor, its either the doctor's interpretation or yours.
 
One time a surgeon /doctor told me i needed surgery for a 1 inch bleeding growth in the center of my chest. My mother who was along with me & she had to hear these words from the doctor " there is a possibility of cancer and its close to the heart. I will do a laser surgery and within 2 hours your son will be alright, no scars and medication to be continued .
This was more than a decade ago, in my college going days. Mom was scared and we immediately agreed to it. Minutes later my inner child said "he has a new laser machine which he has to use on me.. Lets skip this. try ayurveda try something else, try. Till date im glad to say no surgery and that growth is a miniscule protude somewhere on my chest. Till date no chest pain or anything. It didnt grow, it started disappearing because of the meaning i gave it.

Coming back to the session, we learnt how to drum, learnt a nice manner to get in touch with the inner child.
The participants were all nice folks, the trainer knew her job very well and was impressive. The people at ISRA did impress upon me and i got what i wanted from the workshop. I woke up this morning as a child and exactly like my child like behaviour. Thats when i felt the workshop was effective and gave me an urge to put this positing on my blog and make it a memorable read. Thank you.

The bees and the flowers

As i sip on this exotic mixture of ceylonese green tea infused with moroccan mint , i wondered if its time to make this particular posting.....
The mind said no, the heart said yes, and an inner voice said , at least post the pictures...
so here we are:- 
OPast few weeks a couple of bees have made my plant as their refugee home and they are quite persistent on making it. So i understand their intention. and nature wants me to take a look at these beautiful marvels, right in the comfort of my own home balcony. 
Close up of the bee :-

Take a look at this little bee. and its home the bee hive, the natural design and the picture is not inverted at all. This is the position of the bee and its hive. Location::- one of my flowering plants. Now onto the new plants in my balcony....

Take a look at another beauty:- The "Raat Raani", the mysterious flowers open ONLY at night and reveal a heavenly scent which spreads across ...... These are new plants on my balcony. I  like the concept of nature being a 24X 7 X non stop operational set up.
*Thumbs up to the gods that created this mysterious earth and its wonders*

The most original and sensible post for MTNL 3G settings in N97 mini

In moments of intense exchange of thoughts, a  very wise learned man once said to me. Life is very simple, dont complicate it with your understanding. Initially i didnt understand its meaning, But moments later i had an "AA HAAA " moment and understood what the wise man really meant.
I recently got myself an airtel 3g connection, within half an hour found it makes more common sense to get a MTNL number and give up this airtel number.

After this phase i could not for the love of internet find settings on MTNL 3G. Like i mentioned before in one of my previous posts, on the internet most of the information is basically cut copy pasted information which really seems like people who post do not necessarily  know what they have posted. I found one more interesting fact people who post about mobile phones, do not own them, LOL.Suprisingly this recycled information works well for lower life forms aka humans.
Since i didnt accept this recyled information i searched for the replies i need on my own and present it herewith with an intention to help someone, even if one person is helped, this post will have fulfilled its intention.

This is the easiest way to get 3G settings for any operator in Nokia N97 mini.Start with clicking Applications, then... follow the pictures

Applications ------> Phone Set up  --------> Settings Wizard. and click operator. Lo and behold automatically your phone receives its necessary data. Unlike the send sms and call different numbers and helplines, this is a self reliant exercise and suddenly you wonder why didnt you think of this before ? Enjoy your GPRS/3G connection.

3G Airtel Mumbai - A review from an entity trying to be human

They say when the student is ready, the master shall appear, Similarly it takes me a hug amount of inspiration to write a blog post.

On 9th March 2011, the newspaper front page displayed a HUGE ADVERTISEMENT screaming 3G services  had started in mumbai on airtel.
Incidentally i use Airtel for the past few years as my choice of billing provider ( some day ill write on this too) .... 5 minutes later i was on the internet reading reviews from users in other cities, and what i could expect.  15 minutes later than this , i was sipping hot tea and finding instructions to start 3G services. 

This is not a post to review their services or processes. To each their own, i write this as my personal review ,raves & rants. Here it begins

Day 1:-Moments later welcome message:- everything enticing on how to select the plan with "budgetary considerations". my view is if they cared about my budget and wallet, they would have priced it free, and its not free, so it means they dont care. After reading around 10 reviews I came to the common sense conclusion the internet is a place of cut copy paste. Why ? Because 100 other links just had the same 10 or so reviews, word to word pasted same. 
Then i send across the message and activated 3G. Each one has no information about video calls, because none of these so called gurus experts have any clue, seems they were paid to write that information. i could be wrong and assuming this but then im trying to be human so dont blame me.
News:- 3G services start after following their process, No information, no user instruction.Just a small welcome message. You are supposed to carry a grin on your face watching the 3G icon under the signal strength bars and please intimate yourself that you are welcome to 3G, Then after a lot of hassle and fact finding from other 2 websites i found out 3G activation is 1 part, you are supposed to select a 3G plan exclusively elsewhere and thats another process. Complied with the same and on advice on a colleague took the 100 MB for Rs:100 basic plan. Went through this same process twice to ensure 3G services actually start.
Day1 evening i cleared all my counters in my N97 Mini. This was done to check how much MB would actually be used per day per application per click, per everything that i could understand.
 Speed tests revealed i was getting 80 kbps on my mobile ( where are the so called self proclaimed speeds of Mbps? didnt see any of those high speeds at all)
Day 2
The gods were pleased and lo behold 3G day begins, installed email application ( ensured it doesnt download full email , but only headers and that too i didnt download till now) then downloaded and installed 2 small (2 mb & 1 mb ) apps. Then surfed few websites here and there to check the speeds.  Websites opened fine ( im not satisfied as with a 3G i was expecting it to load much faster ) Checked the data useage, showed a whopping 30 MB downloaded and 2 mb uploaded ( i dont need any information on this so skip using this bit of information when u reply my ranting as per normal human tendency)
Day 2 Afternoon , im convinced airtel 3G is NOT for me, neither is AIRTEL and this is due to the high rates and the pricing policy. I am well within the trying and testing Rs:100 per 100 MB selected package.Found out a 3G welcome page exists and that incremental costs per GB are higher
Day 2 Evening, I have narrowed down MTNL as a better service provider irrespective to whatever whoever says, and would be changing from airtel to MTNL within this week. the rates are much cheaper.


My personal obervations and understandings:-

• I have not yet even done my first video call -The only reason one should ever undertake 3G is video calling and nothing else.  
• The entire gamut of airtel 3g world seems to me personally a reincarnation of a failed WAP portal, which entices you to download everything at a cost. 
• On day 2 i feel as if this entire Airtel 3G thingie is a resurrection of WAP portal. leaving aside the video calling facility.
• Totally unhappy with 3G hype. except for the benefit of video calling. 
• But happy to change this service provider to a cheaper government owned service provider. Might take Mobile Number portability (MNP) and keep the number of my yesteryears as same. 
•  I have not yet made 1 video call yet and im changing from airtel to mtnl. Hows that ?
  To end this post i repeat a few words that i had read In a business book, "take care of the eccentric first, the others dont need any more care".