Monday, February 28, 2005

Personality Development training....

Today is the second day of my Soft-Skills-Development Training ... and I was knowing that it is going to be late ... wondering why I am unable to manage to reach in time despite of the fact that I wake up so early in the morning.
Ok ok that apart ... this day I was more curious about the today's session as last time he conducted in vivid way and keep up our expectations ... when I reached there ... ppl were yet to join and I was just 4-5th to arrive @ training place. Then I called that I haven't completed my home-work still I didn't cared about it. I decided to see whatever happens. Well the trainer was looks to be cool as he was on Previous session and he asked everybody to point out some of the "IMPORTANT BUT NOT URGENT" things that you think to do but you somehow unable to do. Some of participants were seems not to get it out openly.So there were some TP answers. I told about the Court Matter ([A misshop I will not not be able to narrate it in words] ......... in which I am an eye-witness and need to file an application in court in favour of Maharashtra Police)which is an important but not urgent task which I was not able to do till date. So upon hearing my quotes everyone was amazed to know what exactly might have happened with me. But I remained cool and just focused on what is important but not urgent.
As training session time passed ... we were forced actively into the games which really seems to make sense tobuild the soft-skills. One of them is the ear-to-hear-pass communication and the outcome of the game was shocking. Till date I used to hear about the ---'How things are mis-intepreted when they flow through the heirachical channels?' Well it was a simple statement which I had to tell to the first participant's ear (as good as whispering .. but to let him understand but others should not be able to hear it). --- the statement was 'I really don't care what happens now and then, untill you are my friend in the end' And in the same way the statement was conveyed through 12 participant and the resulting statement was so wiered, so funny ... something like 'I will mine it as you are at the end' So funny naa? It has shown such a great exercise to all of us as it meant that we were unable to 'LISTEN' and unable to 'CONVEY' as what is at inout and output. We can do appropriate filtering once it's urs ...extract out of the exercise.
Lastly the trainer asked us to put down the number of the cubicales that we can use to build a structure consisting only one cube at base and condition is :== Wrong hand, Eyes closed and one cube at a time. Everybody put down some numbers around and less than 6-7-8. And then trainer asked few selected out of us (I was not within them) to build the structure physically. These teams were able to build upto level 4-5. Then the trainer asked one chap to be volunteer and do the same things and the only thing that he was saying to that chap is I fully trust on you. I know that you can do it and you are doing good. Do you believe me ? Surprisingly that chap was able to build two such structues and of height 11 cubes. That'z the power of believe : believe in yourself and believe in others. It has changed views of all of us.. I can say such a training/attitude development is required for the Mangerial level chaps. And it will be really helpful.
But the message I could pick up at the first go out of the training is 'If you want to be successful in somethingonly key to success is -- start that thing'. Then the councellor gave us his contact number but I was knowing that I am not going to call him up :: as I am the one who will decide my further path and the consequences of that. Neways those whoever had taken his number are not going to call him up. So why to take load?

Tuesday, February 22, 2005

Chhabina ........! Itz awesome ...

I know that today I should be at home as many of my relative have been visiting my place ... reason being: it's continuation of a "urus/Yatra" of my village. Y'day I was awake till 3:00 am and was really wondering about the things I missed even being in my own village for so many years.. In fact I was knowing that every year my Villager celebrate this event with so much of enthusiasm and in quite large extend that I should have attended it many times before.... but alas it's the rat-race things that kept me away from it.

Yesterday I reached home around 09:30 pm and while driving in the "mera gaon " I was astonished to see the crowd of ppl moving here and there.... for a moment I felt as if Wagholi has become as good as a metro city-station for some time.. there was such large number of ppl wandering at that stance.

As I entered home even it was full (house-full :p) ... It was the view of :: complete freshness and geared up enthu ...that is my home . Though I was not expecting so many ppl @ home but I did guess that my cousin brother would be accompanied by his college mates and they were also typical stylist and looking like hostelites just like I was couple of years back.... really it has made me to think 3-4 years back when I was also accompanied with my friends and the way I tried to be a host for them..... But things have changed in last couple of years and none of my friend from college could have turned down to my home as they have fled away from city and even I was unable to mark my presence to this event ... Urus.

I did think that I wouldn't be visiting the "GramDaiwat" (the Village-God) temple. Okay, now here is something I have been thinking which can be considered as atheist way of life. These days. But I wouldn't call it as atheist way of looking at life, God and other things. It's just that I am not sure what is the reason that every morning I wake up, feel fresh and look for new start; what is the that many people around me have strong belief in something not-visible, etc.. etc.

So in a way, I am finding myself somewhere in the middle of whether to believe or not-to-believe in the force of life that I experience to be called as GOD.

Coming back to the central subject ..... Swapnil is my school friend who stays some 10+ km away from here. I called him up to know whether he would be able to join us for chhbina ... I was not expecting him.... later on, I came to know that he had already visited my place and left; but agreed to come over again. And he did join us to watch Chhabina.

It was 11:15 pm and I walked out of home with Swapnil and his friend looks to be a South Indian his name was Swami. The enticing music generated because of sounds of traditional instruments "Dhols, Tashas, Ghantas, Lezim, " was calling us and we followed the same ... 'we joined the Fascination' .... 5-6 groups from adjoining villages and close by districts have came down to Wagholi to show case their skills and the Team work to the Wagholi ...Gaav-vale..

It was amazing to wach the Youngsters completely involved into the games and playing traditional armors like Dandpattas, swords; nicely woven together with other games and music to catch attention of people around it. They were trying to portray the situations of the daily life... some special event happened in past which has boosted the patriotism, nationalism in the minds of viewers... and this was well driven by the another instrument player: the tashawalas.... oooh my mind.. they are so wonderful performers.. many time, I think of these guys and feel a strong intent of join them and be part of such team.

One after another, teams kept on coming and we all moved to the Grampanchayat (village administration building) ground......... where there were some specific fire-work items placed to surprise the villagers . I was thrilled to experience the "Madaka" stuff.... fire-work is kept in the sand pot. and after it is ignited it just start whiling around and make the ppl sitting nearby to make a quick move... in fact it was harmless but I could not stop laughing loudly looking @ the ppl moving instantly as it come whirling and whirling to them.

In between there were the nice fire-work items seen in the open sky...which reminded me of the firework done by Gandalf on the birthday of Bilbo as portrayed in Lord of the Rings.

I was accompanied by group of around 9-10 school friends ... who always be good listeners....and I always feel quite comfortable with them.... just the different work culture and studies that have made us somewhat difficult to meet frequently.

During Chhabina, gup-shup started among us.... of the who is doing what.. Sally meet Joly stuff. Then subject turn to girls, GFs..... some of the lines like "ohhhh ..where I was at ZZZ I saw her.. she was looking so beautiful in all respect ;-) ???? " .. can't stop these guys ..... just can't. They were asking about me..... how I am doing ? .. How about my college life.. any romance having right now..? ....and all endless chit-chatting......... but I would say, it's worthy to be there. In a trustworthy people circle and you can just open up yourself. without any hesitation or fear... or tension...feeling relaxed.