If we look back at how the season panned out for Kimi, the season start was quite ordinary, he started getting some kind of foot hold during the mid season and towards the end Kimi was just unbeatable.

Some might say that Kimi won because of Hamilton's bad luck, I do agree that luck played a part ...but Kimi has had his share of bad luck as well, if we go back to the start of the season Kimi was driving an unreliable car compared to Hamilton and Alonso. In a season things can change those who can learn and adapt can come out of difficult situations and achieve greater things, Ferrari did just that ... When the car wasn't performing Kimi and his teammate Massa never complained they just went about their job. They believed in their team and played their part as good team members.

McLaren probably lost the race because they did not work as a team that well, that may have contributed to losing their edge to Ferrari, some of their bandwidth might have been consumed by the clashes between Alonso and Hamilton, if they had worked well together them might have put some more effort to improve their cars instead they wasted it by squabbling about each other.

I believe there are couple of things we can learn from this F1 season. First one, we cannot do things on our own, our success depends on direct & indirect contributions made by people who we work with, people might say Kimi is the world champion, but we should not forget that behind him is a loyal world champion team who work for him behind the scenes without any direct credit. Second one, this is something we have heard quite a bit but something we take lightly because we hear it so many times, i.e., just give your best and have fun, forget about the results if you are doing it right success will not elude you for long.

There was once this guy who is very much in love with his girl. This romantic guy folded 1,000 pieces of paper cranes as a gift to his girl.

Although, at that time he was just a small fry in his company, his future didn't seem too bright, they were very happy together. Until one day, his girl told him she was going to Paris and will never come back. She also told him that she cannot visualize any future for the
both of them, so they went their own ways there and then...

Heartbroken, the guy agreed. But when he regained his confidence, he worked hard day and night, slogging his body and mind just to make something out of himself.

Finally with all the hard work and the help of friends, this guy had set up his own company ..

You never fail until you stop trying. One rainy day, while this guy was driving, he saw an elderly couple sharing an umbrella in the rain walking to some destination. Even with the umbrella, they were still drenched. It didn't take him long to realize they were his girl's parents.

With a heart in getting back at them, he drove slowly beside the couple, wanting them to spot him in his luxury sedan. He wanted them to know that he wasn't the same any more; he had his own company, car, condo, etc. He made it! What he saw next confused him, the couple was walking towards a cemetery, and so he got out of his car and followed...and
he saw his girl, a photograph of her smiling sweetly as ever at him from her tombstone and he saw his paper cranes right beside her...

Her parents saw him. He asked them why this had happened. They explained, she did not leave for France at all. She was ill with cancer. She had believed that he will make it someday, but she did not want to be his obstacle... therefore she had chosen to leave him. Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have. She had wanted her parents to put his paper cranes beside her, because, if the day comes when fate brings him to her again...he can take some of those back with him...

Once you have loved, you will always love. For what's in your mind may escape but what's in your heart will remain forever.


The guy just wept...The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside her knowing you can't have her, see her or be with her ever again.........hope you understand.


Find time to realize that there is one person who means so much to you, for you might wake up one morning losing that person who you thought meant nothing to you.

There was no snow in Manali and there wasn't enough water in the Bias river ... so skiing and rafting was ruled out. Trekking was ruled out as well as it needs time and great physical fitness, I decided to pass this as climbing at high altitudes is not easy. Just a few minutes' walk will throw you out of breath and end up feeling like walking for hours ...

That left me with the only one thing to do apart from going around this beautiful place, that is paragliding. I had three options for paragliding the short, medium and long rides, the short ride is about 5~10mins, medium is 10~20mins and long is 30~60mins. All the jumps start pretty close to the top of the 16,000ft mountain ... in the medium ride we jump from about 15,000ft to land at a point where the altitude is about 9000~10000ft, it takes approximately about 10~20 mins to glide down depending on the wind conditions.

So, I reach the spot where the paragliding team is based, I was told that a pilot to handle the parachute would be with each rider and just need to follow his instructions. They took us to the spot from where we start the glide, and strapped us up to the parachute. We are strapped to the parachute which is still on the ground, for it to open we need to run down the hill and pull it against the wind. The scary part is the first few steps you are running free down -hill not knowing when the parachute will open ... it just took a couple of steps and we were airborne like birds ... I thought it would be a gut wrenching experience, but once we were in air it was just amazing the parachute glides smoothly and did not feel uneasy at all ... after a couple of mins into the ride, I sense my pilot is shivering, I wasn't sure if it was because of the cold wind or because something was wrong ... I looked up to check the strings of the parachute to make sure everything is ok and I did not see anything to worry about (my amateur eye could not find anything wrong J), I did not ask him if there was a problem because I did not want to sound scared :). I decided to let the pilot shiver (for whatever reason) and enjoy the view, it was breath taking ... after gliding for about 10 mins, we were close to the landing spot and pilot asked to make sure that my feet does not touch the ground before he is on his feet and I did as he said and the landing was perfect, as smooth as it could have been.

It was a terrific experience, it wasn't scary at all ... they haven't had any problem at all till date and the paragliding team is experienced and professional. So, next time if you are in Manali don't forget to try this. If you are scared of heights, try this you may lose the fear of heights after trying this :) ...

I just learnt how to fly, and luckily coming down wasn't such a hard thing ;)

Hats off to team for the tons of things they have achieved so far in this tournament, I hope they will play the same way in the finals too, it does not matter what the results turns out to be . just want to see them give their best and enjoy performing.

Sometimes silence conveys emotions that words fail to ...

Silence can be a sign of consent.

Silence conveys anger.

Silence demonstrates strength.

Silence demonstrates patience.

Silence conveys determination.

Silence can mean respect.

Silence does not mean inaction

Silence may indicate forgiveness.

Silence represents tolerance.

Silence can mean confidence.

Silence is not necessarily a sign of guilt or weakness, it is in many cases lot more thought provoking and convincing than words .

Usually each individual's decision is based on what is right for his/her self. According to Dr Nash's Nash equilibrium theory, if we were to make a decision based on what is right for the self as well for the group, the outcome of the decision could benefit the group as a whole.

To get a sense of how the Nash equilibrium works, consider the following scenario. Twenty people are dining at a restaurant that offers a luxurious $20 meal and a simpler $10 meal. The diners have agreed that the group will split the bill evenly. Suppose each person, if he had to pay only his own bill, would prefer the $10 meal. Despite these preferences, it is not a Nash equilibrium for everyone to choose the cheap meal, since for each individual, switching to the expensive meal will cost him only 50 cents more. The only Nash equilibrium is for all the players to choose the $20 meal. Unfortunately, the decisions of each member of the group result in the least desirable outcome for the group as a whole.

Of course things are not as simple as stated above, for us to act collectively and for the above theory/assumption to work we need to know what are the thoughts/plans of individuals involved in a scenario. So, this may not work in all cases because not everyone will be forth coming with what they want and how they want to achieve it. But there are instances when things are in black & white, when it is easy to know what everyone wants, let us take an real life example, people pay bride because they are either trying to do something illegal or want to get things done fast at the cost of everyone else. Now, if nobody paid bribe there would be no reason for preferential treatment and everyone gets an equal opportunity, things would start to work as they should for everyone.

I guess things are much more complicated then I am assuming here but it does appear that if we stick to what is right for us and also the group, things would definitely improve ...

I recollected one of my meeting with a friend and thought of sharing it here. When I saw my friend he seemed depressed and frustrated, and soon realised it was because he had lost quite a bit of money in the stock market. But he could not vent the frustration in any way. He suggested we go to the movie Jurassic Park - II, I said the review for the movie was not so great besides the novelty factor wasn't there it would probably be same as part-I. He said he knew the reviews were bad but wanted to go to the movie so that when he could shout to vent his frustration, since the sound would be loud and it would be dark in the theatre nobody would notice that someone is shouting. Of course, we never tried it :). It makes me laugh even today when I recollect how he could get such an idea. But I think it wasn't a bad idea :)

On a serious note, it is good to blow your top once in a while, there is no point in bottling up frustration. As they say we are what we think, if we are frustrated about something avoiding confrontation will not solve the problem, it has to be dealt with sooner or later. We always tend to maintain status quo as we do not want to make things worse, but if things are not set right they begin to play on our mind and it will affect our actions subconsciously and make things worse anyway.

There are times you just cannot stand someone and feel like retorting back but for the sake of some reasons we hold back. There are instances when I have gone into a shell to avoid bad arguments. There are instances when I have given someone a piece of my mind, but I always regret having done that, whether I was at fault or someone else, I just regret having got into an bad argument and it lasts for days before the feeling slowly fades away. Time is a great healer at least in some cases.

Here is how I try to deal with such scenarios, if the problem seems to be temporary and I have no way to change things, I take this in my stride even if it frustrates me, try to focus on things that will help instead or take a break or talk to friends, listen to their suggestions but I decide what has to done. If the problem has long term consequences, will get into action right away, try to solve the problem through dialogue or any sensible means that can improve the scenario, even if I know that it cannot be turned around in my favor I try whatever I think is the best solution in that scenario, it may not work but at least will learn something in the process of trying and also have the satisfaction of having given my best shot.

- Anonymous

A 10-year-old boy decided to learn Judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a terrible car accident. The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, so he couldn"t understand why, after three months of training, the master had taught him only one move.

"Sensei," the boy finally said, "Shouldn"t I be learning more moves?" "This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you"ll ever need to know," the sensei replied.

Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training.

Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his first tournament. Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent became impatient and charged; the boy deftly used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals.

This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. For a while, the boy appeared to be completely outclassed.

Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the referee called a time-out. He was about to stop the match when the sensei intervened.

"No," the sensei insisted, "Let him continue." Soon after the match resumed, his opponent made a critical mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy used his move to pin him. The boy had won the match
and the tournament.

On the way home, the boy and sensei reviewed every move in each and every match. Then the boy summoned the courage to ask what was really on his mind. "Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one move?"

"You won for two reasons," the sensei answered. "First, you"ve almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo.

"And second, the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm."

The boy"s biggest weakness had become his biggest strength.

Sometimes we feel that we have certain weaknesses and we blame others, the circumstances and our self for it, but we never think that our weakness can become our strength one day. Each of us is special, so never think you have any weakness, never think of pride or pain, just live your life to its fullest and extract the best out of it.

"You have powers you never dreamed of. You can do things you never thought you could do. There are no limitations in what you can do except the limitations of your own mind."

It is important to reinforce our beliefs that there is an opportunity in every challenge, it is up to us to convert it into something constructive. We will win some and lose some, but not taking up the challenge may be the worst option one could choose.

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