Sunday, October 4, 2009

Cafe Coffee Day

A lot can happen over coffee
A lot that changed my life

2 years and 8 months - that's exactly the amount of time I brewed myself at a place where young love blossoms / abhimanyu meets sarika on a blind date / Mr Tripathi is enjoying the morning newspaper sipping a hot cup of masala chai  / Sonu , Bunty and Preeti have bunked Mr Rao's boring lecture on economics / Rahul is late as usual and Shilpa is tired of waiting for him , but the cappucino is keeping her company /
This my friends is Cafe Coffee Day. Where on a bright sunny day a  17 yr old , confused , completely confused average looking chap decided to try out his luck and find out what fate had in store for him.

The Interview : -
He had to fake it ( not like an orgasm ) but with complete honesty , about his age - to make it as a suitable candidate for the job. Mr Amarjeet or Kamarjeet ( dont remember exactly ) stood near his reliable Bajaj chetak & asked the dude - so do you have a girlfriend & the reply was ..ummhh - "kinda"
That "Kinda" landed him his first job as a Team member ( Part Time ) @
Cafe Coffee Day - Music World , Pune
Work Hours : ( 4-10 ) with two 10 min breaks to either relieve yourself or grab a smoke whichever suits you.


3 months down the line :
Cold Coffee Machine , Hot Coffee Machine , preparing chillo mix , taking delivery of food items , table wiping, utensils washing, floor mopping, taking orders & serving orders, sweeping , preparing whip cream , kitchen order ticket , etc..etc.
Taught him the biggest lesson of his life -
There is Dignity of Labour in everything that you do !




Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Eleven Minutes

When we meet someone and fall in love, we have a sense that the whole universe is on our side.
I saw this happen today as the sun went down. And yet if something goes wrong, there is nothing left !
No heron, no distant music. How is it possible for the beauty that was there only minutes before to vanish so quickly.
Life moves very fast..It rushes us from heaven to hell in a matter of seconds.

Saturday, September 19, 2009

PEPY - www.pepyride.org



Welcome to PEPY.
The idea for this organization started as a cycle trip across Cambodia. Six friends rode from the Thai border to Vietnam through the red dusty back roads of Cambodia to raise funds for educational projects. The team spent five weeks visiting schools and orphanages, teaching the first PEPY environmental lessons. This first PEPY Ride raised enough money to fund the construction of The PEPY Ride School in rural Chanleas Dai, Cambodia, which opened on December 31, 2005. Since then, PEPY has grown significantly, now operating as a non-profit organization (The PEPY Ride) registered in Cambodia and the US, and a responsible tour operator (PEPY Tours) that helps to fund educational initiatives in Cambodia.
PEPY stands for "Protect the Earth, Protect Yourself", an idea rooted in the lessons of the first PEPY Ride that taught about the relationship between the environment and our health. If you Protect the Earth, in effect, you also Protect Yourself. Our programs have grown to encompass much more than environmental education, but our basic ethos is still the same: by making small changes in our lives and continually striving to educate ourselves and those around us, collectively we can truly make a difference.
In our short history, we have learned a great deal about development strategies and how to implement programs. As our relationship with the community of Chanleas Dai grows stronger, the more effective and sustainable our educational programs become. The more we understand how our tours affect the communities where we work and the travelers who join us, the more responsible we can be.
So, to answer the question "What is PEPY?", we are an educational NGO funded through responsible tour operations. Or, we are an adventure voluntour operator funding sustainable educational projects. This hybrid model generates thousands of dollars for education programs in rural Cambodia each year, and connects travelers and supporters to the development initiatives that inspire them, allowing them to “be the change they wish to see in the world.”
PEPY’s work is made possible by our Khmer staff, our team of volunteer interns here in Cambodia, and the hundreds of virtual volunteers and past PEPY participants who continue to support us daily.

Make A Difference

Years of war have left many afghan childern mentally and physically scarred. Many parents have been killed or disabled and the poor still struggle to make ends meet. As a result , many parents have had to sacrifice their childerns education in order to put them to work.

The NGO "Aschiana" based in kabul was founded in 1995 to educate street & war affected youngsters. And for as little as $ 20 a month you can make a real difference to the life of an afghan child.

http://www.aschiana.com/

email : aschiana@yahoo.com.au

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Jaswant Singh - Spoken थे truth - Shown थे Door

Jaswant Singh - Sach Ka Samna
What a shock ? If there is one party in the Democartic nonsense of Hindustan which has dug its own grave - it has to be the bunch of Jokey Pokey's(BJP)..Bharatiya Janata Pussies..thats the message the party is sending to the youth of the nation..complete debacle at the recent elections didnt teach them anything..Jassi went against our parties idealogies ( if they have one )..poor Jassie..the guy put in his heart and soul..30 years of sweat and blood = kick on the ass through one lousy phone call...all because - Jassi wanted to express his opinion..in India everybody has one...all Jassi wanted to do was let the world know , how he felt about the partition and the independence..Good job on the marketing front though -who says negative publicity is bad publicity..this is a perfect example of How a controvery can market itself to become a Bestseller..

Monday, August 17, 2009

Rakhi Sawant – Jo God Nahi Deta Hai, Woh doctor deta Hai !

Rakhi Sawant – Jo God Nahi Deta Hai, Woh doctor deta Hai !
Public Opinion – Complete Timepass , Cheapo , Fake , Cant stand her 1 minute , Disgusting , Silicon Implants, Lip Job , Butt Job, every other Job, -
In the writers opinion - India’s most original ( 100 % honest ) self made Superstar…

1 women – a million critics...success and recognition beyond anybodys imagination.
How ? who created her ? hate her or love her..everybody wants to know what she is upto..1 billion people spend half an hour of their lives every evening – only to watch in excitement – who she is going to dump next…I M A G I N E - That’s exactly what Rakhi Sawant wants the entire nation to believe…