today's tarot card reading............

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Seven of Swords
Seven of SwordsTime to consult with others. You are a truthful person, but others do not always want to hear the truth. Honor and willingness to stay and face the music. You will not run from a situation just because it is uncomfortable. Someone needs to know that you are there for them. Someone has the wrong idea about you. You need to set things right.

Brainstorming....

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Brainstorming, a term commonly used in any ad agency, is defined as "shared problem solving" in which all members of a group spontaneously contribute idea, trying to solve a problem by rapidly generating a variety of possible solutions.

Its really easy because the most important point about Brainstorming is that there is no pressure to be brilliant, which makes it more like a general meeting of people who all claim to be working for the same agency but have never met. Once every body's settled in, important topics are discussed : traffic snarls, bad chairs, worse salaries and worst canteen food.
The ideal duration of a brainstorming is till pizza is demolished. The venue are chosen according to the people for them and the issue at hand.

toilet humor ..

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This morning i was tuned into local FM station. I hated the introduction script for song number 2 on top 10 list.

" mummy karli dhoo do "

apka gana number do (2).

" uff teri ada.. from kartick calling kartick "


Right choice ?

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Some "Test Your Advertising Aptitude"

Q. If you come to know of the ills of smoking, you would :
a. Quit smoking
b. Try and get your frenz to quit smoking
c. Smoke a cigarette: write an anti smoking ad in the hope of winning an award

Q. You have an important meeting. You would :
a. Pull out your best suit
b. Wear your best shirt and polish your shoes
c.Change your underwear

Q. Early morning to you is :
a. 5 am; you practice yoga
b. 6:30 am; you jog
c. Noon

Q. Late night to you is:
a. Past midnight
b. If you miss the last bus home
c. When the beer is over

Q. Most important aspect of your job?
a. Achieve targets
b. Making profits
c. Fighting to keep you chair ( not in other sense)

If you ve got all the C's. WELCOME TO ADVERTISING ! now, get lost

Free + lancer + money = Freelancer

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Free lancers are a special breed in the business. They are the talented lot who make more money than most employees, annual income, in a single assignment.

Being a freelancer has its advantages:

  1. You wake up at a decent hour, 12 pm.
  2. You don’t need to travel during peak hours everyday
  3. Privacy. When you need to scratch, you don’t have to settle for a hasty grope behind the copying machine, you can sit back, stretch your legs and go wild with a fork
  4. You are your own boss
  5. You are also the courier boy
  6. Oh sorry, this was the list of advantages
  7. Good money
  8. But it never comes in time
  9. Drat! Advantages only. Sorry.
  10. You can work in informal clothes – such as you jockeys

In spite of going to the same school, the freelancer makes probably a zillion times more money than his batch mate, the “ad man”….

One of those days -

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Day was going as usual, monday's at work are little hectic. I had planned my evening in advance, that i will come back at 5 and paint puppy pen. Around 12 pm my boss drops the bomb " bebe you will ve to go for this meeting @ greater noida". I hated that moment, felt like someone crushed my plans under her fake hugo boss sandals. I was about to leave for the meeting, my management trainee gives a panic call. She had bumped car into a parked car. So me and other two people left for the crime scene. Both the cars had major dents all over, the accused car ( MT) bonnet was up and fan belt was broken. The sufferer's car door was damaged and window glass was broken. After much haggling we settled for 5k. I so wanted to slap the stupid ass (MT). Why the fck she was driving someone else's car when its only 3 days of her driving classes, that too without the licence.
Me and my counter part from mumbai office left for meeting at 3 and reached client's office around 5. This place i really dun like esp the client, but some how i maintained my interest in the meeting, i so wanna scream " DUH! i know these details, talk something new". It's been 2 weeks and 2 days that i am not smoking at all, i am going thru major withdrawal symptoms. My counterpart was smoking like a chimney, i felt like stubbing the butt into his butts. I had craving for smoking and since then my mood swings started. P's day was also not a gr8 one. I came back home after little shopping. Kids foods and mom's havan stuff. Electricity was not there, and kids have peed and pooped all over. I cleaned it and mom was trying to help. She cleaned the room with me and while doing it i saw a cigarette butt again lying under the bed. My cravings were much stronger now. And little good mood i had after seeing kids, turned into a bad mood.
Watching 10 thousand BC on HBO, may be this will pep my mood.

WOLF AAAAOOOoooo!

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My new pet is a virtual pet " WOLF ". Loved it :)

He follows my cursor and howls as well... and best part is that i dun have to feed him.

Puppy pen arrival

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M&M are not in good terms with each other for last one month. Reason is so obvious and clear, both of them wants the best place for nesting. Big M winning the altercations always since she had learnt the art of self defense. She was docile and more patient with little M. Since, they have come back from boarding, Big M learnt it from other dogs the art of protecting food and invasion in privacy. She is not allowing little M to come an inch close to her food and her bedding. More the reason, both are "gonna be mom's". Little M makes the most adorable puppy face if you dun listen to her demands or scold her. Whelping stage is coming near with each day passing by. So i had to plan something to control these two mutts from fighting over place and nesting area.
It was decided post discussions with mom and P, that each of the mutts will get her own place to nest. So i ordered for puppy pen for Big M and we already had a crate for little M. We bought this crate for little M so that she feels safe as puppy, when she had arrived at our home. But later Big M used it as her shelter to get rid of little M, and her unreasonable demands regarding play time. She was a little monster as a pup. Big M was hurt and injured so many times.
So finally, Big M's puppy pen arrived this evening, moment it was set up at the designated place, Big M checked it from all sides. She is still sleeping inside it. Little M got little hassled, coz the walls are too tall for her to get in and get out ( there is a door as well, but she is born to be a monkey).
While doin the research on net, i got to know all shapes and sizes of puppy pen. But all had one fault. So i made my own design. The fault was the base of the puppy pen. Most of the pen's example given on net have base ply. So it is next to impossible to clean, wen puppy will soil it. Any one who is a dog owner knows that having puppies around is a messy job and needs constant cleaning.
So my design is 4x4 feet and 16 inches (wall). One small gate for puppies to get in and get out.
No base is given, so that it can be cleaned on regular intervals. One inch legs on all four sides so that water will not spoil the ply. Bigger task will be done tomorrow. I am planning to paint it. The other way of making it attractive is to put colorful papers. I ve some wrapping papers with me at office. Will get them tomorrow and try to use some creativity.
Now all i waiting for puppies to arrive soon. P and I waited for it for 2 years.

From 7 am to 11 am....

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It's a different feeling today, i got up with a feeling of owning something. Finally after some 6 hours of contemplating with templates and settings, i managed a decent looking blog. I changed the blog title some 7 times. i dun wanna run through all the names i selected. Finally, P made some necessary changes in my blog, and will make more later. I am learning this new "thingy", and will take some more time. Got up at 7 am fed the kids and then while reading newspaper i dozed off. P called, my "phantasmagoric moment". His calls really make my day, seriously.
Will be goin to pick up my cousin and her kids in sometime, first i will have to clean the whole house. The Domestic help is still not back from Nepal. I am so used to his services now. i hate cleaning the house and making morning tea. But soon things will be more hectic, post arrival of new puppies.

New look

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After hours of hit and trial, i some what managed to give some shape to my blog's layout. I really don't know how it is looking? So much is there to learn and i am little slow when it comes to Internet self education.

" I dunno why i m unable to log into my blog. I first have to check my profile, then go to home and then i am able to see the dash board. It is not similar in P's blog, i remember it very clearly".

Will bore P with my questions tomorrow. Time to hit bed now, M&M will be dancing at 6 am sharp.

I hate it the most .................................

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1. Wen i m ignored by you the whole day
2. Wen Little M pees inside my room
3. Wen my boss acts too smart with me
4. Wen Mom talks about my past
5. Wen you dun respond to my calls (sometimes)
6. Wen Big M, pesters me to take her for a walk 12 in the night
7. Wen i dun get to know, what i want to know from you
8. Wen i see myself failing in keepin the promises i made
9. Wen you make sarcastic remarks for no reason
10.Wen i m left with less money in my account
11. Wen i cannot buy what i really want to buy
12. Wen i dun get to see you or hear from you
13. Wen you go away from me for 6 months
14. Wen i m told about my "cousin's" profile updates
15. Wen i am told i m black by others ( esp my roomie). So want to smash his face
16. Wen people tell me that i am so "SUGGESTIVE" & "obvious"
17. Wen my client treats me like i dun exist for good
18. Wen i've to see my "cousins" living "better" life than mine
19. Wen u and i fight and stop talking
20. LAST YEAR ..those 5 days i hate most.......

Finally i m starting to write

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Finally this here, is my permanent space to write. Had made two blogs earlier but both were not so anonymous. This is one i think is and i guess so does P. It is much better name to start with. Why am i here ? Well i was following so many blogs and off course P's blog ( his blog only actually), that i felt may be i can also adapt myself into this virtual world of blogging. This blog will be about me, P and our two little monsters. But what will i write here, most of the things i already share with him. The ones i dun tell him, are too trivial to be mentioned. P says that this can be my record wen he will write his autobiography..... i will be putting some posts from my dairy.