Missed chances: #WillYouShave

Missed chances can be terrible mistakes which cant be undone in any way. People miss out on various chances due to a variety of reasons and somewhat different and unusual is missing out on such chances due to a non shaven face. Yes it can happen and it has happened with me quite a few times..twice actually and it was all because I seemed to a bit lazy. So here are 2 instances where I missed out on a few chances due to a non shaven face all because of my laziness.

June 2009

The city was Delhi. I had just passed out of my MBA and was looking for a job because the recession time meant that on campus placements didnt happen exactly as we would have liked. I had just applied for a job on monster.com. Nothing else mattered as to the profile, it was a job then and I wanted it as long as it was a job. One fine morning I got a call from a company saying that its an interview and are you prepared to give it? I was under the impression that this might be a telephonic round as I got up late around 8.45 and I had not shaved for the past 2-3 days so there was a quite a stubble. I said yes and then the person on the line said " Ok, make it to this place by 10.15 am. " I was like shocked as the time was adequate for other things things but not when I had a beard to take care of. Being on the backfoot I told them that I couldnt make it that fast and then he said to me, " Why ? You said you were ready for the interview " I said, " I thought it would be a telephonic round". He gave me an extension of time but even then I couldnt make it out from my home on time and when he called me up to inquire I had to make an excuse that my cousin had to be rushed immediately to the hospital so it wont be possible as I was just back from the hospital.

That person was livid on the phone and he said to me that what would happen if he would give me a task and I`ll be this irresponsible and in my mind I was saying, " I haven`t taken up the offer".. The person was a director of some school and I had to take the help of some excuses to let his PA know that it was an emergency and I couldnt have made it and in the ensuing commotion I could not intimate them. Dont worry.. I missed nothing as the PA was a man. A lady could have got me thinking about making it to the interview next day. Whatever be the final result, I really did miss out on a opportunity of a job due to a non shaven face.

March 2010 

I was in a company in Lucknow at this time working on a different payroll. Majority of my work was in the field and very rarely we were called to the head office. One day I was in the field and got the call from my senior that the Regional BDM had called all of us to discuss further strategies. As usual it was my lazy `no shave` day and being in the field I payed no attention to the stubble but this call changed all that.

In the office, when the BDM saw me, he told me bluntly, "Whats this?? Without a shave?" and I told him an excuse that worked, " Sir I am thinking of keeping a beard" and he was all ok. This excuse meant that I had to keep an unshaven face for the next 5 days to let the stubble take the shape of a beard. Once more I was called in the office due to some work and I said, " If I had shaved today, you must have thought that it was an excuse that day". Finally I did clean it all up after 2 days saying.. " Its not working". My excuses might have saved me those days but I dont know that how my bearded appearances might have affected my performance review. Maybe or may not a chance missed.

'This post is a part of #WillYouShave activity at BlogAdda in association with Gillette'

Liebster award : My fourth nomination

So here it is......again. My 4th Liebster nomination in less than a year and the 2nd one in 2014 in a span of less than a month. The nomination this time courtesy Agnivo  https://antorjatikbangali.wordpress.com

Once again its a thank you from my side and getting to business.

The rules -

1. Acknowledge the nominating blogger.

2. Answer the questions the nominating blogger has created for you.

3. List 10 bloggers who you think deserve recognition (having less than 200 followers)

4. Post 10 questions for the nominees to answer.

5. Let all of the bloggers know about their nomination.

6. The person nominating you cant be nominated again...they can only be thanked.

The questions- 
1. If you could choose one name for yourself, what would it be?

सिरफिरा

2. Describe your life in one word

Boring

3. If you could ask God for one wish, who would you wish for?

Just send her back in my life for all the lifetimes and I`ll never ask anything from you again.

4. If life threw lemons and oranges at you, which one would you pick up and why?

Whats the use of picking it up???? I`ll eat the orange while using the lemon on some paneer and chaat and will savour it.

5. Satyajit Ray or Sunny Leonne? Be honest.

Honestly..... Sunny Leone...

6. How has your blog made a difference, even if in a small way ?

I dont know whether it has made a difference or not. I just write to ease the pain of the heart and some of my feelings. Rest my friends and readers might be in a better position to answer it.

7. Do you support #KissOfLove?

I support kisses. Rest I dont know.. :)

8. Given a chance, you would contest polls, even if for local bodies?

No politics please.....

9. One image/picture/photo you will always cherish?

Too many to pick just one....

10. One childhood item you will never part with?

My comics collection.

11. Rohit Shetty or Farah Khan?

दोनों पागलों में से कोई भी नहीं

The nominations-

Roshan Radhakrishnan http://www.godyears.net/

Nivedith Gajapathy  http://www.siliconandspice.com/

Hrish Thota http://www.dhempe.com/

Kavi Arasu http://www.kavismusings.blogspot.in/

Hemant shoOOonya.blogspot

Senthilkumar http://www.rsenthilkumar.com/

Neha Mathur http://www.whiskaffair.com/

Keyur Seta http://thecommonmanspeaks.com/

Rekha Kakkar http://www.mytastycurry.com

Vidya Suri http://vidyasury.com/

My lot of questions-

1. Paragliding or Bungee jumping ?

2. Indian street food or International cuisine ? 

3. Fast furious 7 or MI 4 ?

4. Money or Love?? What`s more important for you?

5. A day with Sanjeev Kapoor or Vikas Khanna?

6. One place in India you love to visit and one place you want to visit..

7. Any TV Serial from the 1980s which is/was your favourite?

8. One subject in school which you hated... 

9. A place where you want to trek...

10. Anything apart from blogging that you love doing?

Keep smiling :) 

My dream 24K home with Porcelanosa #Happyhours #24KLiving

“My own home” – this is one dream of everyone and when its finally achieved it’s a great feeling in itself. Once the house is all yours, the process of making it a home starts with each and every thing customized and according to the choice of the family members. Each and everyone wants his/her room complete with the colours of the walls, amenities and facilities. Its like a small world in itself where every room and inch of the house speaks of some unfulfilled dreams waiting to the accomplished. More than the house, it’s the furniture and various things which give it the elegant look and with PORCELANOSA and its various products at the helm of things regarding products for homes, its bound to be different from the others and get noticed which would set it apart from the crowd.

If I get the chance to build my home from the various products that PORCELANOSA has to offer this is what I would go in for from the huge range-

Floor tiles-

PAR-KER

Apart from the fact that it is highly resistance to wear by continuous use and no effect even by sunlight, the look and texture of wood gives it a warm and cosy feeling. Little Oxford is the perfect shade to complement that. There is something about wood texture which gives it an edge over modern floor tiles and this is where the par-ker range meets my liking.

Wall tiles-

Metal Effect

Irish Silver tiles having the metal effect is a treat on the eyes as metal gives a very different look than traditional tiles at homes. With sunlight bound to reflect off them, there would be a very different feel in the house. Silver has always been a calmer and lighter shade to bear so it works awesome.

Kitchen-

The most frequented place in the home by hungry kids, husband and the family members. All requests, orders regarding food are fulfilled here and various ultimate delicacies are created here. So it becomes important to give the lady of the house a place where she can complete all such food related demands without having a feeling of fatigue or tiredness during long hours. Kitchen is one such place where they should feel at ease while working.

Furniture:

The G680 Roble Esparto Vintage / G500 Antracita Brillo in the furniture range would make sure that even the smallest of kitchen spaces seem to be the most spacious.

Indoor furniture:

The Curve Roble Blanco Cal chairs make sure that the chairs are spacious and comfortable for everyone to enjoy their meals at the fullest right from the grandparents to the grandchildren and everyone in between. The table would be the the same from Curve Roble Blanco.

Taps:

Nothing else apart from the Monomando Loop by Noken. Its 

different design is what catches the eye.

Kitchen Worktops:

The main battleground when it comes to preparation of food. This is where the bulk of the action happens and so its equally important that they should also complement the rest of the kitchen. The flat surface worktops by Krion make sure that the lady of the house gets a lot of space with ease to recreate her magic in the kitchen. When the issue is working space, there cant be any compromise.

Bathroom:

The most important place in the house. A place where people have sometime to themselves not to mention all the singing practice which takes place.

Furniture:

Matching with the flooring in the rest of the house, Tetris Blanco Brillo is the final choice. The finish is what seems to be the perfect substitute with the wooden tiles in the house.

Rain shower:

Who doesn’t love rain and getting drenched in the rainfall. Recreating the exact feel will be the Seasons rain shower. Nothing more after that.

Taps, Sanitaryware and Basins:

The Urban C taps give a different look and feel as to how taps are used in the bathrooms. Krabi Brown stone basins go with the brown look of the bathroom alongwith the sanitaryware from Soft.

Wardrobes:

Who says that only ladies need big wardrobes and dressing rooms to get ready?? Its equally important for the men to indulge themselves while getting ready. Who doesn’t like a big , nice place all to himself. So choosing from the wide range that PORCELANOSA has to offer here, it would come down to Natura Roble Marengo / Lino Cancún Textil in the dressing room and Terra Yeso Brillo in the wardrobe department.

The dressing room so chosen has a huge space to keep things and to get ready without any space issue and the wardrobe from Terra has a soft colour which is pleasurable to the eyes.

                               

So these are the various products from PORCELANOSA which would make my dream home..

All images used here are from the PORCELANOSA website http://www.porcelanosa.com/gb/products.php

This post was written for #Indiblogger for the Happy hours campaign for PORCELANOSA… head to http://www.24kliving.com/ to know more. #24KLiving

PACH : ज़िन्दगी और उसकी यादें कुछ लोगों की ....

ज़िन्दगी कब रुक जाए , कब थम जाए मेरी कुछ नहीं पता इसलिए सोचा कुछ लिख ही दूं PACH के नाम... कल रहूँ न रहूँ मगर यह पागल दोस्त सारे बहुत याद आयेंगे ....

ज़िन्दगी कब बदल जाए, पता नहीं मगर बहुत याद आयेंगे सारे...

जब कभी आँखें देखेंगी कोई पुरानी इमारत और उसकी खूबियाँ तो याद आएगा वो

कभी लिखनी होगी किसी को चिट्ठी, तो कोई गुमशुदा अरमान याद दिलाएगा अनूप की

कभी किसी हँसती , खिलखिलाती लड़की को देखूंगा तो बहुत याद आएगी वो

दुनिया के शोर में, गलियों में , ग़ालिब के ज़िक्र में याद आएगी PACH की हीरोइन

बहुत याद आएगी दीपाली

चॉकलेट की दीवानी , कविताओं में डूबी कोई लड़की दिखेगी तो बहुत याद आएगी वो

कभी किसी के गले लग कर रोने का मन करेगा तो बहुत याद 

आएगी 

याद आएगी सौम्या

ज़िन्दगी में कभी जोर जोर से हंसने का मन करेगा तो बहुत याद आएगा वो

उन हंसी ठहाकों में बहुत याद आएगा मागो

नाच की शौक़ीन उस जज्बाती लड़की की बहुत याद आएगी 

याद आएगी श्रुति 

कान्हा से लेकर दिल तक की बातें करने वाली वो चुप रहने वाली 

लड़की बहुत याद आएगी

सौम्या की हमशकल बहुत याद आएगी वो मीठी मुस्कान वाली नेहा

किसी गाड़ी में बैठ कर किसी को कुछ लिखते देखूंगा तो बहुत याद आएगा वो

अपने में मस्त वो RIDER गोविन्द 

ज़िन्दगी कितना कुछ दे गयी है हौले हौले पता लग रहा है

ज़िन्दगी कब बदल जाए, पता नहीं मगर बहुत याद आयेंगे सारे...

ज़ुबा से कुछ न कहते खामोश से रहने वाले याद आयेंगे वो

आँखों ही आँखों से उनके लिए प्यार बयान करते याद आयेंगे योगेश जी

उनकी अधूरी दुनिया को पूरी करती वो बहुत याद आएँगी

हर किसी से खुश होकर मिलती , योगेश जी की दुनिया बहुत याद आएँगी

याद आएँगी प्रतिभा जी

किसी के हाथ में कैमरा देखूंगा तो बहुत याद आएगा वो

कभी किसी से पूछने का मन करेगा की मैं क्यूँ करूँ तो बस 

उसका चेहरा ही आँखों के सामने आएगा

याद आएगा मुझे कमल

जब किसी की आँखें बिना कुछ कहे ही बहुत कुछ कह जायेंगी तो याद आयेंगे वो

शब्दों का जाल हो या चित्रों की कलाकारी तो याद आएगी नवीन जी की

जब भी पेड़ पौधों को देखूंगा तो याद आएगी वो नटखट सी दिखने वाली सुलझी लड़की

हरियाली की दीवानी , छोटा पैकेट बड़ा धमाका ..... याद आएगी आविका

बहुत याद आयेंगे सारे...

दुनिया की गहरी समझ वाला वो लड़का बहुत याद आएगा

वो चश्मा, वो हैरी पॉटर वाला लुक ज़हन में बस जायेगा

सुधांशु की पहचान याद रहेगी

उल्टी सीढियाँ बना कर अपनी बात कहने वाला वो बहुत याद आएगा

यादों के झरोंखो में झाँक कर देखूंगा तो बहुत याद आएगा आकिब

कागज़ पर रंगों को जिंदा होते देखूंगा तो बहुत याद आएगी वो लड़की

वो शर्मीली लड़की ... भगवान् से सवाल करने वाली आस्था

क्या इन सब की यादों को रोक पाऊंगा कभी ?

किसी महफ़िल में सबको ध्यान से सुनते देखूंगा किसी को तो एक ही नाम उतरेगा ज़ेहन में

रहगुज़र वाला प्रयास हमेशा याद रहेगा

किताबें ढूँढने आये किसी अजनबी को देखूंगा तो बस यादें रह जाएँगी

जाम और सुट्टे से दिल बयान करने वाला विवेक याद रहेगा

ग़ज़लों में ज़िन्दगी बयान करता दिखेगा कोई तो कैसे भूल पाउँगा ?

कैसे भूल पाउँगा आदित्य को ?

खाने के दीवाने किसी कवि को देखूंगा तो याद जरूर आएगा यह पागल

नाम एक ही है – अभिषेक

किसी बड़ी लड़की में बच्चों जैसी नादानी देखूंगा तो याद बस एक ही शख्स पर लौट आएँगी 

दिल धीरे से कहेगा – नेहा जी नमस्कार

दोस्तों की इस भीड़ में मैं बस खो जाऊंगा

गिटार के साथ किसी को गीत में खुशियाँ ढूंढते देखूंगा तो आस्था का वो दोस्त बहुत याद आएगा

याद आएगी गिटार वाली Happyness अभिषेक के साथ 

याद आएगा वो भी .... वो ही दोस्त जो अपना हर शब्द दिल में उतरवा ही जाता है 

दुल्हन के दिल को समझने वाला शोभित

एक नटखट याद आएगी , मासूम सी दिखने वाली शैतान ..हाँ...वही .... पीहू

किसी को मन की आँखों से दुनिया देखते देखूंगा तो याद आएगा वो

याद आएगा मयंक

ज़िन्दगी बस ऐसे ही चलती जाएगी

जब किसी के फाड़ जज्बातों को सुनूंगा भाई साहब 

तो बस रोहित याद आएगा

गिनती में अरमानों को पूरा करते देखूंगा किसी को तो अमृत पास ही दिखेगा

कागज़ के टुकड़ों पर किसी को प्यार भरे ख़त लिखते देखूंगा तो नक्काशी के साथ याद रहेगा हैरी

अपना बैग उठाये प्रकृति में खोये किसी को देखूंगा तन्हाइयों का लुफ्त उठाते हुए

तो अभिनव की याद बहुत आएगी

किसी को रात 2 बजे दुनिया से बेखबर किसी पुल पर चाय का लुफ्त उठाते देखूंगा तो याद आएगी सैनी जी की

किसी सरदार नूं पग संभालते देखंगा तो याद आये पुश्मीत और अगर चटोरपने पर देखंगा तो याद आये री टिक्कू

जब किसी को चुल मचेगी तफरी की तो याद आएगा ईश्वर

और इसी तरह से कमली , देविका, वैभव, अनुराग, दाक्षी, एकंक्षा, दिव्याक्ष, नबीला.... सब के सब बस याद आते जायेंगे

ज़िन्दगी छोटी है , पता नहीं , कब, कहाँ , खत्म हो जाए मेरी... 

चाहे जो भी हो ज़िन्दगी में इन सब की कमी बहुत खलेगी.. हद से ज्यादा क्यूंकि ज़िन्दगी पता नहीं इन सब से कितनी दूर ले जाएगी की मिलना हो न हो.....