I Love to Drink

Alright people, don’t think that I am trying to portray myself as a decent guy (though I am) but this is to for some people around me whom I care for. This kinda incident happens almost daily with me but last week I thought, lets write something on it (You start writing crap when there is nothing meaningful ;))

I was on my way back from Delhi last Sunday from an exhibition and shared my seat with Mr. Uday Malhotra who owns a consultancy. Very young and energetic gentleman in his late 20s and we struck a conversation. He asked, “Yatin, do you drink?” I said “Nope!” Then he inquired, “Do you smoke?” I said, “No” Then he interrogated if I had a girlfriend. Well, frankly, I didn’t want to sound like a jerk anymore, so with half heart I said “Yea, I do.”  Then he sighed and said, “Ok, I think, that’s the only reason, you are eligible to live!!” (Personally, that’s the only reason, I think, I am not :D) Something similar happened with me 3 days back when my “Born in India but Made in USA” friend Parth invited me to come over his place (Gem of a person, I must tell you. He writes too and far better than my whacky stuff!! )

Who need you???

Though I have not authored a thesis on “Why people drink?” nor am I interested to do so (cauz I know some worse ways to kill time like blogging and flirting) but this is what my so-called analysis say- people start out of fun, to look or sound like a cool dude or a hot gal, to give a so called company to a friend (and blow each others head off with the empty bottle after you are done with the auspicious ceremony), to show your girl friend that you give a damn to life, to get attention, to show off that you have evolved and moved on from traditional thinking and approach, to post some stylish pics on orkut and facebook (you think its cool??? Grow up child!) , to say that I wanted to get relief when you want sympathy instead, to get business from the opposite party, may be cauz in Europe, people gulp wine even with their lunch everyday,  to be able to sing a song by your favorite singer  on drinking with an experience and a feeling,  because its raining, because its not raining, because some company made and advertised it showing a dude on a cruise surrounded by 50 hottest chicks in the world and you want that place (well, who doesn’t ;)),  to sound like an expert in experimenting with liquor of all kinds (Well I dont drink, but can still name a few from my study on them in Bio class at school: Beer, Wine, Brandy, Whiskey, Rum, Gin,  Tequila, Cognac, Vodka, Moonshine, Fanny, Sherry,  Bourbon,  Aqua Vini,  Armagnac,  Metaxa,  Calvados, Rakija, Pomace, Genever, Mezcal, Liqueurs, Vermouth ; seems as if there  is a type for every individual on Earth!! ) and stuff like that…

God! what kinda logic is that??? Lets talk sense, each point here can be rebutted. Yes man, I do drink. Everyone does in his own way. But I am not a slave to bottle. My master serves me from his eyes, eyes which mean everything to me, eyes which shower love every moment, eyes which open everyday to see me achieving...I just love you boss. Here is late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan describing the drink I prefer…

Guys, if you are unable to quit due to any of the reasons above, please don’t ask me to join you. I love your company and even don’t mind serving you but trust me, the nasha from my beloved eyes is more than enough required for a life time.

Love ya all!

Chao!! 🙂

Get Spoilt: Never Settle in Life

I m so sorry couldn’t update my blog since last two days, actually I was really busy. Like I had to inaugurate a seven-star in Dubai, then I had to address G-8 meeting, then US Navy admiral wanted some help in regards with their nuclear program and finally World Bank had applied for a loan from my office, I had to sign the several approval documents….so was pretty busy you know!

Ok, I now know whats exactly on your mind, “What crap does this jerk have up his sleeves this time?” Frankly, nothing much (I know, you would say,” Come on Yatin! Thats a tradition now. :)) Well, the title dictates, “Get Spoilt: Never Settle in Life” and the idea may really look fabulous to people with 10 new chicks to hang along daily (But man! all are not that lucky you see 😦 I have only 9 ;)).

Are you still looking here?

I am so sorry to advocate contrary to what 90% of the parents in the world say,” Child, study hard. Get good grades. Get hired by some MNC, marry and GET SETTLED! ” I feel, this advice is dangerous today. I don’t ask you to screw up your results or say no when Jessica Alba puts a proposal to marry you (Trust me, I really don’t mind going to Neptune for her 😀) but I think there are some more exciting things to do in life as well.

I intend to inject the germs of thinking big, thinking beyond the dogmatic approach on which the peer group around us dwells on, thinking end to end, thinking about the way you helped changing this world. Man, this thinking will spoil you. It will make you restless. I will make you alone, secluded atleast till you hit your aim hard cauz after that, every one becomes a Friend. But yes, the purpose should be the driving force rather than dollars. Never settle in life for lollipops.

I agree that a 80K job, 500 sq. ft. mansion,  a chauffeur driven car and holidays on a beach are too difficult to say NO today. These lure me as well exactly in the same way as it does anyone else at my age. But I have met people with a different vision and temperament. For them, their current position is not that what matters. What matters is the completion of the story they are into the process of writing. What matters to them is their ventures, what matters to them is their sense of a very big purpose which will outlive them.

Yes, they do study but not to get hired. They study to hire others. They get good grades not because they want some company to select them. They get good grades to be able to select companies to buy. People believe in becoming masters of a field, but these personalities choose to be Jack of all trades just to understand various sectors and get rich in experience. They don’t settle, always have a new challenge for themselves, a new pinnacle to surmount. The bar keeps on raising for them. This species is called “Entrepreneurs“ . I think that these are the MOST exciting people to deal with on earth and specially the first-generation entrepreneurs (I whole-heatedly agree Kamal Sir :))

I have not achieved anything significant yet but yes, this is the way I choose for myself. Maybe a day comes when the first paragraph of this post becomes a reality. Fingers crossed.

Love ya all!

My Girlfriends: Mistakes

Guys, the title is indeed misleading in a way, sorry for that. No spice here. If you are Ms. Perfect or Mr. Perfect, please don’t strain your eyes anymore! (Ah! just reminded me of an ad awareness campaign to donate eyes featuring Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek is damn lucky man! 🙂 ) I think the worst mistake someone can make is to be afraid of not making one.

We have always been hearing from the time of carrying lunch boxes and water  bottles to school that “Bete, we learn from our mistakes!” Alright, agreed and this made me screw my tests several times and feel proud about it. More mistakes =  more learning (My math rocks! :D)

Consider New Mistakes

But the key is to commit NEW mistakes everytime. Learn from them and move on. Try crazy stuff, be unreasonable, be unstoppable. I just don’t see a reason why people fear to do something at their personal level which they think could be called as a mistake. It certainly doesn’t mean to try tequila shots before appearing in your exam but something creative is absolutely advisable.

I remember my school days. On the 10th Annual Function of my school, Prof. Ashok Ganguli, Chairman, C.B.S.E. was our honorable cheif guest. And being the head boy, I had to deliever a welcome speech for him in front of 5000 guests. Guess what, I forgot in between on stage and saw 10000 eyebrows raised at me that day. Does that sound musical? Trust me, it wasn’t. But I now know what I gave me 🙂 .

In fifth standard, my English teacher (sorry mam, still don’t remember the grammar rules and has a pathetic vocab) told something about Thomas Alva Edison. Edison tried 1000 unsuccessful ways before the first electric bulb ever glowed. On being questioned about his mistakes, he said, “I now know 1000 ways of how not to make a bulb!” Man, this hit me very hard and I started failing more tests frequently just to sound cool like him, “Mom, i know now 1000 ways of how not to clear my tests” 😉 . Just kidding, I am a genius by the way! (Many well known and distinguished people say so like our watchman, maid, dhoodhwala and my 6 year old cousin! )

Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team due to his mistake. He locked himself in his room and cried for hours, improved upon and eventually became a legend. Abraham Lincoln lost 8 elections due to his mistakes before becoming the president of United States. Remember, if you are not committing mistakes,  I think, you are not trying hard enough. Period. If you have never failed, you have never lived.

Resolve to commit new mistakes daily and have a romantic life. 😀

Chao!