Use this the next time you are due for a speeding ticket

Ramankutty Nair, a middle aged Indian immigrant in Dallas , Texas bought a brand new convertible Porsche.

He took off down the road and pushed it up to 160 MPH and was enjoying the wind blowing through his (thinning) hair.

"This is great," he thought and accelerated to an even higher speed. But when he eventually looked in his rear-view mirror there was a Ford Crown Victoria Police Car behind him, blue lights flashing.

"I can get away from him with no problem" thought the man and he floored it some more, and flew down the road at over 210 mph to escape being stopped.

Then he thought, what the hell am I doing? "I'm too old for this kind of thing" and pulled over to the side of the road, and waited for the Police car to catch up with him.

The Policeman pulled in behind the Porsche and walked up on the driver's side.
"Sir, my Shift ends in five minutes and today is Wednesday 22 November a day before Thanksgiving "If you can give me a good reason that I've never heard before as to why you were speeding, I'll let you go."

The man looked back at the Policeman and said, "Last week my wife ran off with an American Policeman and I thought you were bringing her back."

The Policeman said, "Have a nice day, sir"

Rules for Life

• RULE 1 - Life is not fair; get used to it.

• RULE 2 - The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

• RULE 3 - You will NOT make 40 thousand dollars a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice president with a car phone, until you earn both.

• RULE 4 - If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure.

• RULE 5 - Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a different word for burger flipping, they called it opportunity.

• RULE 6 - If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, So don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

• RULE 7 - Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you are. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parents' generation, try "delousing" the clothes in your own room.

• RULE 8 - Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life has not. In some schools they have abolished failing grades; they will ask as many times as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

• RULE 9 - Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself. Do that on your own time.

• RULE 10 -Television is NOT real life! In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

• RULE 11 - Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

FYI

An old hill farmer trudges several miles through freezing snow to his local and very remote church for Sunday mass. No-one else is there, aside from the priest."I'm not sure it's worth proceeding with the mass - might we do better to go back to our warm homes and some soup?.." asks the priest, inviting a mutually helpful reaction from his audience of one.

"Well, I'm just a simple farmer," says the old man, "But when I go to feed my herd, and if only one beast turns up, I sure don't leave it hungry."

So the clergyman, feeling somewhat ashamed, delivers his service - all the bells and whistles, hymns and prayers, lasting a good couple of hours - finishing proudly with the fresh observation that no matter how small the need, our duty remains. And he thanks the old farmer for the lesson he has learned."Was that okay?" asks the clergyman, as the two set off home.

"Well I'm just a simple farmer," says the old crofter, "But when I go to feed my herd, and if only one beast turns up, I sure don't force it to eat what I brought for the whole herd..."

Interview Preparation – The Key to Success!

"Nothing is more feared or more misunderstood in the job search process than interviewing. People tend to conjure up all their fears and insecurities when an interview is requested and sometimes the level of anxiety is so high it actually sabotages the interview.

A certain level of nerves is good. Any athlete will tell you that being a little nervous “tunes” us up for the competition and sharpens our “edge.” However, in an interview situation we do not want appear so nervous that it detracts from our ability to present a professional image. That is where careful preparation comes in.

When we are well-prepared, we can present a relaxed and polished image and are less likely to get flustered by unexpected questions. Always keep in mind that the interviewer already thinks you are qualified for the job or you would have gotten the interview!


Here are six steps to effective interview preparation:

1. Research the company. Make sure you know what the company does, who their customers are, and how they are doing. If they are a publicly traded firm, reading the most recent Annual Report is very helpful. Running a search on Google for the company usually turns up loads of information about any firm.

2. Download and study everything you can find about the specific job position for which you are interviewing. If the job was published, study the job description thoroughly and be sure to read between the lines. If there is no specific job description, then analyze the firm’s most likely needs and think about how you an help them with their business objectives.

3. Research the person who will interview you. Simply searching for the person’s name is usually enough and if they are in LinkedIn that may be all you need to do! Study their background and especially look for anything you may have in common with them.

4. Read your own resume and be ready to talk about your career accomplishments by telling stories. Stories are very powerful ways to explain what you can do for a company. Use the SAR model – Situation, Action, and Results – to help guide you and don’t talk too much about a single accomplishment. Two or three minutes is more than enough.

5. Prepare two or three substantive questions about the company based on your research about the company. Questions like “Where do you see the company going over the next few years?” or “Do you have plans for any new products or services?” or “What do you think is the key to the company’s success?” are good questions that will position you as a strong candidate.

6. Be ready with a 30-second “commercial” in answer to the possible invitation to “tell me about yourself.” Write it out and practice it frequently. The commercial should talk more about what you can do than who you are.

Finally, be very clear that every interview is a selling opportunity. The potential customer is the employer and you are the commodity that you are trying to “sell”. Make sure the interviewer knows what you can do for her firm and stay focused on the needs and priorities of the interviewer, not your own."

I would love to hear your thoughts on this.

Awesome Technologies That Will Die in Decade Starting 2010

DVD(Will be replaced by Blu-ray Disc)
Previously floppy discs served the basic storage requirements for the users. But then came a remarkable shift from the magnetic storage to optical compact discs pushing aside the use of floppy. Moving a step further DVD or Digital Versatile Disc was invented in 1995.

Blu ray discs are mainly used for storing high-definition video, PlayStation 3 video games, and other data, with up to 25 GB per single layered, and 50 GB per dual layered disc prototypes.Also providing superior resolution for more detailed images, improved audio quality and special features like pop-up menu, which allows you to access the menu functions while the movie continues playing and picture-in-picture video commentary and the ability to download new content right from your Blu-ray player and so on make it a lot better than its counterparts and also worth the penny.

According to the Digital Entertainment Group, the total number of Blu-ray Disc playback had reached 9.6 million by the end of 2008.According to Swicker & Associates, Blu-ray Disc software sales in the United States and Canada were 1.2 million in 2006, 19.2 million in 2007, and 82.4 million in 2008. Toshiba has already announced that they will only manufacture Blu ray disc players and many laptop manufacturing companies have too planned to drift towards the new technology. So probably in the next 10 years to go, Blu ray discs replacing DVDs is not some impractical thought.

Landline Phone (Will be replaced by Mobile Devices)
Or should I say it already has. The mobile industry has an interminable list of options for almost every social class ,when it comes to making a preference for a mobile phone. Also as the Smartphones get more like a hand held PC, there has been a major dependence on these handsets as a result of online fever and time constraints. So when you can enjoy the access to the whole world on the go, the grounded landline devices are sure not to attract much of your attention. And with mobiles available at the most cheapest prices, owning a one is no longer unfeasible.

I also came across a Nielsen report that reveals that 21% of households in U.S.A now use mobile phones only giving up the land line numbers and that 15% of households now own at least one smartphone. So in a world where convenience and pragmatism play a paramount importance, wireless communication completely wiping out the traditional landline systems, that’s possible without a second doubt.

Data Card (Will be replaced by 3G and 4G Phones)
As the list of the wireless service providers gains momentum, there have been new services and offers for the users. Data cards are the portable devices used for wireless high speed internet access. But with the advent of faster technology in the form of 3G and 4G, these devices may be loosing out onto their significance. 3G Internet or Third Generation Internet Technology is the fastest mode of data communication now and having a 3G enabled phone is like carrying the world in your pocket. Listing out the advantages, 3G offers its users voice and video calls, mobile TV, mobile internet, mobile e-mail and mapping and GPS applications. So talking about 4G would mean even better performance, faster speed and refined features. There are few companies rolling out 3G Data Cards but why carry another device when your phone can cater all your needs. Also the basic feature of video and voice calls is not supported by every data card. Some data cards are also used for data storage but with phones carrying a surplus memory from 8GB to 32 GB or may be even more should not rise much concern. So spending a little extra amount would not be a major issue as your most valuable time will be hoarded by enhanced performance and speed.So as I mentioned earlier about the phones becoming indispensable part of our lives, a 3G or 4G phone will be all that you will need to stay connected on the go.

LCD TV (will be replaced by Plasma TV)
Now that’s a tough choice to make as these are two hostile technologies that more or less deliver the same experience. But then one has to be a winner. Coming onto the technical front, Plasma offers better contrast level, color accuracy, viewing angle, excellent performance with fast moving images and high contrast levels, an average of 60,000 hours longevity in the display and enjoys a better production size and cost and lower pricing per size. But LCD TVs too enjoy superiority over plasma when it comes to brightness, screen glare, screen burn in and most importantly power consumption. But the companies have already started the efforts to deal with these drawbacks and plasma is sure to evolve as a complete package and slowly take over the LCD fondness. So the next 10 years will be fun watching these technologies battle to emerge as a sole leader of the industry.

2D Cinema (replaced by 3D and 4D)
The Cinema has covered a long journey from 19th century to 21st century. Whether in terms of the infrastructural or echnology growth, the motion picture industry has matured significantly. The conventional 2 D cinema has long served its viewers and with more than half industry still producing the 2D films it wouldn’t be a wise idea to place my final verdict. But looking back at the development in the field I may not sound foolish too. The transition from black & white to colored films, changing production styles and technology all point to the changing scenario of the movie industry. Infact the virtual reality concept that is widely used today for more augmented reality could not have been imagined until 20th century. Also with movies like Avatar, getting an overwhelming fastest 1 Billion earning clearly show 3D craze catching on pretty well.
So the whole idea of having a virtual presence and experiencing things happening around you is exciting and lots of fun. Yes I am not ignoring the hefty price tag attached to it. But the development of computer-generated imagery and the introduction of high-definition video standards, the 3 D and 4 D cinema have a potential calibre to overcome the usual 2D soon and a decade to predict that shift, worth consideration.

Dedicated Web Hosting (all will move to cloud)
Taking a Wikipedia definition web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to make their own website accessible via the World Wide Web. In a layman language the web hosts provide server space for people owning a website. In a dedicated web hosting the user doest not own the server but has complete control over it.
But what if your operations exceed the limited bandwidth dedicated for you. Well lets take an example here. Amazon runs 13 million models in the cloud. For a server to support such a big number, it will require thousands of servers increasing the hardware cost immensely (include the expenditure for other software and services too). That does not sound scalable. Also Google who has billions or even more user base, runs many of its operations from cloud as that provides more efficiency and faster performance. So next time when your site gets more hits than the server’s capability and your site crashes, you know its time to move to cloud. And as cloud computing gets integrated into our internet life, this change in next ten years easy and apparent.
For the start-up sites, there are a number of cloud services from Cisco, Amazon, Microsoft and Google. These are easier to host, cheaper to maintain, more reliable. I doubt if anyone will host in dedicated hosting in future.

Mobile Voice Call– Local/ISD/STD (all will be replaced by Voice over internet)
Probably every person owns a mobile today and internet use is well routed into a normal day life. Also the technologies like 3G and 4G have made internet connection fast and easily available and there are services like Skype that provide free video calling. So with such effortless and free access, why would people still confine to the traditional calling styles?
Since we are talking about a major shift in the next decade I cannot base my results on mere assumptions. So let me share a news with you that some of you may have already heard about. The Finland government has introduced a law for guaranteed 1 Mb broadband access to every person living in the country where almost 79% of the population uses Internet. Now a country where every person has an internet access, why would the same traditional calling way be followed? Similarly if the whole world flows in the same wave, Mobile Voice Call– Local/ISD/STD is sure to lose its ground.
The introduction of Netphone and Netbooks are sure to speed up this process

User Login (will be replaced by finger print readers or eye readers)
Many of us already have that in our laptops, and those of you working in banks, multinationals etc are well acquainted with the technology.
The retina and fingerprint recognitions are the most secure login modes because of their uniqueness for every being on the planet. A usual login name or a password may be difficult to reveal but not impossible as they usually revolve around few facts related to our lives and there are ample geek minds with their own algorithms to hack even the most complex passwords. And as recent trends reveal the vulnerability of our passwords getting into the hands of cyber criminals, a more robust and secure way is the demand of the hour. So as computers continue to advance to unmatched levels, this technology has latent ability to ground itself in the next ten years.
One of my friends feels most people prefer Passwords over Fingerprint or Eye Reader as passwords can be shared in need. I doubt if this reason can save it. After-all there is always share option in most features, and with more advanced technologies you may no longer need to share passwords.

Credit Card (replaced by SmartPhone or NetPhone with barcode)
Credit Card is one of the biggest inventions of the Finance Industry that made it the king of all industries. When barter system was replaced by monetary system, hardly anyone would have thought that next replacement might come. But Credit Cards and Debit Cards made that happen. The Bank Cards ended the problem of carrying huge cash to make big and/or multiple transactions.
Now the time has come when we are pissed off to carry many cards in our wallet. Every time we carry several cards like Credit Card, Debit Card, Insurance Card, Club Membership Card, Driving Licence, SSN or PAN Card, Ration Card, Company Identity Card etc. This needs to be replaced by some technology that’s easier to carry and use.
Well the Technology just might be a Smartphone like an iPhone. Already two companies have brought an add-on to convert iPhone to Credit Card Reader. Another is sure to bring another add-on soon that has bar code of the Credit Card Number.
The Smartphones will not only replace the Card Reader Terminals and Credit Card, but also enable any user to pay or receive money through the gadget itself. No one will be standing in a queue at ATM to withdraw cash or no issuing cheque or carrying Cards for shopping. The day is not too far.

Print media and newspaper( will be replaced by online news)
Most of the Newspapers have already gone digital, and now we no longer need to get a hard copy paper in the morning. Regular news updates on the mobile too have helped in staying updated with whats happening where. There are also plenty of news channels around and newspapers have been slowly loosing out to the growing internet world. Google is bullish with this idea and it is already working on converting 1 million books online. Amazon brought Kindle, a gadget just for reading books, few years back. Now there are many companies producing more than 30 models of E-Readers.
I do not say that the vast and old libraries will be left abundant and the existence of print media will be wiped out completely, but the technology shift has already begun and in years to come we may witness such situation.
When the first room sized computer was made by the engineers, little they would have thought that one day their technology would rest on the laps of people as laptops. When Alexander Graham Bell made the first electric telephone, he would have not imagined about the wireless world too. That is the only reason why I find technology so interesting because it never rests and it makes everything possible. So as the new decade starts it will be pleasurable to watch science boom in its own way and technology thrive each day.

And moving ahead broadband will be replaced by Satellite broadband. Find out more here

Sales or Marketing?

No doubt that Execution and Strategy goes hand in gloves to get better results, But which one is more important of both?

A Marketing Guru says “Sales is short term whereas Marketing is long term".
A Senior manager of one of the leading FMCG MNC says" Strategy is sexy but Execution is what matters".

SALES is the Only Driver. Unless you sell and receive $$$, all that you shout about is useless .Sales is what pays for every activity. Every great inventor has to SELL his/her inventions before people started seeing them as requirement. Sales keep the ball rolling.....

Sales is the only function that generates revenue for the organization. If revenues are important to sustain your business then Sales takes precedence as it brings the money to keep you afloat.

Sales is far more impacting and fruitful for organizations. Marketing can only complement by giving a face to the efforts of the sales department but yes I really believe and practice that "Strategy is a commodity and Execution is an art"

Sales was never part of Marketing although I agree that they are closely linked and it is sometimes difficult to decide whether it's operational marketing or straight sales.Let me put it this way, companies can exist without marketing departments (often this is the first thing that goes in a budget cut because the ROI is difficult to prove) but they cannot exist without sales.

MARKETING helps in bringing more money in a short period of time, as the brand sells easier. If you have enough money to invest without the pressure to generate revenues to sustain yourself.... then marketing can take precedence as it helps in building your brand & message.

Sales is section of Marketing. Marketing generates attention + interest. Sales makes it tailor-made and gets the necessary conformation (Closing). The Better Marketing, The easier the sale. When you think "is it easy to make a sale of a BRAND or NO BRAND?"

Sales can be expensive compared to Marketing! Today how many customers can you visit a day and how can you convince them if your product never existed before

When you market the product, you're making people think about how they would feel with that product in their possession.As an example, I want to say that the sale iPods would not be a success today if they weren't advertised. Marketing plays a large role in helping the consumer organizing their needs and wants for their personal level of satisfaction.

Marketing is only king if your delivering a mass retail product like an ipod. Because lets face it most sales advisors are not that greatest and that product needs to be taken to market. However who is going to negotiate the longtime product placement of these fantastic items.”Sales Person”

Marketing is the key to almost every sale when you are new in the market. Unless you market your self/brand, people will not know about it. You will have customers buying your product/services by getting referred to you from previous clients after you have made a good sale but to get those initial clients in the door so you can make the SALE will require some marketing.

Sales & Marketing

Sales people rely on the marketing plan to help their territory strategy, and Marketing should rely on sales to provide honest feedback on the real conditions in the market that "market research" can't provide.

Both are equally difficult and present their own challenges. Though not everyone is cut out to do both, I think the departments should cross-train. A good marketer can't devise a plan without having been in front of customers in a real selling situation, and good sales persons should be able to understand the rationale behind the marketing plan.

The question is sort of like asking 'what came first, the chicken or the egg?' I think there are three things to consider when looking at building one's business: Image, Brand and Reputation. If you look at the recent dealings with Tiger Woods as of late, you can see how almost his personal image, brand overnight and reputation has been tarnished. Can an ad fix that? Can someone sell us the right story to fix that? My answer would be - not likely. Right now someone is using twitter to share their thoughts on the situation, someone is writing it on their face book page; in fact, I'm even bringing it up on Blog.

Fundamentally, advertisers will say marketing is king, and the sales department will say sales is king.

So, what do I think is most important?
Well, here they are: Quality of product, availability of product, ease of doing business with you, friendliness and helpfulness of sales and service people, enjoyment of product and then the continuous improvement in each of the five areas listed above. Without those elements in the product or the service offering then the marketing department simply brings awareness of a low quality product or service. As for the sales side of things, the sales department can't work miracles by getting people to see past the flaws of the product .

As a side note, I firmly believe that word of mouth advertising (both in terms of friends and the impact of other's opinions on the internet) has much more impact then traditional advertising or 'Madmen', although I believe marketing serves a purpose of bringing awareness of something new, but even that has its challenges.
If you ask sales, they will surely say sales and if you ask marketing, they will surely say marketing. Sales and marketing absolutely go hand in hand. It's NOT an and/or situation. It must be AND. Each has a role in generating value and independently each is weaker. Anyone who actually thinks there is an answer to this question simply does not understand what either does.

Both are important... however it is the stage at which you/your organization is decides which one takes precedence.

“In today's customer driven markets, the roles of sales and marketing have changed so much that they are not as separated as they used to be. Marketing used to take the lead in defining a product, sales would take the leads form the product or service launch and find customers for the product.
Sales can never exist without Marketing and Marketing without Sales.

A Mind to Be Grateful

Many of us spend this time of year thinking about how thankful we are. I searched to find some of the greatest thoughts and ideas ever shared on gratitude.

Albert Schweitzer teaches us to be grateful for those who inspire us.
At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.


Meister Eckhart puts gratitude in perspective with two simple words.
If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, “thank you,” that would suffice.

David Steindl-Rast reminds us to enjoy our current achievements.
Gratefulness is the key to a happy life that we hold in our hands, because if we are not grateful, then no matter how much we have we will not be happy — because we will always want to have something else or something more.

G. K. Chesterton encourages us to be grateful in all things.
You say grace before meals. All right. But I say grace before the concert and the opera, and grace before the play and pantomime, and grace before I open a book, and grace before sketching, painting, swimming, fencing, boxing, walking, playing, dancing and grace before I dip the pen in the ink.

President Kennedy compels us to live a life of action.
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

Melodie Beattie empowers us with the idea of being grateful for our past, our present, and our future.
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity. It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow.

For all MBA Aspirants

Best MBA business schools?

All of us would like to do MBA from a good business school. So, how do one find which ones are good business school?

Rule 1 - Do not follow rankings blindly, they can deceive you in the wrong direction.

For me, any school that has AMBA, AACSB and EQUIS accreditation are quality schools. Visit below links to find about more about why these MBA accreditations matter and whether the school you are applying for has the following certification.

• AMBA - http://www.mbaworld.com/en/About-us.aspx
• EQUIS - http://www.efmd.org/accreditation-main/equis
• AACSAB - http://www.aacsb.edu/about 

IELTS/TOEFL 

If you do NOT have your bachelor's degree from the UK, Canada, USA, Australia, New Zealand and you are planning to study in one of these countries; It does not matter how good you speak, read or write English you would have to bow down and take IELTS or TOEFL. 

I have taken both tests and found IELTS easier and less stressful then TOEFL ibt.

GMAT

GMAT is a must if you are planning to study in a Tier 1 B-school anywhere in the world.  If you are thinking to do it in North America, GMAT is Mandatory and if you are looking at Europe or Australia, GMAT is not required in most of the good schools. Also, some schools may have their own tests as a substitute for GMAT. 

GPA/Grades/Percentage

If your grades are not good and you are looking at top schools, the only rescue would be good GMAT score and strong work experience.

Work Experience

If you want to study in a top school, they are looking for students with a minimum of 3-year work experience. I would not any recommend any fresher to take up MBA; my reason being, once you start working, you will understand your primary goal - what your interests are and whether MBA can help you to achieve these aims.

If you are an impatient brat, have less work experience and looking for a good B-school, well then try to show part-time employment that you might have done while studying. It may help your application.

CV/Resume

One of the important part of your application. Please make sure you have clearly mentioned your job responsibilities in complete details and well supported with your achievements/awards and duration of your work at each organization, etc. 

SOP(Statement of Purpose) /Essays. 

Again, this is a very important part of your application. Your essay should include topics like your background, culture, who you are, what you do, why you want to do MBA, how MBA can benefit you, how B-School can get benefited from you and where you see your self in 5 years.

LOR(Letter of recommendations)

Your LOR’s need to be all praise for you and obviously make sure you take them only from people who can boost big time about you .

If you do not have good work experience, grades and have not taken Gmat. Focus highly on making a strong CV, SOP, LOR. Every application is judged on the whole and not entirely on grades or gmat.

Passport/Visa 

Your passport should have a validity of more than three months before the date of traveling. Visa can take up to a month’s time, so make sure you have received offer letter well in advance with all the VISA formalities from the school. Your IELTS/TOEFL score also supports your VISA application. 

COUNTRY

Confused between Europe, America and Australia? 

My first choice for MBA was one of the top schools from Canada but as I stand today, I understand if I study in North America:

• I am going to spend nothing less than $60000 for only fee's, Irrespective it being a Tier 1 school or any good top school.
• Scholarship is not guaranteed, so chances are 1% out of 100. As I compete with entire class and business school, I do not have high hopes on scholarships.
• MBA is a 2 years programme in North America, which means my living expense can go as high as $30000$ for two years.
• Part time jobs -  For a fact MBA is an intense programme, and you will be stressed and doing all-nighters to submit your assignments in time. 
• ROI - I am spending nothing less than $100000 for the full course. By when and what will be my ROI, well you are the best person to judge it for your self.

Further "West is coming to East", I hope you know east is Asia.

On the flip side, if I study in the UK and not think like a true American dreamer. I do not have to worry about my Visa. I can receive it in 10 working days which is not the case with North America or rest of the Europe.

Fee's - UK and Europe as a whole have few good top schools, where total fee is between 15,000 - 25,000 pounds.

MBA course is also for only one year in UK and Europe which also is a big plus for working executives.

Living expense depends on the city and for a city like London you would to shell out up to 800 pounds per month, but then only one year MBA, so expenses only for a year!

When I consider total amount I have spent on my course fee + living expenses + travel + extra’s, I am spending nothing more than INR 25 Lakhs + I won't be doing part time jobs. If I compare it same with North America, I am spending nothing less than 50 lakhs, as dollar is INR 50 at the moment. :)

Now that I have narrowed down my country to UK and Europe, I would choose UK from Europe because in case I come back to India, I feel studied and worked in UK would sound better than rest of Europe.

Additionally, UK is an English speaking country. There will be no language problem’s compared to Spanish in Spain or French in France.

The UK also gives me two years full time work permit after MBA.  Rest of Europe comes in EU(European union), if you want to work post your MBA, your employee has to prove that you can work better than someone  from their country, making it hard for work permits.

I thought of Australia too, with current scenario, I don’t need to say anything i guess....”)

Hope this helps!

How Easy, but then, how Difficult!

Easy is to judge the mistakes of others; 
Difficult is to recognise our own mistakes.

Easy is to talk without thinking; 
Difficult is to refrain the tongue.

Easy is to hurt someone who loves us; 
Difficult is to heal the wound.

Easy is to forgive others;
Difficult is to ask for forgiveness.

Easy is to set rules;
Difficult is to follow them.

Easy is to dream every night;
Difficult is to fight for a dream.

Easy is to show victory;
Difficult is to assume defeat with dignity.

Easy is to enjoy life every day;
Difficult is to give its real value.

Easy is to promise something to someone;
Difficult is to fulfil that promise.

Easy is to say we love;
Difficult is to show it every day.

Easy is to criticise others;
Difficult is to improve oneself.

Easy is to make mistakes;
Difficult is to learn from them.

Easy is to weep for a lost love;
Difficult is to take care of it so not to lose it.

Easy is to think about improving;
Difficult is to stop thinking it and put it into action.

Easy is to think bad of others;
Difficult is to give them the benefit of the doubt.

Easy is to receive;
Difficult is to give.

Easy is to keep the friendship with words;
Difficult is to keep it with meanings.

Easy is to read this; Difficult is to follow!

I Wonder Why!

Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground?

Why doesn’t Tarzan have a beard?

Why does Superman duck when the villain throws the empty gun at him, especially after standing straight and taking the bullets on his chest?

Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are flat?

Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, “I think I’ll squeeze these pink dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?”

Why do toasters always have a setting so high that could burn the toast to a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?

Why is it that people say they “slept like a baby” when babies wake up every two hours?

Why do people point to their wrist when asking for the time, but don’t point to their bum when they ask where the bathroom is?

If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, then what is baby oil made from?

If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?

Why do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune?

Stop singing and read on, Yes, it caught me too!

Does pushing the elevator button more than once make it arrive faster?