Sunday, October 28, 2012

Ennodu Vaa Vaa ...



ennodu vaa vaa endru solla maaten
unnai vittu veru engum poga maaten..

yennodu vaa vaa endru solla maaten
unnai vittu veru engum poga maaten..

chella sandai podugiraai
thalli nindru thedugiraai
ah ah ah anbe ennai thandikka
un punnagaiyil manikka unnaku urimai illaiya?

yennodu vaa vaa endru solla maaten
unnai vittu veru engum poga maaten..

ennodu… vaa vaa endru..
solla maaten.. poga maaten..

kannam thodum koonthal othukka
nee saivathum ennai konjam paarkathaanadi
kannai moodi thoonguvathai pol
nee nadippathu enthan kural ketkathaanadi

innum enna santhegam ennai ini ennaalum
theeyaaga paarkaathadi
chella pillai pola nee adampidippathai enna solla
ennai vida yaarum illai anbu seithu unnai vella
sandai potta naatkalaithaan enni sella
ketukondaal kazhukkum bayanthu nadugum

yennodu vaa vaa endru solla maaten
unnai vittu veru engum poga maaten..

ennodu… vaa vaa endru..
solla maaten.. poga maaten..

kaathalukku ilakkaname thannaal varum
chinna chinna thalaikaname
kaathal athai porukkanume illaiyenil
katti vaiththu uthaikanume
unnudaiya kaiyaale thandanaiyai thanthaale
en nenjam kondaadume
kannaththil adikkumadi.. muththathaale vendummadi..
mathathellam unnudaiya ithazhgalin ishtapadi..
entha desam ponabothum ennudaiya sontha desam
unathu ithayam thaane..

yennodu vaa vaa endru solla maaten
unnai vittu veru engum poga maaten..

chella sandai podugiraai
thalli nindru thedugiraai
ah ah ah anbe ennai thandikka
un punnagaiyil manikka unnaku urimai illaiya?

yennodu vaa vaa endru solla maaten
unnai vittu veru engum poga maaten..

Sunday, October 07, 2012

The Twenty Success Horses

Just like Lord Sun's chariot is pulled up seven horses, there are seven horses to steer one forward in life towards the goal of success.

It is the fact how you effectively guide and control the horse and which one so that the appropriate goal is reached.

  1. Family's money
  2. Family's social and/or political contacts
  3. Strong spouse
  4. Complimentary Partner
  5. Big company
  6. Dynamic boss
  7. Great Product
  8. Unique Idea
  9. Ideal location
  10. Educational Degree/Scholastic Power
  11. Special Experiences
  12. Leadership Skills
  13. Resource Management Skills
  14. Convincing Skills -- Take the test here.
  15. Creativity
  16. Hard work
  17. Smart Work
  18. Self-awareness and Self-mastery
  19. Lucky
  20. ...Any other...?

Introspection Exercise :: How Effective Are your Bargaining/Selling Skills?


Do you often find it difficult, awkward and embarassing

  1. To say no to a persistent salesman and hence end-up stuffing too many 'junk' things in your household?
  2. To return faulty goods back to the shop-keeper?
  3. To bargain whilst you buy something?
  4. To initiate and/or continue a (healthy and formal) conversation with a stranger?
  5. To partake in a vibrant and healthy social conversation?
  6. To mingle with a group and hence end up as a lone-wolf in social gatherings and get-to-gethers?
  7. To refuse any request from a friend, relative, colleague, co-worker/cow-orker or a relative?
  8. To request any favor or assistance from a friend, relative or a co-worker?
  9. To pay compliments to a friend, colleague or relative?
  10. To criticize a friend, colleague or relative?
  11. To accept criticisms from others?
  12. To accept compliments graciously and with humility from others?
  13. To share the innermost and tender feelings with someone?
  14. To refuse extra-work at office or home despite the facts that your hands/plates are full?
  15. To show your hurt/anger at office or home?
  16. To request a pay raise or an extra leave from your boss?
  17. To peacefully protest with emphatic strength when you are deny-delayed a right of promotion that you stand eligible for?
  18. To pull-up or scold your subordinates or workers?
  19. To stand-up to your boss even though you are right?
  20. To stand-up to others for your self-esteem and self-respect?

Introspection Exercise :: Are you managing time effectively?


Please answer Yes or No to the following questions and then score yourself on how effectively you can manage time.

  1. I am the only one to properly deliver and accomplish the tasks both at work and at home.
  2. Most of my time and energy are being taken away in handling daily crisis.
  3. I seldom get time in relaxing and focusing on a bit more important things that I really want to do in my life.
  4. I always rush to complete my jobs or studies as I feel I am behind time.
  5. I sometimes (or many times) accept too much work or study beyond my capabilities.
  6. I seldom take vacations.
  7. I work or study on all days without a break or holiday.
  8. I totally believe in an idealistic results or perfection and am venturing to achieve the same by hook or by crook leaving no stones unturned.
  9. I usually (and mostly) take my office works (and worries) home.
  10. I usually (and mostly) extend my home sentiments (and emotions) to work.
  11. I usually (and may be mostly) commit overtime because my job seems to be warranting the same.
  12. I feel that I miss the deadlines at work or studies usually.
  13. I have periods of hyper-active overwork followed by bouts of time where there is an unusual amount of unproductive lethargy-cum-laziness.
  14. I have the habit of procrastinating things to 23rd hour and then rush to complete them in the hurry.
  15. I am unable to sort out and decide the priority amongst the things in my list -- basically which should I take first and which should be deferred later.
  16. I am unable to believe that others can do some job as well as I can.
  17. I am apprehensive of trusting my friends, junior, spouse or my children with major decisions.
  18. I am unable to delegate that extra piece of work to my friends, junior, spouse or my children.
  19. I like to sit around to gossip (and/or rant) a lot.
  20. I usually feel exhausted and tired after the day's work or studies.
  21. I wish I had twenty-six hours in my day.

Introspection Exercise :: Are you stressed?


  1. Do you often dislike doing home work or going to work?
  2. Are you often irritated with your household chores or bored with your work?
  3. Did you ever feel that you have chosen a wrong study/course, an incorrect career or a wrong life-partner?
  4. Do you often get irritable and lose your temper easily?
  5. Do you often take resort to tension relief pills to tide over the day's challenges?
  6. Did you ever take refuge with an alcoholic intoxicating equipments to relax yourself?
  7. Have you ever felt that people may be and/or laughing at you behind your shoulders?
  8. Have you ever nurtured an apprehension that people may be hatching a plot against you?
  9. Have you been ever concerned with your sub-ordinates or family members wasting their time when you are head is not visible?
  10. Have you been apprehensive at some point of time of any sort of assault on you by some one?
  11. Have you been concerned that your work has not got due credits and/or you have not been suitably appreciated?
  12. Are you feeling that the promotion and/or appraisal system at your work/home is not commensurate and/or is grossly unfair towards your softskills development?
  13. Have you encountered resistive attempts or have you been resistive to changes to be brought at home?
  14. Have you been feeling like a tight-corner and/or a tight-rope walking regarding your work or at home?
  15. Have you been sitting awake at the mid of the night brooding over any of your problems?
  16. Have you thought of resigning from the work and/or renunciating from your family circles with an endeavor to start and/or sow a seed for a fresh new one?
  17. Do you often go through bouts of and bad episodes of depression?
  18. Do you often find yourself yelling at people when they air out views which you strongly disagree with?
  19. Have you felt a kind of 'isolation' in the world or been 'pinched with a salty-sour bliss of solitude'?
  20. Have you ever thought of and/or contemplated on any suicidal thoughts?