Singapore lah!!

Hello People!!
aaarrgghhhh.. It seems as if I haven't blogged since a life time. Months of struggles, that ended with getting my Bachelors Degree in hand that too with a FIRST CLASS. Thereafter, on 16th October 2011, I landed in a wonderful country "SINGAPORE" to pursue my Masters in Business Administration!! TRUST ME IT IS AN AWESOME COUNTRY!!

The first day to college and I wasn't knowing anybody around. Today, it is 24th November and I know around hundreds of people. THAT IS THE POWER OF NETWORKING! People are very very friendly over here. You ask for help to any person on the street and he will be very pleased in helping you, even though he might not know you.

The streets are clean, the town planning is awesome. Apart from town planning, the success of any city-country depends on the level of intellect and behaviour of its citizens. SINGAPORE HAS IT!! People are broad-minded, people are always happy over here. You wont find any person who is sad which is just opposite to what happens back in India, where people worry about their future 24/7. Throughout their life they live a donkey's life and at the old age they live a dog's life.

My University campus is wonderful, the facilities are world class. I have classmates from countries like Germany, Sweden, China, Japan, America, Malaysia, Indonesia and INDIA!! It feels very good when you walk and people whoever comes in front of you, knows you. I am fortunate to have wonderful people who teach me about Management.. MY PROFESSORS!! They are willing to help you at any extent. They share their personal experiences with the students, the most embarassing ones too, only because they want all the students to have a magnificient life ahead and dont want them to repeat the mistakes which they ever did in life.

Life over here is very fast. I miss home sometimes but thats a part of life. I want to prove myself.

HAHA I am flooded with research papers, assessments, presentation, case studies.. phew... thats fine I like this life and I am thankful to god for giving me such a great life giving me such wonderful eyes through which I am able to see such wonderful things around me!!!! atlast I would just like to say... HEYYY I AM HAPPY!!!

So, This is Abhishek Keni signing off from James Cook University!!

Pachhas paisa!!(Rs 0.50)..

Hi people!! hope you liked the new layout of my blog! As the saying goes "A penny saved is a penny earned", "chutte paise(change)" is what we MUMBAIKARS face severe penury of.. Let me begin with an incident in my college ki savari "TMT"

>passenger 1: oo master..ek passport office dya (gives him a Rs 20 note)
[the actual fare is Rs. 17.50]
>bus conductor: hey ghya (gives him the ticket and returns Rs. 2..actually he had to return him Rs. 2.50)
>passenger 1: master mazhe pannas paise dhya..
>bus conductor: sutte nahi aahet..challa gapp basa..
>passenger 1: oooo MASTER...mazhe 50 paise dhyaaaa!!!!!!
(the fellow pessenger started giving side commentary)..jaane do naa bhai..50 paise ki hi to baat hai..

The point behind stating this conversation is ummmm ok! one more example our most trusted newspaper THE TIMES OF INDIA costs Rs. 4.50..when you give Rs. 5 to the vendor he gives you the newspaper and stays quiet, when you ask him..BOSS 50 paise!!!! he will give you a weird look.

People, we have started earning in lakhs, so basically we don't know the importance of a 50 paise..NO NO..don't take me the other way round I m not miser..or kanjooos as you may say. I just want to highlight the fact that even the 50 paise coin holds a value.

If the bus conductor or the newspaper vendor says the same thing to 20 different people, he gets the EXTRA Rs. 10 in his pocket. Similarly 2 crores of 50 paise coins can lead to Rs. 1 crore Y??? can't we retaliate?? I also think that it is on the part of the government to either keep a track of such nuances or fix the prices of bus fares to a round off value.

We never know the value of something until it is no more..go and ask someone for 50 paise on the street of Mumbai and he or she will reply you with a MIDDLE FINGER!

A piece of advice especially for my engineer friends..soon we are going to earn in lakhs and millions and billions may be,if the almighty is kind enough..DO KEEP A NOTE ..Of SUCH SMALL ISSUES..So!!!..the next time when a bus conductor or newspaper vendor refuses to return that 50 paise..DEMAND IT!!!..