Below is the part of the speech, which i gave for my public speaking Exercise out here, but it is somthing i hav written on my own n not jotted down or picked up from the net...
( cant exactly write the same thing i said, coz it was kinda interactive so i had to mentiona few things in a different way)
I started of askin my audience, what exactly they felt when they wer on their way to new york that nite at the airport saying their final good byes. to my surprise i did get a good reply and exactly wot i was hoping for( though i had actually told one person to reply but the rest did it on thier own)...sshhh its s secret..haha
neways coming bk to the speech, now il paste the exact thing that i had told n so understand that i am speaking to an audience.
"I still can’t forget the time at the airport and I’m sure it’s the same with all of you. That night is so dear to all of us that most of us also have it mentioned in our PDJ’s( if u don kno wot PDJ is read my november posting). Bidding farewell to our near and dear ones, taking blessings from the elderly some by touching their feet, some with their hands folded while some would just give a long and a tight hug. Each one of us experiencing a feeling of sadness as well as joy within ourselves. Since we all knew very well that tough today we are sad about leaving them, just after a year when we come back we are going to see a big smile in each of those faces.
Parting is something we do every single day no matter how long the duration of the separation is. Be it while leaving from office though we know we’ll be showing up once again tomorrow or even while leaving one country not sure when we’ll see those people again. Especially these days it is become very common in my office with all of the recession bells ringing. It’s weird how I manage to feel so strongly for a few of them though I’ve known them for just about two months now. Parting is a sweet sorrow when you know you part only to meet again but with these people I doubt whether I’ll even cross path with them in the future in such a big city.
There are so many ways and things to say when people part their ways. ‘Good bye’ being the most common one. Then there are ‘See you soon’, ‘Catch you later’, ‘Godspeed’. Then those familiar with other languages might have also heard, ‘Adios’, ‘Chao’ and the famous ‘Sayonara, Sayonara'( i was actually singing it) haha don worry I wont sing the entire dong. It won’t be right on my part if I don’t mention the very famous ‘Hasta la vista Baby’ from Terminator 2 as one more way to say good bye. It is very common to see how many Hollywood and also the Bollywood directors use parting in their movies and end up with the best romantic and emotional scene ever. They know they just can’t go wrong here because that’s the easiest way for them to connect with the audience.
Some of the famous scenes from Hollywood that come to my mind are the movies ‘Casablanca’, ‘E.T’. And the epic of all time ‘Titanic were the handsome Jack parts forever from his beautiful Rose. For all my friends sitting here, I know for sure we all remember the scene from ‘Kuch Kuch hota hain’ were Sharukh Khan Runs behind the train, bidding farewell to his dear friend ‘Kajol’. The scene which still manages to fill our eyes with tear every time we see it.
There are so many instances of parting that we too have experienced so far. Be it the School or the college farewell. A day we dress up as best as possible but also a day when we are formally considered done with our institution to which we were connected since our childhood. Even before coming here Im sure all of us must have thrown at least one party celebrating our selection and also taking it as a last time to sit and enjoy with our family and friends at home.
The instances of parting are innumerous. Be it when a bride is leaving her present home where she grew up only to be welcomed to a whole new family. It is a very emotional moment for all especially for us in India. But one has to agree with me when I say that crying is again a mixture of the happiness we share with the bride for her lovely future wherever she goes. Parting is so constant and so continuous in ones life. It is true parting is always a sweet sorrow, but one may argue with me when I say what about death. My thoughts abt death is that, instead of crying over loosing someone, we should be happy that the person is now in peace under the hands of the almighty.
After sharing these thoughts I would just like to say and end with the words of Shakespeare from ‘Romeo and Juliet’, where in Juliet says “Good bye Good bye, parting is such a sweet sorrow, that I shall say good bye till it be morrow.”
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
PDJ....a polished version of personal diary
This is somthing I have to submit every quarterly while im here, its a kinda of a dairy wer i have mentioned most of the things i hav experienced so far rite here in NYC. Hope ul like it too
Personal Development Journal
It's a new world -
it's a new start
It's alive with the beating of young hearts
It's a new day -
it's a new plan
I've been waiting for you Here I am
- (Song by Bryan Adams)
Was the number I was listening to when the plane just landed at the Newark International Airport, in the United States of America. And ‘Yes’ I have been waiting for this day since a long long time. All the exhaustion just seem to disappear and suddenly I couldn’t help but smile for making it here. Friends, family, workplace, people without whom I wouldn’t do much; I had left them all and come here to start afresh. I still remember the way I was noticing each and every small thing while we were on our way to the hotel. The roads, the buildings, the people, I was mesmerized by every little thing I saw. How different it was from my home country, India. And here I was telling myself, “I’m going to make this the best year I’ve ever had.”
“One block from The Empire State building” was how I described the location of the hotel to my family where I was accommodated for the first two weeks. The stay at the hotel was a memorable one especially because of the company of two lovely people in my room. Sitting and watching T.V. with them, learning history of the episodes of some programs which I was watching for the first time, besides that also sharing our day to day knowledge of Manhattan gained by the daily visits to almost every known place in that region. We three got along so well that we also did the scavenger hunt together. This was the first time I actually wondered through out New York. Starting from the Woolworth building which has one of a kind architecture inside, then passing through the famous Wall Street which consists of Who’s Who of corporate America. Then covering the not so famous places but yet unique in their own way are SoHo and Chinatown. I’m sure I’ll be returning there once again but that time not with an intention to discover the place but to shop. We also gave a small visit to the Statue of George Washington in union Square as he too was a part of our Scavenger hunt questionnaire. In this one day I am sure I must have covered almost one fourth of New York.
Then one day I made a visit to Central Park to see Mr. David Blaine, the great magician doing his ‘hanging upside down over Central Park for 60 hours’ stunt. Back in India I would watch his shows with my younger brother who just admires him and today I got to see him live in front of me. I called up my brother that very moment and could very well sense how excited he was to hear that. The walk to Central Park itself was enjoyable in itself as we passed by some of the great shops and buildings of all time, the ones I had only seen on T.V. till date. Famous Statue of Atlas, Rockefeller Center, Trump Towers, Versace, Louis Vuitton showrooms and the place known for its gadgets, Apple Incorporated.
Everyday was just getting better than before, even work for that matter. Most of my friends were not that eager to start work, but I was. For me more New York was not one of the glamour and commercial call, but I saw it as the core of Business through out the world. And it proved so when the Wall Street Crisis started showing its effects the world over. Though back in India I used to check how the market was doing everyday, but here in the past few days the frequency of refreshing the Google Finance site was done in every 5 minutes. Everybody shouting on the floor, “Dow 500 points down”, “Lehman files for Bankruptcy”, “Merrill is sold”. Everybody tensed about their job, not only here but also back in Mumbai. My mom would call me up asking if everything was fine at work. She doesn’t understand much about the market but the news which was going around was enough for her to figure out that America is in trouble and so are the jobs of the people living here. My involvement in knowing how things are in the financial world was so deep that it also made me earn the title of ‘Analyst’ by my colleagues at work. I never expected that I’ll be able to get along so well and so fast with these people. Leaving aside the personal interests my official training was also not that difficult. I was aware that what I was going to take up here was completely different from what I did back in India, but I had done my homework, so to say. Still I never hesitated bugging my trainer with my doubts whenever I had them.
What I admire the most about the Americans is their attitude towards their work and their life. During weekdays stating from 8 in the morning till 5 in the evening these people work. I mean real serious work. But one also would not fail to notice their enthusiasm on Friday. ‘Thank God it’s Friday’ is what you get to hear from almost everybody on the floor on that day. Leaving from office they all directly head to parties which go on till early morning. I wished we followed the same practice in India, but I also know seeking permission from my parents for the late night outs would be a difficult task.
For me things were going well at work and also in my apartment. I enjoy the company of my flat mates and especially the time when we three girls encourage the 2 guys who are busy competing against each in a Wii Nintendo game. Also the time when I have the late night chat with my room-mate is very special to me. Showing each other pictures of our family and friends, flaunting the latest things we shopped and sharing our frustration in completing the assignments are few things which we do very often.
There are so many things that I’ve done so far which I would not have dared to do at home. For example there is this crazy thing we did one night. Five of my friends and me decided to go to Staten Island that too at 12:30 in the night. The journey was not bad if one ignores the freezing wind which was blowing right on our face. Path till WTC, then a walk for about half an hour and then a ferry ride which lasted for almost 25 minutes was how we made our way to Staten Island. Though we didn’t get to see much of that place in the dark but it was the Ferry Ride which was the best part of the trip. It was on that ride that I had the privilege to see the ‘Statue of Liberty’, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It wasn’t a great view I agree but it wasn’t bad either. On our way back we also found the famous Stock Exchange Bull all alone an all of grabbed this opportunity to have ourselves clicked with him.
What I am going to write now, is a recent addition of my Halloween experience. Racking my head so that it comes out with a nice costume idea since the start of the Halloween week and surfing net to see what all crazy things people have actually done so far just added on to my excitement for Halloween. Finally when the day arrived, I didn’t do much but still wore a dark make up and had put on some junky jewelries to not to look the way I usually do. We then finally reached the ever so crazy, wacky parade I have never seen in my life before. People dressed up to look as scary as possible, girls dancing away to glory on the vehicles, camera flashes seen almost every second was what made the parade so out of the world. It looked like the horror characters from all the Hollywood movies decided to make their appearance at the parade. Not only them there were ‘n’ numbers of Obama and Palin too begging people to vote for them.
Everything till now just been so spectacular and truly memorable and I know future is just going to get better. I’m anxiously looking forward for the coming months and with things like Thanksgiving and Christmas in queue it’s difficult to hold the excitement. Having completed just a little more than a month, I’ve had so many experiences that 1500 words fall too short to describe the time I’ve had so far. For me I know that this is just the beginning and the way Robert Frost puts in words I shall also say, ‘And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.’
Personal Development Journal
It's a new world -
it's a new start
It's alive with the beating of young hearts
It's a new day -
it's a new plan
I've been waiting for you Here I am
- (Song by Bryan Adams)
Was the number I was listening to when the plane just landed at the Newark International Airport, in the United States of America. And ‘Yes’ I have been waiting for this day since a long long time. All the exhaustion just seem to disappear and suddenly I couldn’t help but smile for making it here. Friends, family, workplace, people without whom I wouldn’t do much; I had left them all and come here to start afresh. I still remember the way I was noticing each and every small thing while we were on our way to the hotel. The roads, the buildings, the people, I was mesmerized by every little thing I saw. How different it was from my home country, India. And here I was telling myself, “I’m going to make this the best year I’ve ever had.”
“One block from The Empire State building” was how I described the location of the hotel to my family where I was accommodated for the first two weeks. The stay at the hotel was a memorable one especially because of the company of two lovely people in my room. Sitting and watching T.V. with them, learning history of the episodes of some programs which I was watching for the first time, besides that also sharing our day to day knowledge of Manhattan gained by the daily visits to almost every known place in that region. We three got along so well that we also did the scavenger hunt together. This was the first time I actually wondered through out New York. Starting from the Woolworth building which has one of a kind architecture inside, then passing through the famous Wall Street which consists of Who’s Who of corporate America. Then covering the not so famous places but yet unique in their own way are SoHo and Chinatown. I’m sure I’ll be returning there once again but that time not with an intention to discover the place but to shop. We also gave a small visit to the Statue of George Washington in union Square as he too was a part of our Scavenger hunt questionnaire. In this one day I am sure I must have covered almost one fourth of New York.
Then one day I made a visit to Central Park to see Mr. David Blaine, the great magician doing his ‘hanging upside down over Central Park for 60 hours’ stunt. Back in India I would watch his shows with my younger brother who just admires him and today I got to see him live in front of me. I called up my brother that very moment and could very well sense how excited he was to hear that. The walk to Central Park itself was enjoyable in itself as we passed by some of the great shops and buildings of all time, the ones I had only seen on T.V. till date. Famous Statue of Atlas, Rockefeller Center, Trump Towers, Versace, Louis Vuitton showrooms and the place known for its gadgets, Apple Incorporated.
Everyday was just getting better than before, even work for that matter. Most of my friends were not that eager to start work, but I was. For me more New York was not one of the glamour and commercial call, but I saw it as the core of Business through out the world. And it proved so when the Wall Street Crisis started showing its effects the world over. Though back in India I used to check how the market was doing everyday, but here in the past few days the frequency of refreshing the Google Finance site was done in every 5 minutes. Everybody shouting on the floor, “Dow 500 points down”, “Lehman files for Bankruptcy”, “Merrill is sold”. Everybody tensed about their job, not only here but also back in Mumbai. My mom would call me up asking if everything was fine at work. She doesn’t understand much about the market but the news which was going around was enough for her to figure out that America is in trouble and so are the jobs of the people living here. My involvement in knowing how things are in the financial world was so deep that it also made me earn the title of ‘Analyst’ by my colleagues at work. I never expected that I’ll be able to get along so well and so fast with these people. Leaving aside the personal interests my official training was also not that difficult. I was aware that what I was going to take up here was completely different from what I did back in India, but I had done my homework, so to say. Still I never hesitated bugging my trainer with my doubts whenever I had them.
What I admire the most about the Americans is their attitude towards their work and their life. During weekdays stating from 8 in the morning till 5 in the evening these people work. I mean real serious work. But one also would not fail to notice their enthusiasm on Friday. ‘Thank God it’s Friday’ is what you get to hear from almost everybody on the floor on that day. Leaving from office they all directly head to parties which go on till early morning. I wished we followed the same practice in India, but I also know seeking permission from my parents for the late night outs would be a difficult task.
For me things were going well at work and also in my apartment. I enjoy the company of my flat mates and especially the time when we three girls encourage the 2 guys who are busy competing against each in a Wii Nintendo game. Also the time when I have the late night chat with my room-mate is very special to me. Showing each other pictures of our family and friends, flaunting the latest things we shopped and sharing our frustration in completing the assignments are few things which we do very often.
There are so many things that I’ve done so far which I would not have dared to do at home. For example there is this crazy thing we did one night. Five of my friends and me decided to go to Staten Island that too at 12:30 in the night. The journey was not bad if one ignores the freezing wind which was blowing right on our face. Path till WTC, then a walk for about half an hour and then a ferry ride which lasted for almost 25 minutes was how we made our way to Staten Island. Though we didn’t get to see much of that place in the dark but it was the Ferry Ride which was the best part of the trip. It was on that ride that I had the privilege to see the ‘Statue of Liberty’, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It wasn’t a great view I agree but it wasn’t bad either. On our way back we also found the famous Stock Exchange Bull all alone an all of grabbed this opportunity to have ourselves clicked with him.
What I am going to write now, is a recent addition of my Halloween experience. Racking my head so that it comes out with a nice costume idea since the start of the Halloween week and surfing net to see what all crazy things people have actually done so far just added on to my excitement for Halloween. Finally when the day arrived, I didn’t do much but still wore a dark make up and had put on some junky jewelries to not to look the way I usually do. We then finally reached the ever so crazy, wacky parade I have never seen in my life before. People dressed up to look as scary as possible, girls dancing away to glory on the vehicles, camera flashes seen almost every second was what made the parade so out of the world. It looked like the horror characters from all the Hollywood movies decided to make their appearance at the parade. Not only them there were ‘n’ numbers of Obama and Palin too begging people to vote for them.
Everything till now just been so spectacular and truly memorable and I know future is just going to get better. I’m anxiously looking forward for the coming months and with things like Thanksgiving and Christmas in queue it’s difficult to hold the excitement. Having completed just a little more than a month, I’ve had so many experiences that 1500 words fall too short to describe the time I’ve had so far. For me I know that this is just the beginning and the way Robert Frost puts in words I shall also say, ‘And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.’
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