Monthly Archives: October 2008

Some of us who work in an office or has ever worked in one know for sure that there are always going to be people around you that might be a bit hard to tackle. Obviously that HAS to be the case because all human beings are different. That’s just the way it is, and the sooner you realize it the easier it will be for you to understand and not go bald thinking about it.

If in one family, siblings can be so different how can we expect that a person sitting next to you in office will understand your problems and say “oh hey buddy yes I agree with everything you say” .. Sorry my friend, it doesn’t work like that :)

Below are the types of colleagues that you might have seen around you (Or  maybe you are one of them)

• Mr Paranoid
  This colleague thinks everyone is watching him each step of the way. He wouldn’t do anything unless he is all alone, and even when he is he feels that everyone is after him for a reason or no reason at all
• My Perfectionist
  This one can drive the other non perfectionists NUTS! He can be a great person, but when he is given some colleagues to work with who are not so pixel perfect types then problems will occur. He wants perfectionism and they won’t be able to provide it.
• Mr Dependent
  This type will be dependent on YOU no matter if its something they should be doing all alone. Their projects and their work will involve you in all possible ways because they feel they aren’t good enough if they do it on their on.
• Mr Drama King
  Brother to the Drama Queen, this type will make little matters into “9/11″ emergency issues. You will hear them scream on tiny things being misplaced on their desk to a page missing from their report. They feed on tiny issues that you and I might have neglected to think about.
• Mr Selfish
  This type is often found a lot. He wouldn’t care if you are ill or dying as long as he doesn’t miss his lunch break. He will try to take as much credit for anything possible, even for things that aren’t his ideas.

The fact that all of us are going to die one day is something that we just can not turn our mind away from. Now that  this blog is being written by me, one day it will be read by someone while I won’t be breathing at all. How true is the fact that everything has an end. Whatever has a beginning definitely has a termination date tagged to it.

Life throws at us lots of things that we sometime dodge away from or sometimes we might even be strong enough to stand face to face with all things that it puts in our way. But what about those people who can not fight the things the battles that they are put in by God?

What do we suggest those people? Shall we let them suffer or help them along the way? I feel very strongly that when you see someone who is unable to go anywhere without anyone’s help that you take out time and help them. In anyway possible.. if not money then give them your time, show them you care, show them their life is the most precious gift they will ever have.

Sadly so many people commit suicide, not just by the bodily death but mentally and emotionally they kill themselves every single moment of the day. Why do they do that? What do they gain out of it? Is it better to just kill yourself and get  away from all the worries of life you think?

Ofcourse not! The best way to deal with the trials and tests of life is to stand firm and face anything that comes your way. After all God doesn’t and will NEVER put you in a situation you can’t get out of. Be thankful for the life you are blessed  with and you will notice how lovely your life becomes.

Death shall NEVER be a wish on your list. If you know someone who has these kind of thoughts, give them a million reasons to hang along and enjoy the wonderful place called Earth!

When it comes to raising kids, the parents play a major role obviously. But what do you do when you are the eldest in the house, amongst your brothers and sisters. Where do you draw the line?

This is a question asked by all those elder brothers and sisters around the world who really care about their siblings. But what happens when you cross the line from being a bro to a father? Where does the respect go from that point on forward is just something very dangerous for that relationship.

I am the eldest among my siblings and sometimes when I define some rules at home which dad is too soft to establish, it makes things go a bit up and down. So from now onwards I will focus on being a brother rather than being a dad because tested and proven methods don’t work when the head of the house isn’t strict like you :)

So what about you? If you are the young one in your family.. how do you want your eldest bro or sis to behave with you? And if you are the eldest what do you do?