Doha Diary

Well definitely not talking politics or glamour , just a write up on life in Doha seen through my eyes and as experienced by me.

Weekdays
Well there is the sun, the sand and babes, and while all three are very hot , that seems to be the problem,they are available together only during the winter else theres the dust , theres the sun blazing in real hot( not even summer, hot winds blowing around), while i work my butt off( work??).Well the babes are all hot except that they give you a cold shoulder even though the eyes are smouldering!!!!

Now for what i do on weekends, wake up at 9 , search for friends online and maybe catch up on a movie at the multiple.Just play the line over and ver gain and thats my story week after week

The living room conists of a couch potato area and a cybercafe. Between all the noise we do manage to have fun discussing what else babes, movies and office politics....From heights of ecstasy to depths of frustration at not being in India life goes on...

We envy ex-colleagues in Dubai partying the night away, ex colleagues in Bahrain for leading a cheaper lifestyle, lastly booze all the blues away takin pot shots at each other.

As they say "All in a Days Work"".... that reminds me cylinder's empty gotta eat outside...(rupee's appreciating , mite as well have fun..off to the MARRIOT!!!!)

communism and capitalism

are they bang opposite??

Well a recent article said it all, a person's father in singur lost his land due to communism. after years of hardwork , the guy had bought some land in the same place.Now due to the TATA car accquistion this guy is forced by the police to cede his land to the capitalists.

Well which makes one wonder which is better or are they any different??

Perseverance

One of the biggest strength of the human race is the ability to endure, we're talkin here about perseverance against the harshest of environments.But there are some men who being born a genius still have to endure, especially when we usually think that being naturally gifted they hardly have to do anything.

I was reading A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nassar the story of John Nash the now famous Nobel prize winning economist and whom one would connect Game Theory. While it was indeed a very moving depiction of the character by Russell Crowe in the movie the book I had only had a glimpse of it.The book therefor was a welcome read into the mind of a genius , a person above the ordinary but one who loses it all because of an illness of the mind,schizophrenia!

Schizophrenia is one of the most interesting diseases. The person has all kinds of delusions , from the fear of persecution by one's own people to an attack by aliens and even the most out of the box thoughts.When somebody said a thin line separates genius and madness they probably meant this disease.John was one of the most brilliant mathematician and economist .He believed in his superiority ,also thought some superior beings gave him those wonderful ideas. He feared the disease which would separate him from the normal people would also separate him from the beings who gave him those sudden inspirational ideas.Somewhere he had to struggle between choosing to be a normal person and being the superior but diseased individual. A lot of his lifetime is spent between the university and the remission hospital.Many of the guys commit suicide because of the severe loneliness and isolation.

Somewhere this genius struggled to be a normal person for his family after a 20 year period and had to struggle to even get his nobel prize a thing which a lot of people felt he was long overdue for , but a lot of ppl also said that he was mad and didnt deserve it.

This man now at the age of 70 is now again tryin to get into research again after being normal again and is hopeful of making his next publication.He's also struggling to cope and help his son cope with the same illness .Schizophrenia is usually heridatary and his son's story almost is similar, a promising mathematician and now schizophrenic!!!.Imagine how much would John Nash have to endure and yet he is making that effort for the publication Now thats perseverance against all odds.

Something which has really inspired me in my short stay at Doha, its been a month now and i hadnt picked up any business after a lot of calls, was only handling client issues and was frustrated. I came home early and read this book and somewhere the desire to pursue and struggle in my work with patience is my new decision.

Sothis post is a toast to John Nash, to ppl suffering from this genetic disease , which still doesnt have a proper remedy and to all those succesful people who have achieved success with perseverance. I have had two failures bcoz of lack of effort but now would love to be on the other side with my new found mantra of success - perseverance!!!