Waheguru

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It was hot summer morning today, I had a bad headache. I took my towel and went to have bath in hostel washrooms. As I poured a mug of water in my head I realised how nature can refresh our body as the headache was gone.

Coming to my room I played hymns on my laptop closed my eyes and began meditation.
As I opened my eyes after about half an hour, my mind said to me “His resources refresh our body. His words polish our minds. Waheguru!“

One should always spend time along and listen his inner conscience. The lesson of life I learnt today. God Bless!

Using Paypal in India little disappointing

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Recently, I had to receive a payment from my client residing in London. I preferred using Paypal this time. I have used Paypal on Amazon many times but never tried receiving. The entire process was speedy and user friendly but, few RBI guidelines disappointed me, which are only applicable in India.

  1. One can’t receive payments more than 3000USD
  2. We can’t make any payments from the amount received
  3. The amount has to be transferred to a Bank Account in 30 days, else the credit amount will be reversed
  4. PayPal only facilitates international payments and cannot be used for domestic payments within India
  5. Debit Cards cannot be added
These limitations make Paypal just Close to dead as they are still applicable apart from the strong verification checks:
  • PAN card is electronically verified
  • Bank Accounts are verified by confirming the small credit amount in the account which were transferred via NEFT by Paypal and took 5 days
  • Credit Cards are verified by confirming a code that appears in the shipper column of credit card statement. It can make you wait for a month, but I called my Credit Card customer care to verify

However after verifying the accounts (in 5 days), the entire process to Receive Payment was a quick and took a minute to generate an invoice and can be sent via email within Paypal. It took complete 5 working days (Paypal commits 5-7 working days) for the amount to finally reach my bank account. Apart from the few drawback I still skipped long bank queues and saved a liter fuel as well. Yay! using Paypal is eco-friendly too :)

Paypal reminds of a book I read long back in year 2002 – Business @ Speed of thought by Bill Gates. The banking has changed exactly the way he predicted.

A small step towards Road Safety

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While I have been driving back home daily since last couple of days on NH-95 from Ludhiana to Jagraon after 8pm (an identified accident prone black spot stretch). I daily notice many two wheelers are at great risk with rear light not working, and more than 50% bicycles are without (or very poor) reflectors.

A small step I take daily to reduce the fatality rate (hopefully) : I have been telling all those with fused rear light by stopping with waving hand while overtaking (making a note no vehicle is near) to get the rear light repaired since they become totally invisible when a high beam vehicle comes from opposite side. I also ask them for a favor that next time they see another two-wheeler with a faulty rear light, they should spread this message. And yes, they do thank me! (which brings a smile on my face at end of the day)

Also See:
(Previous blog post: Cost of life on Indian Roads)
(my album dedicated to road-safety)

PS: I was aware of this term, but was not able to devote to it before I did the Road Safety audit for UN. Harman Sidhu (ArriveSafe), Navdeep Asija and Pritpal Singh are the personalities who inspired me for this cause. I hope I am able to volunteer more in this Decade of Action for Road Safety

Bulbul, her nest & a cruel Crow – An incident

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12th June, 2000 – This post is from my diary that I used when I was 10 at random times for scribbling some memorable moments, my poems and some fascinating science discoveries. Now I am sharing an incident that happened in the garden in mid summers during my vacations, when a crow ate an egg of Bulbul.

I saw a bulbul making her nest off all the ones it was best, beautiful straws she brought one by one.
My heart danced it was fun.
Yesterday she gave two eggs.
Lovely eggs were under her legs.
She looked after them well,
But a cruel crow did not tell.
He pounced the eggs away and ate them up.

Mother Bulbul cried a lot and others joined her. I felt sorrow and sobbed.

OH God! Why didn’t you protect that eggs and jail that crow.

Cost of life on Indian Roads

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Saturday – February 26, 2011 8:49 PM (the time I called 100)

I was driving on NH-95 (Jagraon to Ludhiana), when I observed someone lying on the road as if in drunkard condition. Immediately I parked my car and ran to move the body away to avoid any accident. As I was about 10 meters away from that body a white Swift Dzire hit that body and ran away with speed. I was completely hanged after seeing this. Before I could recover from this shock, a truck being driven at around 80kmph crushed that body again. I ran as fast as I could, with a hope to save that “human”. As I reached near the body I saw a channel of blood flowing (as if water flows from a pipe in lawn). She was a poor-lady (as if a rag-picker). I knew she was dead. Without any second thought I called 100 and shouted for help and ambulance. I remember cars, bikes passing by the body by giving a mere-look while I was talking on the phone. By the time ambulance reached in 4-5 minutes, we were 10-15 people around who were in shock as I was. I don’t know if she had anyone close, a relative or a friend who will be in grief. But certainly, I bowed in sorrow as she departed for hospital in Ambulance. May her soul rest in peace.

 

Cost of life on Indian Roads

My Mother’s gift on New Year eve

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It has been quite a long time, since I last blogged here. I am sharing what my mother scribbled to me on the New Year eve.

Cross the Oceans !

Add Two not One,
To 90 nine & nine.
Dream big, My Son !
Shine, Shine & Shine!……………

Cross the Oceans, dear Cross the Oceans!

The little soft fingers I see
Dusting over the walls & moving over the KEYS
Crying with a broken knee I see,
A little baby boy! now grown as a TREE………

Dear Cross the Oceans ! Cross the oceans!

Neither a Kaati Nor a Cross now
forgot his Mom and a Rose Crow
A sweet little voice running after me
I see ! I see! I seeeeeeeeeee……….

Cross the Oceans dear ! Cross the Oceans!

I close my eyes on the Eve today
2011 sees an era away
Guru bestows His mehar & says
It’s Thee! My dear, It,s Theeeeee………….

Crossing the oceans ! dear Crossing The Oceans!

Recite His name ! forget me not
Burning days & nights always pay a lot
Never look back ! Mom will be lost….

When Oceans You Cross.. When Oceans You Cross..

The World will see in colours my Son
shining over the skies My Dear SUN
finding His Mom in the Smiles of FUN
lost in the world abiding in the HEAVEN

When Crossed the Oceans ! When Crossed The Oceans!

Wishing all of you a very Happy and prosperous New year.