Zindagi Rockz

Blackie came into our lives 6 years ago as a pup. According to a friend this pup was a replacement for me. She actually went on to say that my parents had written me off and brought home a dog which was supposed to be a replacement for me. Well when you have friends like her you don't need enemies.. Anyway I had moved to Bangalore since my job brought me here. And my brother used to hardly be at home so Blackie came to be my parents youngest child. And boy did they spoil him! I'm not really fond of dogs. Find them too clingy and needy. Mind you I can get clingy and needy too. But those are not qualities I admire in others. Talk about double standards. So not being overtly fond of dogs and not being home much I never really got to spend time with him. But his affection for me never dimmed. Whenever I would go home to Mangalore he would always welcome me with so much warmth. Being a crossed Doberman he was huge and had a strong build. And I would be apprehensive to go close to h...

My first impression of this person wasn't very good. And I'm guessing the feeling was mutual. But when I got transferred from my previous office a month back, it was this person who expressed his sadness at my being transferred. I'm not sure how many of us share a good/friendly relationship with our bosses. Bosses are people we usually fear and want to keep our distance from. But this particular boss of mine made it very clear that we were equals. I remember an instance where he told me that I can ask him any doubt that comes to mind without any hesitation. And that I could ask him the same question a hundred times and he would still be willing to explain the concept to me. Not only that, I was also free to correct him, when he was wrong, since we're all still learning. This coming from a man who's spent 30 plus years in the Banking industry, a man whose experience is so vast that 30 volumes of banking journals cannot cover the knowledge he has. That day was the tu...