Have you ever thought of building a connection between Thailand and Haryana?

I came across an article on serious issue in Haryana with gender imbalance where the ratio of male and female is 6:1. This reminds me of my recent meeting at Thailand where we were analysing Thailand performance reports. I was surprised to see that 80% of our prospects are females. Just to make sure the stats are correct, I asked my local team about the male-female ratio in Thailand. The answer surprised me more – it is 1:6 (male:female). And then there are shemales which cover 16% of the population. 

If you see from my perspective, the imbalances in these two places can be cured with transnational marriages. Imagine a Haryanvi boy getting married to a Thai girl. Interesting, cool, not-cool?? I bet Haryanvi boys will like my idea. But there is a hitch. In Thailand groom’s family give dowry to bride’s family. Another interesting thing which I came to know from my Thai male colleagues is that they want to get married to Indian girls. This way they get double benefits – they won’t need to give dowry, they get it in return. 

I could clearly see that Thailand is one of the safest countries for females. I don’t know if it’s because of the much higher female population or the morals taught to the people (male and female) in the Land of Buddha. I hope someday even India will become a safe place for females. 

Disclaimer – Stats are just my learnings from the interaction with various people. Don’t quote it anywhere. I might be wrong.

Why I love my Journey of 3 States?

Journey of 3 States

First of all, I stay in my own house which I have purchased with my hard-earned money. Being a rare breed of homemaker+breadwinner combination I have successfully transformed this house to a Home Sweet Home. It might sound practical to put this house on rent and stay myself in a rented house near my workplace but frankly speaking I don't like this idea. And I have a simple rule - I don't do things which I don't like or which makes me not-happy. 

Now to the next question which I get very often - "Why are you wasting your precious 3 to 4 hours in journey?". Let me clarify that I don't waste my 3 hours of journey. I drive till the nearest metro station from where I take a direct metro to my workplace. And these good 3 hours are consumed on gaining knowledge by reading some good quality content, upgrade my knowledge of new trends in technology and market, check what is happening around etc... all sitting inside metro. I can't thank enough to the great experts who share useful information on web. 

There is nothing right or wrong. Some people might say its good, others might say how stupid of me. I won't mind people calling me stupid if doing stupid things makes me happy. Next time someone shows empathy /sympathy on my 3 states journey or has questions/concerns, I will simply share this post. So simple!!!

Bangkok to New Delhi - A flight journey... I pray for her

Bangkok to New Delhi

After a satisfying official (cum personal) trip, I bid Bye to Thailand with happiness and smile. When I reached my seat in the flight I was surprised to see a girl already sitting on my seat. She looked SE-Asian but not sure if she was Thai. I asked her in English what was her seat no. She didn't understand me. She pointed to someone sitting somewhere. But I couldn't understand whom she was pointing to. Through sign language (showing my boarding pass) I asked her to show her boarding pass. Thank God she understood. Her seat was next to me. I said in sign language that I was okay with swapping our seats. I asked her if she was from Thailand. No answer. For a moment I wondered if she was deaf and dumb. I knew she wasn't when she asked me where to insert the headphone pin (sign language again). 

Thai Air-hostesses are so pretty, flawless beauty I must say. Thai Airways caption says Smooth as Silk. I think what they meant are not the flights but the attendants. Anyways, coming back to my story, when flight attendants came with food and asked her if she wanted veg or non-veg, she didn't answer anything. Then I told the air-hostess I think she is Thai. The attendant tried to speak to her in Thai. But I was wrong, she didn't understand. So again in sign language I asked her if she wanted food & drink. She expressed No with a very irritated look. By then I started sensing something fishy. Call it side effects of watching human trafficking documentaries, crime patrol and savdhaan India of the world but I wasn't sensing good. I asked her Which country?, no answer. In sign language I asked her to show her passport, again negative. For a moment I thought I should stalk her. I was actually worried for her. I was wondering Should I ask the attendant to check who is with her?. I was totally exhausted and with the combination of two glasses of red wine and all these unusual thoughts I dozed off. I got up when the flight landed New Delhi. Like a short term memory lost patient I didn't recall any of my previous thoughts. It was only when I was sitting in the cab talking to my cousin on phone and she asked me about my flight and co-passengers, I remembered about the girl sitting next to me. I felt not good... Oh Shit!!! Where did she go? With whom? Is she safe?...". 

I don't know her at all. But I was worried for her. On humanitarian grounds, I prayed for her. I hope she is safe and in safe hands.

Life in a Delhi Metro (Episode 2)... Encounter with a woman of substance

Strong Woman

So there is this lady sitting one seat away from me. I don't know how her conversation started with the girl sitting next to me (as I was busy in my twitter world). But her exceptionally authoritative voice makes me stop what I was reading and look at her. She looks pretty and quite younger to me. When I start listening to their conversation I realize she sounds amazingly strong and positive. She proudly tells the other lady that she is a single mother blessed with a wonderful child, her husband expired sometime ago. She continues... When God takes away something from you, He gives you something in return. She has no complaint against God. She has full faith in Him. She doesn't want to continue mourning about her past. She smiles and says I am hopeful that I will find another life partner who will accept my baby also. I totally admire her. I continue to admire her even after she gets down at her station. She is indeed an inspiration!