Advanii Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.

So, I'm doing some outsourcing work for a great project. (Ya I'm using general terms because I obviously can't reveal much information due to Non disclosure agreements). Anyhow, so my tiny little Advanii Enterprises is just busy doing its own thing, when one day I decide to get a logo done, and get a website and go fancy ass :)

So, What logo do I pick.. I couldn't come up with anything specific.. My dad with all his occult science knowledge (from his hobbies) and his be positive thing suggested that the logo should have its north and east directions open symbolizing growth potential. My sister, a budding fashion designer, who had come down from London at this time suggested combining a symbol of victory with something that the company does.

Now the company is a tech company so I wanted a symbol of the alphabet i.. To symbolize internet or you know the i-tech kinda feel. So my sister combines 'symbol of victory' with the i. The extra i in Advanii, which again has numerological background to it, and makes up a symbol for my company. And here it is..

Why does one give?

Weather it love, hatred, help or just a few good thoughts, why does one give to another? Is it because they want something back? Instead of rolling back and forth between if a selfless good deed exists or not, (like Pheobe does in Friends), I was trying to think why does one actually give something to another person.

One of the obvious things is that they want something back. The issue here is, is it right to expect something if you are giving something out? Every human being expects to get something in return for what they give. However, there are certain times when it is better to not expect anything in return.

Now, in most cases it is not possible to expect something. Expecting something is inbuilt in the nature of doing something for someone. A philosophy I learnt from a rather valuable friend, was - to expect the least. Basically that ways you minimize the trauma you face if you don’t get what you were expecting. On the other hand, getting more than you expect is always good, isn’t it?

Conditions Apply

I have begun to hate adverts or hoardings or brochures that have a lovely tag line with a little * that says conditions apply. I mean how many more places are we gonna see that. Its not like conditions actually apply to what you are seeing. It just means, "haha, you'v NOOO idea whats coming your way..".

What ticked me off to the point that I wanted to write this blog was a little incident. I was on the piccadilly line, underground tube (subway train) lines going to see a friend. This asian dude, korean would be my best guess, goes around distributing these pampflets. I take one and I look at it. Sure enough it was a big blue add, with an asterisk. Out of curiosity, without looking at anything else.. all I saw was the asterisk.. and my eyes followed it to the "fine print".. which had some really really fine print.. and at the end of the fine print were... TWO ASTERISKS !!!!

Ah man, that pissed me off so much.. I looked back and forth and ripped the paper apart (which obviously was plastic coated to make things harder than ever for me, obviously) but I couldnt find the two asterisks anywhere.. Honestly.. I dont even remember what he was trying to sell.. but I felt like telling him to **. :)

But this asterisk business is getting into some serious relationship stuff as well. I mean think about it, what are pre-nuptial agreements all about? And even worse, people are having relationships that are nothing but a whole set of conditions.. Is that love really ? I will be with you, if you do.. this this this this and that. O-k-a-yyyy.. Whatever..

Mostly its women though, putting all these conditions when they get overly emotional / dramatic and irrational (which is most of the time) and men when they get really jealous for no good reason apparently.. which is also most of the time.. lol..

I guess my point is.. asterisks make me really angry.. I would never want a relationship with conditions and rules and all these threats to live by.. Lets live by dreams now :)