Watershed moment??

I am the best there is, the best there was, the best there ever will be.
But thats like Thomas Friedman telling the world is flat. He knows the world is not flat. but he knows the world is flatter than it ever was, and its getting more flatter.
But I still am the best there is, the best there was, the best there ever will be. :)

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future plan status:
nice to see that disco 82 knows precisely what he wants to be: media manager.
and me? i still dont know what i want to be.
but, i would like to admit that i am in that state as a result of "luxury of choices" rather than not knowing what to do. :). state changed to "refining".

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watershed moment wrt future plans:

i had my appraisal meeting with my pm(boss' boss) recently. the usual things and all that. towards the end of it. i told him this:

that i am a person who is still not sure whether i ll remain in software. I might become the next deepesh ( he is the only real god i have come across in my co. yet. ). I might not. and i told him that i am sure i ll be doing "what i love". well. i ve been telling that to everyone around. whether it does turn out to be so.. hmmm.. lets see. long time to go.

here s what boss said:

boss: nice. i would like to continue this conversation with you.

me: boss. what were the kind of things u were considering at my age?

boss: son. you are young. you have a lot of time. dont worry.
[he speaks something to the extent of him being pushed into "working in certain technologies". and him rejecting those suggestions for certain reasons.]
boss: when i was young, i wanted to go into "aeronautics".

me: boss. u mean "astronomy"???

boss: yes.

boss is pm. he ll be taking home 20+ lakhs for sure. he is around 32. just ten years older than me.
question: what more do i need in life?
lesson: here is a man who can be described as succesful. and here he is, unable to tell what exactly he wanted to be in life.
possible inference: u need not break ur head to have precise and clear cut plans to become "successful". just by maximising the opportunities that come along, u can become successful as well.

question: so why plan?
answer: the question should be changed to "what kind of things should i plan?".

precisely. i d told my elder bro. that i d be doing my own business by 28. bro told me that he d note down the number 28 and see me then.
there u go! god wont give me the spanking new idea for my business bang on 12 am april 21, 2013. i should be planning the RIGHT things. and when i plan, though there is a need for specificity, i should allow it to be flexible as well. oh well. flexibility is one of the reasons ppl plan things. cuz once u properly plan, u ll have an idea of where to change what and when. anyways.

A polite request!

I feel that all the "real football fans" seem to have some kinda stereotyping of the "fans" up here in asia. i understand that fans in general have a tendency to prove to themselves/someone as the "biggest fans" around. club stats. season ticket holders. having watched the major games live. etc. might be some of the metrics to determine who is the biggest around and all that. I dont really understand why someone should try to prove he is a bigger than another when its irrelevant imho. may be competition is something inherent in mankind.
i would be pleased, if, while in the process of such comparisons, the "real football fans" dont ridicule the "fans" here in asia. i hope they consider the fact that ppl over here dont have the opportunity to follow their team live. we are privileged enough only to watch the teams on TV. we can be described "lesser" fans on the above metrics i d mentioned. but that doesnt mean we are not fans at all. i feel thats a cruel sweeping stereotyping that is prevalent amongst opinions that i ve come across in discussion forums.
may be the point u are trying to make is about the "glory hunters". well. i am sure there are glory hunters in europe as well. i find it a cruel generalisation to brand everyone as glory hunters.
i request u to treat us as less fortunate cousins enjoying football on the other side of the globe. cuz even our emotions are tied to the clubs we support as well. and. though i like it when man united score 4 quite often, i frankly dont give a damn if we keep winning 1 - 0.

thank you!