Anand: I’ll make him an offer he can’t refuse. Don can I have your Friendship?
Don Swaminathan: Friendship is everything. Friendship is more than talent. It is more than the government. It is almost the equal of family.
I ACCEPT your friendship.
Anand: Great men are not born great, they grow great. I’m honoured to be a friend of a person who has grown great.
6 years ago when his sister suddenly passed away – he quit on life. Stop working completely, cut off relationships and shut himself out from the world. Literally has done nothing for 6 years and not knowing how to get out of his despair.
He asked me for help and I said, ‘meet me half way and put in the work’…
I’m committed to this man to show him there’s a great life out there worth living and will help create an opportunity for him to get ahead.
Running thru the same despair for my ailing dad. Time to carry myself, my mother & sister out of this.
Thinking & working on ways to brink back DAD… Though there are many doors closed I don’t want to give up HOPE & keep knocking as many doors and get a solution for him…
I keep HOPE’ing;
“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.” – Albert Einstein
Eating, sleeping, reproducing, dying – every other species does it effortlessly. Why do human beings make such a fuss about it? ~Sadhguru
Anand single-handedly does a HACKATHON for http://blogs.cogzidel.com.
Finally decided to go with Bangalore, as it is 120 KM less compared to Madurai…
A short 10 min break before Pallikonda toll at CCD… Loaded myself with some caffeine..
Then enjoyed my drive & thanks to Sawme for a nice 45 min call on a not so busy stretch between Pallikonda to Krishnagiri…
From Krishnagiri onwards it is the lorry that keeps engaged & I enjoy the Zik Zak drive in this stretch…
Upon reaching Bangalore had dinner at my favourite Hotel Upahara at Gottegere & then reached home by 10.45 PM on 12 Feb 2014 :)…
Sitting at home and still haven’t decided if I’ve to drive to Madurai or Bangalore…
Waiting for Swami’s call to check his dates for tomorrow… It’s a one day break & should see if my visit to Madurai would be productive…
Still thinking & not sure which direction my wheels are going to zoom… Anyways waiting for another exciting drive…
Just peeped into Cafe Coffee Day’s new outlet at Mambakkam opposite to Saint-Gobain… I ordered for an Iced-Tea & the quality of drink was pathetic… It was literally an iced water…
Off-late I’ve been prodding about their fall is quality & service… I’ve even escalated thru Social Media channels…
They are taking their customers for granted & no longer they are monopoly… Already a competitor is aggressive an lets see is CCD shows any change in attitude…
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