Category: Personal

Vibes or Co-incedence


Yesterday I was talking about my perception about marriage & why I’m delaying my marriage… For long there has never been any pressure from my parents… But today when I got up it was my father who came to me asking if I could spend some time with him… Immediately I thought it was going to be about my marriage… I’ve never seen him so dull in my life & his points were;

  • I’m getting aged and choices were getting dim…
  • They have a responsibility to full-fill…
  • He believes that a women is needed in a man’s life to be disciplined…

This was one emotional issues I’ve to handle… I know my parents have their own point of view and they want to full-fill their responsibility… But I’ve my point of view which I know they are not going to buy it…

Still I don’t know if i’m prepared for a marriage… I’m not sure if I can full-fill the responsibility as a husband or a father as I’m so irresponsible… Also I enjoy being irresponsible and still not having the feel of getting married…

Now it is time to make a call if I must fall for my parents emotions or live the life I like…

Citibank thinks they are too smart


We get complicent because of technology & couple of goodwill moves… This is what I had to experience with Citibank… I was a prowd account owner of Citibank because they made my bank online without any hassele even when Online Banking penetration was at a nasent stage…

I trusted them for their process & technology edge… I registered for mobile & email alerts for all transactions… Since I use to get those alerts I took them for granted with the trust I had on them…

A week back I transferred for one of my EMI which goes through Citibank… I promptly received an alert on mobile & email… This NEFT happened within 3 hours from transfering from another bank… I got surprised and I logged in to check if that was right…

Then I was in for another big surprise there was some charge for Rs.250/ + taxes for some charges…  This was deducted from the EMI money I transferred & my account fell 100 bucks short of required balance…

Now my question is?

  • What would have happened if I had not checked it.?
  • Are banks charges not applicable for  charges?

Such taking for granted attitude of banks upsets me… If I had not checked my Online Banking site accidentally I had to loose on;

  • Bounce Charge from both the banks.
  • A Black mark on my credibility.

Is that what I have to bare for trusting a leading bank in the world? Anyways it is time to be tentative and do the basics right even when we trust an entity.

Jokes that made rounds during Primary Education Days


Had a lot of time this Sunday & was thinking about the silly & stupid jokes which we use to ROFL…

Plot: There were three friends NOBODY, SOMEBODY & ANYBODY… In an argument Nobody kills Somebody which was witnessed by Anybody… Anybody calls Police to complain…

Anybody: Nobody killed Somebody…
Police: Non-sense what is your name?
Anybody: My name is Anybody…
Police: Grrrrrr

Plot: There were two birds two’s more & one’s more… A hunter kills Two’s more…

Story Teller: Now which bird is alive??
Listener: One’s more…
Story Teller:  There were two birds two’s more & one’s more… A hunter kills Two’s more…

Loop continues…

I’m a Monkey as per Chinese Zodiac


The Monkey is the sign of the inventor, the improviser and the motivator in the Chinese Zodiac. They are clever, flexible and innovative. They can master anything under the sun and they usually have an aptitude for being good linguists.

No challenge is too great for them and the Monkey will be successful at whatever he chooses to do. They like to help and advise people. They can make for successful businessmen, politician and business figures.

They are a bit lazy in nature and sometimes neglect major issues of life. On the negative side, they have an inborn superiority complex!

Famous people born under the sign: Walter Matthau, Edward Kennedy, Mick Jagger, Duchess of Windsor, Nelson Rockfeller

2011 for the Monkey: The monkeys should prep themselves for a creative year. Staying on top will need you to give your best. And you are ready to push the envelope on both execution and ideas.

Some of you may have to be open to certain constructive criticism which will eventually lead to you understanding your product/venture better allowing you to experiment with new thought patterns and more. Success is yours for the taking especially if involved in media, entertainment and television towards June-July.

Balance in every area, adapting to a healthier lifestyle and keeping your word will become your mantra towards October resulting in a calmer day to say routine. Money matters stay upbeat especially as lucrative investments pay off.

The single find someone attractive and do what it takes to bring him/her in their life. Follow your heart and wedding bells will ring in Jan 2012 keeping you smiling.

Tip of the year: Brilliance in your ideas will need brilliance on the drawing board to make your dreams come true.

Wonder Day at CCS


After a very long time I’ve seen CCS office this calm… Most of the folks were in clients office, no client visits and no meetings… Though this is not an encouraging sign & I don’t wish such environment… It is nice to be like that once a while where in we find time to shake hands with colleagues, spend some personal time with them & plans for productive things…

It was like good old starting days where we goto office work for hours only to find that we have worked for 8 continues hours… Like wise I realized that it was 8 o clock in the night and was in no mood to leave the office because of the productivity in the work & the peaceful environment…

Again it was nice to drop Bala at his home and returned back home with lot of Job Satisfaction…

An Argument of Ideology


India is a Land of diverse cultures based on Religion & Linguist… Though my Ideology favors my religion I look at the greater interest of my country… I’m not in favor of suppressing any religion nor be suppressed… But I was surprised to see someone in my age group who was Ideologically connected to my mother tongue…

Though he was cool & composed in argument unlike me… He was very strong in his belief… He has put his country behind his ideology… Though I was disturbed by that attitude it gave me more insights about effects of polarization done by some fringe elements…

Being a Tamalian I just pitied the case of Sri Lankan tamils and I assumed that was a micro affair because the loss of LTTE disn’t create a big impact on us… Also I was happy that there was no big issue created by Muslims when the Babri verdict was given…

I thought we have become mature as a country in spite of differences we have… But when someone close to me who wants to Leave this country because it is not doing anything to his men… He went to the fact telling he was willing to be a 3rd rated citizen in a foreign country than here…

His concerns are;

  • North Indians ignore death of fisherman by Sri Lankan navy because they are tamils.
  • Lots of Sri Lankan tamils are still tortured.
  • Lanka is in the verge of ethnic cleansing.

My only answer is I was never been treated like a 2nd class citizen by this country… Our home minister is a Tamilian… Infact for more than 2 decade Tamil Nadu had major chunk of portfolio in the Central Governments… Sri Lankan issue or Tamil Fisherman issue is not handled well must be accepted… But we must remember we have greater say in the central cabinet(DMK)… So, the truth is fellow are corrupt and they are not working for the cause of our brothers… If we ourselves ignore the cause of our own people tamilians… It is not reasonable blaming someone who is not linked to us in terms of language…

Though I was not convinced by my friends argument… He was not in a mindset of accept mine either… So, we decided to stop this without any conclusion…

Moral: Changing ones ideology is a difficult task or it is impossible…

Fear Supersedes Passion


In recent times I’m approached by lots of youngsters who have zeal for entrepreneurship… They have wonderful ideas and some even have good execution plan… But what is common with all the folks is the dreaded word “Fear of Failure”… They approach me asking me to help them in execution… In simple terms it is their idea where is I’ve to;

  • Invest in project…
  • Create, Build & manage a team…
  • Manage and align all the stakeholders…
  • Market it to end user…

What all I can get in return is their support from outside… Meaning they wont quit their job & they will keep giving their thoughts… They quit and join me when everything is set and company comes to a comfortable position…

In simple words they want some third person to take the risk and they will share the benefits once the project is a success… If it fails they don’t have anything to loose other than some time they spend on meetings & fringe jobs they do…

The reasons they have for not quitting their job immediately is;

  • They have commitments (at the age of 24 & they assume they will be out of commitment at 34)…
  • They have to gain some expertise & experience…
  • They don’t have sufficient capital…

For all those gentleman I’ve a simple answer… I’m not stupid… If your Fear Supersedes your Passion it your problem… I’ve no obligation to baby sit you for your success…

All I can tell is you are not an entrepreneur material because you don’t have traits such as;

  • Guts
  • Enjoying Failures
  • Fire in your A$$

Finally I’m sure you can’t become an entrepreneur until you change your attitude…

Dutching – The way ahead


This time I’ve never written or blogged about new year resolution owing to my previous year track record(Yes, i never succeeded in any one of the resolutions)… But something I wanted to do this year is to control my expense… I started believing in the concept Money Saved is Money Earned…

So, I decided to settle for freebie’s, discounts & get out with friends only when they Dutch… After that resolution I went out with friends to Mahabalipuram & to the movie Dhobi Ghat on 26th… After a long time or for the first time I’ve been outing with friends where expenses were dutch’ed…

It was a travel of 100 KM in a day, with lunch in a hotel, a movie & dinner… Overall my share of expense was less than Rs.300… Never in my life I’ve come home by spending just 300 bucks by enjoying an entire day…

So, my dear friends hence forth be prepared to take me out only when you are ready to share the expense…

East or West Vodafone is Best


After trying Aircel & Airtel until 2004 I settled for Hutch (now Vodafine)… It all started with minor issues with Hutch & after then it has been a smooth ride… After sorting those issues I’ve only become comfortable and addict to this brand…

I keep hearing issues about Airtel & Aircel from my friends related to Billing, Signal Problem, Poor Customer service etc… I’ve never worried about anything else… If I was genuine in paying my bills promptly I’m given best of the service…

Now Mobile Number Portability getting introduced today a lot of my friends asked if I’ll try with some other operator… Though I’m happy that MNP is going to keep Mobile Operators on their toe’s… I’m not planning to shift because I’m sure Vodafone is only going to improve its standards compared to other operators… Infact I’m happy that I can bring all my employees under Vodafone CUG…

For now I’m following Vodafone…

1st Jan 2011


After having a long nap at residency I got back to my house by 4 in the evening… My mom was curious to know how I partied and it was time to narrate her the way I enjoyed the day… Then my parents had to move to a party organized in my fathers office…

Then I got a call from my friend Roshan & we thought we have to goto Ganesh temple in ECR and then to have a small get-together in our Residency room… There was huge traffic and he were late by an hour and we reached Residency by 8.45 PM…

First person to reach the place was Natraj, then came Rooban, followed by Prasad & finally by Arshet and his friend… We all had a nice interaction and we had a nice Business discussion… Finally I left the hotel by 2 AM and reached home after having a great Party & a get-together…