Category: Personal

Travel To Sivakasi


It was my sister’s Thala Diwali and we had to buy come crackers… It is new because we are not known for bursting out our money on crackers… So, I was discussing about this with my friend Laxman and he immediately got a reference from his friend and we drove to Sivakasi which is 70 KM from Madurai. We started by 2.30PM & It was a pleasant one hour drive on National Highways…

Since Diwali is approaching there it was fully decorated with Crackers Depots of different Brand… We were given choice of brands and we settled for a new brand called Sony… We went to Sony depot and the people out there were very responsive and polite which i’ve never seen with Chennai vendors…

As per my mothers advice I got crackers worth Rs.5500 and we drove back to Madurai by 6 PM… We finished all our shopping in three and half hours and I was happy that my work was not spoiled because of this… Then for my curiosity I went to a cracker shop in Madurai and asked for all the items i got it from Sivakasi… I was thrilled that i got a quote for Rs.11250/- & I’m thrilled that I got good value preposition…

Laughed out HIGH


Madurai means Lots of personal time, Lots of Friends & more importantly it is CHEAP… As per my agenda for Madurai trip I finished all my office work by afternoon & then joined my friends for Lunch & an hour of casual talk in my friends fruit shop… To our surprise two gorgeous girls approached us asking for the owner… They were from RedBull to market the product and they were from Bangalore… One can imagine how Madurai folks would have reacted;

  • Eyeballs of everyone in the vicinity were at the shop(at the girls)…
  • Suddenly a bunch of local boys visited the shop to have a sip of Fresh Juice (infact a close look at the babes)…

We enjoyed the situation and we were mocking at our owner friend and when they left they came back to us and gave us a tin of RedBull.

From there we went to Swimming Pool at Pandian Hotel… It was again rejuvenating experience for eyes as there was a Bikini clad Blonde Girl swimming along with us… We were shouting, pulling down each other, played water volley ball,  started with swimming basics, then did some exercise…

Then like kids we played kicking each other, showed some gymnastics in bike, fought to get bike keys to drive it… Over all I didn’t know how time went… Got relieved from all Stress and now I feel mentally light…

I thank my friends Laxman, Satheesh & Manoj for making my day so pleasant…

Tough Traveling to Madurai


Boarding the bus was very uncertain until the last moment for folling reasons;

  • Was feeling drowsy because of Dolo650…
  • My father was late and he was unable to drop me…
  • There was an unexpected family issue (thanks to my mom for handling it all alone)…

I was not interested to travel to Madurai that day… But I didn’t want my laziness to beat my spirit and I started packing my bags 45 min before the departure of the bus… Boarded an auto 25 Min before the departure of the bus… Reached Bus Depot 5 min before departure & after getting my boarding pass immediately the bus reached the boarding point…

It was a big gamble because I decided to continue with my travel 45 min before departure and if there was any slight delay in any of my task means I’d have missed the bus…

But my real irony started on the bus because there was an old man who had disgusting looks & was stinking badly… Also I was not able to position myself properly on the seat… Within minutes this guy started snoring and that made things worst for me…

But everything happens for a reason & my consumption of Dolo650 for last 3 days made me drowsy and I slept and only got up at Madurai… If I was not sedated that day it would have become too hard for me…

Finally reached Madurai Safely & am back with a bang for the Tight Schedule…

A day at ECT Shelters Resort


Must thank Rooban for organizing a get together at Shelters Resort yesterday. He brought a bunch of his Business Development colleagues and I was thrilled because Business Development was one of my favorite area. As always it was fun to get linked with new buddies & we all got along immediately.

Totally we were 4 folks + 1 teetotaler :)… Asusual it all started formally by knowing each other and after couple of gulps we started discussing my favorite topic “Why they have not tried their hands on entrepreneurship?”… It was nice to know different reasons… But it all boiled down to Gut Factor…

Then we went out to see Shooting of some movie with all new faces… They were shooting an accident scene at ECR and immediately I got the dummy blood and applied it for some personal photo shoot… The shooting crew was polite in handling a bunch of drunken hooligans who were disturbing their shoot…

Over all it was a productive friday night.

What is my RealSelf?


It is been two years since I’m trying to find my real-self. When I look at myself after decade long career I’m not convinced with my achievements / accomplishments. Still in hunt for pursuit. What do I need? I don’t know. In this 10 years;

  • I choose a career of my like.
  • I choose hobbies of my like.
  • I choose friends of my like.
  • I choose business of my like.
  • Got parents who are very understanding & supporting.
  • Fairly independent when it comes to finances.
  • My second venture Cogzidel Consultancy Services is also picking up and moving on right path.
  • My main technology business is keeping me engaged.

But in spite of all that I’m not convinced / happy. I still keep thinking i’m missing something which I want. My friends advised me it is time to get married. But I’m sure i’m looking something for even better / bigger than marriage or a girl friend.

I must thank my friend for insisting me to watch the movie Fight Club and the Hero in the movie undergoes same problem as mine. Hero is a successful guy in his career and he buys all expensive stuff & enjoys a decent life. But in spite of that he suffers from insomnia and he starts hunting for his realself and he develops a split personality. He creates a fraternity without his knowledge.

Likewise i’m also in search of my realself and not sure how to do it. Not sure what to do and how to do? I’ve no idea. But sooner am planning to visit a buddhist monastery and lead the life of a Monk for couple of months to understand life. But my thought of this is being criticized by others. But I don’t know a method to find ones realself.

Unforgettable Events


There are many events that still lives in my memory and looks like it all happened yesterday;

  • Miss India event in with Sushmitha Sen & Aishwarya Rai contested in the year 1994.
  • Thiruda Thiruda was the first movie I watched by Bunking my Tuition during 1993.
  • Went to watch the movie Khadalan the day before my Maths Quarterly exam during 1994.
  • Cycled all round Chennai at Night with my ex-good Friend during 1995.
  • Watched the movie Ullathai Alli Thaa a day before my Common exams during 1996.
  • My first visit to Bangalore during 1997.
  • My vacation at Mangalore & Mysore during 1997.
  • 1999 New year Celebration at Bangalore.
  • My first day in College during 1997.
  • College trip to MGM Dizzy world during 1998.
  • College tour to Ooty during 1999.

All the above events happened before 2000 and it gives me a feel that I’m still living those days.

Slow day but hectic work


Normally hectic work days moves fast. But this time it was otherwise;

  • As usual replying to email and interacting with people.
  • Then worked a bit on the wired frame for the new project.
  • Dropped Dad in office.
  • Then had a conference call with a friend to get information about some green projects.
  • Then had a Board meeting with Bala after a long time.
  • Then moved for a meeting with Kavi and discussed some new plans.

Are we acting?


Yesterday didn’t plan much to spend some time with my friend. As usual i slept long and started the day by evening. Then I picked my friend and went to Marina beach and from there I took him to a Roof-top restaurant near my house.  We started a formal conversation and after gulping some pegs it became too informal.

I’ve always admired this guy for his self-confidence and enjoying his life to his fullest. He is in his early thirties and still not married. Until yesterday I thought he is pushing his marriage for the sake of his career. Even i strongly believed marriage is a stumbling block for ambitious people like us.

But I was in for a rude shock. This guy on his high confessed that he wanted to get married and he badly needs a companion. I’ve seen a lot for friends who were very desperate for marriage and they have obviously shown that in their behavior.  But this guy has never once he has shown those symptoms.

From then on I was wondering if we are all living a false life? Are we acting?

With this experience I can say we are all living with a masked face…

Chilled out for the day & a day of co-incidence


I’ve decided to take some break form my normal work and do something interesting. That is when I got a message in FaceBook from a person whom I befriended last week in the bus. He was telling me that he wanted to become an entrepreneur and wanted to spend sometime with me to understand / get some of my thoughts on Entrepreneurship. I though that would be the best thing to take a break.

Before getting ready I got another message in FaceBook from a Student. He was asking my thoughts on MBA. This guy has just completed his Under Graduation and wants to pursue his MBA immediately. He said he has not attended any campus interview to continue his studies and also his parents wants him to have a Post Graduation before he going to Job. I recommended him to work for 2 – 3 years before doing a MBA. I’ve shared as must as example as possible. But it is upto the boy to take my point and to convince his parents.

Then I was going through the success story of Mr.Ganapathy of Dosa Plaza which raised my energy. Please go through this link to read about his story “Once penniless in Mumbai, now a crorepati!”

Only then I remembered about the Success Story of another person whom I read a month back and contacted him immediately. I was glad to get a polite response form him and most probably I’d be meeting him tomorrow.

Then I picked my bus mate and spent good time with him. We were sharing our thoughts, plans and ideas. It was mutual learning and infact he had good network of friends who would be of good help for me in my business. So, it was worth the time to spend with him.

Finally when I was about to close the day I got a SMS from a new visitor to my blog;

I have come across your blog by accident. im a sri lankan tamil living in uk.keep da inspiring work sir.god bless .raj ramanan

and immediately he called me. That was very motivating and I was happy that people recognize the small success I’ve made and not it is time to work hard to sustain the success.

A nice meeting & a new friend


Today I had to give an appointment to Deutsche Bank folks because I was chased by their pre-sales caller from Mumbai for almost a week. Then as usual I was late for the meeting because my previous meeting got stretched.

I allowed this guy to talk for couple of minutes where he lists his clientele, products etc. After listening to everything I asked him;

What will they do if they get a proposal from a Startup with an idea?

He said he (the Bank) cant help them. Then I said that is where I’m positioning myself and I wanted to help those people by Seed funding them since they are denied a chance with Biggies.

Then we because close on a personal note and he was talking about his entrepreneur wife who runs a chain of Pre-Schools. I’ve never seen an husband talking that high about his wife. In fact I wanted to meet her and have an interview of her in my blog.

Then we We discussed a lot about other business models, ideas etc. Finally what started as a Business Meet ended as a Friendship Meet and would be glad to meet such energetic guys.