I have been selected for the Indian School of Business - Class of Twenty Ten. Yippie , Yippie !!
Congratulations! We are delighted to inform you that on the basis of a comprehensive and careful evaluation process, you have been offered admission into the ISB’s one year Post Graduate Programme in Management which commences on April 11, 2009.
We believe that your profile will add significant value to the diversity of backgrounds, outstanding talent and significant achievements represented by the students in our new class and also bring in a valuable perspective to our classroom discussions and international community.
After countless dings last year , this is indeed HUGE for me. I am thrilled and humbled at the same time by this news. The feeling is slowly sinking in. I have been flying since the last 9 days . And i will continue to fly for some more time . Well, why should I not ? :P
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Sir, Earth revolves around Pluto.
.... Oh I see. Very good. Go ahead.
It’s very difficult to read the minds of the recruiters. How I wish they would always tell you upfront if you are making a fool of yourselves. They always seem to agree to whatever you say. You actually don't know you did well till you get to hear the sacred "Admit" word. This is like one of those days when you would wait to hear the phone ring (old days, young kid, and new telephone at home). This is how I am feeling right now.
I am a sort of a perfectionist. I am not saying that I didn't do well after the interview. I like to think that I did well, but still, I feel that I could have been more coercive and could have added more details in my answers. But again, this is the advantage hindsight gives you *wink*.
Then there is also some sane advice "True indicator of the interview is how you felt just the moment when you are leaving the room". Having said that , I am also equally prepared to hear the damned word "Ding", just because there are lots of unknowns and variables in the equation (fellow competitors, requirements for the class etc).
Enough of the ranting, I'll get back to my book and silently wait for the phone to ring and deliever me some angelic news.
HTH!
~GNR
It’s very difficult to read the minds of the recruiters. How I wish they would always tell you upfront if you are making a fool of yourselves. They always seem to agree to whatever you say. You actually don't know you did well till you get to hear the sacred "Admit" word. This is like one of those days when you would wait to hear the phone ring (old days, young kid, and new telephone at home). This is how I am feeling right now.
I am a sort of a perfectionist. I am not saying that I didn't do well after the interview. I like to think that I did well, but still, I feel that I could have been more coercive and could have added more details in my answers. But again, this is the advantage hindsight gives you *wink*.
Then there is also some sane advice "True indicator of the interview is how you felt just the moment when you are leaving the room". Having said that , I am also equally prepared to hear the damned word "Ding", just because there are lots of unknowns and variables in the equation (fellow competitors, requirements for the class etc).
Enough of the ranting, I'll get back to my book and silently wait for the phone to ring and deliever me some angelic news.
HTH!
~GNR
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Few things I yearn for
1. Gain admission into a top b-school. Learn how to structure my thoughts better.
2. Not depend too much on people. I am working on it and I think I am getting better.
3. Read lots and lots of books. I used to be an avid reader centuries back. Want to get back to that again.
4. Guitar.Need to find a teacher with a non-commercial attitude. I was disappointed twice on this front.
5. Dance. Have taken the first step in this direction :)
6. Earn one crore through investing in the stock market. Very ambitious,huh ?
7. Get a CFA degree.I am not pro-fin;neither am I anti-fin. But, this exam seems challenging, hence fun.
8. Teaching. Don't have any plans of how to achieve this, but I know , someday I will.
9. Revisit this list continuously and keep checking the progress!
2. Not depend too much on people. I am working on it and I think I am getting better.
3. Read lots and lots of books. I used to be an avid reader centuries back. Want to get back to that again.
4. Guitar.Need to find a teacher with a non-commercial attitude. I was disappointed twice on this front.
5. Dance. Have taken the first step in this direction :)
6. Earn one crore through investing in the stock market. Very ambitious,huh ?
7. Get a CFA degree.I am not pro-fin;neither am I anti-fin. But, this exam seems challenging, hence fun.
8. Teaching. Don't have any plans of how to achieve this, but I know , someday I will.
9. Revisit this list continuously and keep checking the progress!
Bold Moves in Tough Times
Talk by Willie Walsh, CEO, British Airways.
Date: 23rd Jan,2009.
Venue: ISB,Hyderabad.
Boy, Has the talk got me completely involved, and let me put the interview in the backdrop?
Boy, Did I just realize that becoming a CEO takes more than just a MBA degree?
It was a thrilling experience to be sitting along with vibrant ISB class of 2009 and few professors from ISB. Even more thrilling and inspiring was to listen to Willie talk about British Airways,current economic scenario,staff-cuts,alternate fuel options,and how he sees technology as a friend than a folly(especially internet and Teleconferencing which initially threatened to reduce the travel numbers). He expressed his irony on the fact that an industry such as airlines which has facilitated globalization is not being able to participate in it completely, given the strict regulations in countries(esp India). But I am sure that the govt has the required expertise and data to take the call and ensure appropriate action on this front.
And what is more interesting to see was Willie's clarity of thought and the subtle use of humour to put his thoughts across in a public forum.
I sincerely hope that I get more doses like these in the future.
~ GNR
Date: 23rd Jan,2009.
Venue: ISB,Hyderabad.
Boy, Has the talk got me completely involved, and let me put the interview in the backdrop?
Boy, Did I just realize that becoming a CEO takes more than just a MBA degree?
It was a thrilling experience to be sitting along with vibrant ISB class of 2009 and few professors from ISB. Even more thrilling and inspiring was to listen to Willie talk about British Airways,current economic scenario,staff-cuts,alternate fuel options,and how he sees technology as a friend than a folly(especially internet and Teleconferencing which initially threatened to reduce the travel numbers). He expressed his irony on the fact that an industry such as airlines which has facilitated globalization is not being able to participate in it completely, given the strict regulations in countries(esp India). But I am sure that the govt has the required expertise and data to take the call and ensure appropriate action on this front.
And what is more interesting to see was Willie's clarity of thought and the subtle use of humour to put his thoughts across in a public forum.
I sincerely hope that I get more doses like these in the future.
~ GNR
Monday, January 26, 2009
ISB interview experience
Date: January 23rd,2009
My interview was scheduled at 4:00 PM, but I was present in the campus by 2:40 PM and I promptly visited my friend at ISB and spent some time chatting with him. I was suited-up and was feeling totally confident and tensed at the same time. The butterfly effect :)
Then went to the admissions cell at 3:30 PM and was given the word "moment" and was asked to write an essay of 100 words on it.
Then I was called inside the interview room. I was interviewed by Ms. Hema and Mr. Vikram from the ISB admissions committee.
Hema(H) , Vikram (V) and Yours Truly (ME).
I enter the room, handshakes and formal introductions.
V: Are you from Andhra ?
Me: Yes sir, my parents live in hyderabad, not so far from the ISB campus :) . But i have been making a living in Bangalore since 5 years.
V gives out a smile.
V: So Nagi, Do you think Saina will win the next olympics ?
ME: Sir, I have seen her play in the last olympics. She no doubt is mighty talented, but she also has to improve on her weakness. I could see that by the 2nd game she was tired and was giving away points rather than the opponent winning them. So, if she is able to work on it, which i am sure she is , she stands a good chance to win the next olympics.
Nods by V and H.
V: Do you use a samsung phone ?
Me: Yes sir.
V: Is it because you work for samsung, you are using this phone?
Me: Slight smile. Sir, I have been using samsung phone since a long time.
At this point, Hema takes over.
H: Who has the highest share of phones in indian market?
Me: Maam, its Nokia.
H: Can you tell us why Nokia is #1 today?
Me: I was prepared for this one. Spoke about Nokia's tie ups with distribution partners(and Nokia priority dealer shops), focus on low-cost mobiles(like 1100,3310,3315) and india's mobile kick-off in 2003(introduction of CDMA and CPP regime,incoming call made free).
Lots of cross-questioning. I think i have fielded them well. Somewhere in between, I mentioned that a new music player or a new camera is not the next thing in mobile business. Its going to be "social connectedness". Also, discussion came to samsung's Omnia phone and the aamir khan ad in the TV.
Nods from both V and H.
H: So, what was samsung doing all this while?
Me: Spoke about samsung's strategic focus on high-end mobiles in the early 2000's and giving the initial lead to Nokia. Now, samsung has realized this and entered the low-cost mobile game.
H: So Nagi. Imagine you are the head of samsung, wat would u do to attack the indian market ?
Initially I didn't understand the question properly. Politely asked her to repeat the question again, for which she took an anology of badminton. She told her to imagine it like a badminton game, where you know you are already one game down, and u know the competitor's strengths, advantages. What is your go-ahead strategy.
I mildly smiled at the anology. But internally I was stumped at this one. I didn't expect this.
Me: Its a tough situation and unfortunately there's no one-size-fits-all solution for this.
I would look at it in a more segmented fashion. I would divide the market into rural and non-rural.
For the rural market, since the users would use the mobile for mostly voice calls and hardly any SMS, I would remove the all the features from the phone(like player, camera etc) and would reduce on the cost. Also, looking at the geography of the villages (villages are interspersed and each village typically has some 500-600 families on average), I would also focus on the marketing and advertising,by employing people with local language skills.
For the non-rural market, told them that people would definitely buy a phone with good features when provided at a low cost. Told them about the "Android" platform about google. Also, referred to the "social connectedness" aspect of it. Also mentioned about the first mover advantage in such a market.
V: Is there any phone with "Android" platform?
Me : Yes sir, there's already a phone(G1) from HTC for T-Mobile. Told them that a million units have been sold in one month. This substantiated the early mover advantage in my previous answer.
Nods from H and V. Both look convinced.
H: So Nagi. Tell us about your Consultancy work?
Me: Told them that I do business development role for a PR company. Told them that i talk to clients, develop sales pitches for the clients.
H: What exactly do you do in the sales pitch?
Me: Told them about the nature of the diplomatic talk involved.
H looked convinced.
At this point, I thought of mentioning ITC e-choupal initiative for the rural market in india. Thought of mentioning this, but didn't . Didn't want to disturb the flow of the conversation. But this definitely would have added value to my answer. So, should I be rejected, I seriously hope that the answer for the CEO question doesn't contribute to that. Otherwise, I would be always be cursing for not getting this point into the discussion.
H: Post ISB?
Me: Told my well-rehearsed answer :)
H: Do you have any questions for us?
Me: Mentioned about the bidding process and expressed my concern of not being able to get an elective of my choice.
H and V: Explained about the rationale behind the process which is in place and told me that 95% of the people get the course of their choice.
H: There's a class going on in Max Lecture Hall. Please attend that if you don't have any other plans.
Me: Sure Maa'm. I would be delighted.
Handshakes and bye-bye's.
Just before leaving V asked me whether I still play badminton. I said Yessir, I do and left the room.
I don't know time flied(40 mins). I was left with a pleasant feeling after the interview.
Next post on the class experience :-)
My interview was scheduled at 4:00 PM, but I was present in the campus by 2:40 PM and I promptly visited my friend at ISB and spent some time chatting with him. I was suited-up and was feeling totally confident and tensed at the same time. The butterfly effect :)
Then went to the admissions cell at 3:30 PM and was given the word "moment" and was asked to write an essay of 100 words on it.
Then I was called inside the interview room. I was interviewed by Ms. Hema and Mr. Vikram from the ISB admissions committee.
Hema(H) , Vikram (V) and Yours Truly (ME).
I enter the room, handshakes and formal introductions.
V: Are you from Andhra ?
Me: Yes sir, my parents live in hyderabad, not so far from the ISB campus :) . But i have been making a living in Bangalore since 5 years.
V gives out a smile.
V: So Nagi, Do you think Saina will win the next olympics ?
ME: Sir, I have seen her play in the last olympics. She no doubt is mighty talented, but she also has to improve on her weakness. I could see that by the 2nd game she was tired and was giving away points rather than the opponent winning them. So, if she is able to work on it, which i am sure she is , she stands a good chance to win the next olympics.
Nods by V and H.
V: Do you use a samsung phone ?
Me: Yes sir.
V: Is it because you work for samsung, you are using this phone?
Me: Slight smile. Sir, I have been using samsung phone since a long time.
At this point, Hema takes over.
H: Who has the highest share of phones in indian market?
Me: Maam, its Nokia.
H: Can you tell us why Nokia is #1 today?
Me: I was prepared for this one. Spoke about Nokia's tie ups with distribution partners(and Nokia priority dealer shops), focus on low-cost mobiles(like 1100,3310,3315) and india's mobile kick-off in 2003(introduction of CDMA and CPP regime,incoming call made free).
Lots of cross-questioning. I think i have fielded them well. Somewhere in between, I mentioned that a new music player or a new camera is not the next thing in mobile business. Its going to be "social connectedness". Also, discussion came to samsung's Omnia phone and the aamir khan ad in the TV.
Nods from both V and H.
H: So, what was samsung doing all this while?
Me: Spoke about samsung's strategic focus on high-end mobiles in the early 2000's and giving the initial lead to Nokia. Now, samsung has realized this and entered the low-cost mobile game.
H: So Nagi. Imagine you are the head of samsung, wat would u do to attack the indian market ?
Initially I didn't understand the question properly. Politely asked her to repeat the question again, for which she took an anology of badminton. She told her to imagine it like a badminton game, where you know you are already one game down, and u know the competitor's strengths, advantages. What is your go-ahead strategy.
I mildly smiled at the anology. But internally I was stumped at this one. I didn't expect this.
Me: Its a tough situation and unfortunately there's no one-size-fits-all solution for this.
I would look at it in a more segmented fashion. I would divide the market into rural and non-rural.
For the rural market, since the users would use the mobile for mostly voice calls and hardly any SMS, I would remove the all the features from the phone(like player, camera etc) and would reduce on the cost. Also, looking at the geography of the villages (villages are interspersed and each village typically has some 500-600 families on average), I would also focus on the marketing and advertising,by employing people with local language skills.
For the non-rural market, told them that people would definitely buy a phone with good features when provided at a low cost. Told them about the "Android" platform about google. Also, referred to the "social connectedness" aspect of it. Also mentioned about the first mover advantage in such a market.
V: Is there any phone with "Android" platform?
Me : Yes sir, there's already a phone(G1) from HTC for T-Mobile. Told them that a million units have been sold in one month. This substantiated the early mover advantage in my previous answer.
Nods from H and V. Both look convinced.
H: So Nagi. Tell us about your Consultancy work?
Me: Told them that I do business development role for a PR company. Told them that i talk to clients, develop sales pitches for the clients.
H: What exactly do you do in the sales pitch?
Me: Told them about the nature of the diplomatic talk involved.
H looked convinced.
At this point, I thought of mentioning ITC e-choupal initiative for the rural market in india. Thought of mentioning this, but didn't . Didn't want to disturb the flow of the conversation. But this definitely would have added value to my answer. So, should I be rejected, I seriously hope that the answer for the CEO question doesn't contribute to that. Otherwise, I would be always be cursing for not getting this point into the discussion.
H: Post ISB?
Me: Told my well-rehearsed answer :)
H: Do you have any questions for us?
Me: Mentioned about the bidding process and expressed my concern of not being able to get an elective of my choice.
H and V: Explained about the rationale behind the process which is in place and told me that 95% of the people get the course of their choice.
H: There's a class going on in Max Lecture Hall. Please attend that if you don't have any other plans.
Me: Sure Maa'm. I would be delighted.
Handshakes and bye-bye's.
Just before leaving V asked me whether I still play badminton. I said Yessir, I do and left the room.
I don't know time flied(40 mins). I was left with a pleasant feeling after the interview.
Next post on the class experience :-)
Monday, January 19, 2009
Dichotomies in life.
As I get older(if not wiser), my perspective of viewing life changes and it become increasingly clear to me that our lives are mere vapours and it solely depends on the purview of perception at that point of time.
So, the point here is how to take a step back and take a look at a situation in its entirety. I believe this would be absolutely essential to make sound and sane judgments. This point is also the underlying principle for many managers ( aka MBA's) in their decision making process. Given a problem, and a limited set of resources, take a path which seems more apt at that point of time. Even if it means, the same guy can criticize his own decisions later on. The advantage of hindsight :-)
Now coming back to the dichotomy thing.
The dichotomy that seems amusing to me is that I look at a photo in which I was a 16 year old boy and think that I looked cute when in fact I thought that I was looking like a pig back then.
Today,after putting on a lot of weight, I look at myself in the mirror and think "Hey! I am not looking bad!".
That's the dichotomy of my life right now.
Cheers,
Nagi
PS: After writing this post, I have come to the conclusion that I have not at all done justice for a topic which is an intrinsic element of human nature. I'll come back and rewrite this post. Promise.
So, the point here is how to take a step back and take a look at a situation in its entirety. I believe this would be absolutely essential to make sound and sane judgments. This point is also the underlying principle for many managers ( aka MBA's) in their decision making process. Given a problem, and a limited set of resources, take a path which seems more apt at that point of time. Even if it means, the same guy can criticize his own decisions later on. The advantage of hindsight :-)
Now coming back to the dichotomy thing.
The dichotomy that seems amusing to me is that I look at a photo in which I was a 16 year old boy and think that I looked cute when in fact I thought that I was looking like a pig back then.
Today,after putting on a lot of weight, I look at myself in the mirror and think "Hey! I am not looking bad!".
That's the dichotomy of my life right now.
Cheers,
Nagi
PS: After writing this post, I have come to the conclusion that I have not at all done justice for a topic which is an intrinsic element of human nature. I'll come back and rewrite this post. Promise.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
The stillness of solitude
So, this is what solitude gives you..stillness.
Calm on the outside, yet thoughts racing across times and events.
Frenzied mind wandering between things of the past and plans for the future.
This is what solitude gives you..stillness.
Darkness engulfs you, yet your day is brightened by those very thoughts.
Friends surround you, yet all you manage is to get lost in those very thoughts.
This is what solitude gives you..stillness.
Simple pleasures of life up for the takings, yet a wry smile is your best reaction.
Recognizing that love is the greatest feeling, yet the most cruelest.
This is what solitude gives you..stillness.
Feeling how easily things could have gone right, when they have gone wrong.
Realizing that life is so damn simple, when it is so damn complicated.
This is what solitude gives you..stillness.
~GNR
Calm on the outside, yet thoughts racing across times and events.
Frenzied mind wandering between things of the past and plans for the future.
This is what solitude gives you..stillness.
Darkness engulfs you, yet your day is brightened by those very thoughts.
Friends surround you, yet all you manage is to get lost in those very thoughts.
This is what solitude gives you..stillness.
Simple pleasures of life up for the takings, yet a wry smile is your best reaction.
Recognizing that love is the greatest feeling, yet the most cruelest.
This is what solitude gives you..stillness.
Feeling how easily things could have gone right, when they have gone wrong.
Realizing that life is so damn simple, when it is so damn complicated.
This is what solitude gives you..stillness.
~GNR
Friday, December 26, 2008
Random Thoughts
So this is where we end up.
Amidst nowhere, and everywhere.
So this is how we end up.
Amidst nothing, and everything.
They say,don't talk about you anymore, and i'll be fine.
But, I lay awake in this cold November night.
They say don't think about you and i'll be fine.
But, I am kept alive with your memories this cold November night.
They say, fight all your might and i'll be fine.
But, all fight goes in vain this cold November night.
I think about you and get that inexplicable freshness in me.
Yet, the very next moment your thoughts torment me.
I run far far away into the woods, but why does the ghost of you never leaves me?
Why does a part of me still says you and me were meant to be one?
PS: Written on Nov , 3rd 2008.
These are random pieces of thoughts collected over the entire day.
Amidst nowhere, and everywhere.
So this is how we end up.
Amidst nothing, and everything.
They say,don't talk about you anymore, and i'll be fine.
But, I lay awake in this cold November night.
They say don't think about you and i'll be fine.
But, I am kept alive with your memories this cold November night.
They say, fight all your might and i'll be fine.
But, all fight goes in vain this cold November night.
I think about you and get that inexplicable freshness in me.
Yet, the very next moment your thoughts torment me.
I run far far away into the woods, but why does the ghost of you never leaves me?
Why does a part of me still says you and me were meant to be one?
PS: Written on Nov , 3rd 2008.
These are random pieces of thoughts collected over the entire day.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Women.
Some one rightly said "Ah, women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent" (Some one = Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche). I have been one among the unfortunate few who has'nt been in the company of too many woman. I am also one among the many losers who console themselves with the "I haven't met the right person" kind of talk..
When I heard the statement sometime back, I laughed at it. How can someone impact your life so deeply? But then I have come to realize that it is indeed possible. But the big factor for this impact is actually YOU. Yes, you heard it right. Its your own mind. I have been out of my previous relationship around 7 months back and now I feel I am in a great shape.I know about myself a lot better now. It feels great to be embracing life. Infact, more greedier than ever to make up for the lost time.
Now,the question that pops out of my 'rational' mind is , "Why did it take as long as 7 months?", "Why did I let someone effect me?". For that I have no answer. Neither I expect the answer to be revealed to me sometime soon. I have been through a lot of pep-talk ranging from the hedonic "Women are like local trains, you miss one. You get another one" to inspirational "Pursue it if you are truly interested" to the platonic "Let her free. If she is truly yours, she will come back". But trust me , none of this helps when you are really really down. Once again, the hero is YOU. Its in your own mind to perceive things in the right sense.
I now know that she has never loved me. Did i say so? NO. The lens of hindsight said so. She wouldn't have behaved the way she did, nor would've said the words she said if it was the other way around. It was one of a relationship that was never meant to be. What remains now are the deep etches on your psyche, more commonly called as 'memories'. I guess this post is turning out into more of a cry-baby "Oh No! I lost my girl" thingy. Forgive me for that, but that is not what I intend to do. So, I'll end the ranting here.
"cliched" as it may sound, I am still waiting for the right person to come along...and make my heart skip a beat(or two!). So, what am I going to do about it? Am I going to wait extra-time at the coffee machine, just that someone comes along and i can pick up a conversation? Or rather, am I going to ping random people on the social-networking sites and ask for dates? NO. I am going to go-ahead in my usual way,chin up, having no regrets about the past and looking dreamily ahead at the future and embrace life the way it should be embraced. I don't know if I will ever find the 'right person'. But I know this. Life is Beautiful.
When I heard the statement sometime back, I laughed at it. How can someone impact your life so deeply? But then I have come to realize that it is indeed possible. But the big factor for this impact is actually YOU. Yes, you heard it right. Its your own mind. I have been out of my previous relationship around 7 months back and now I feel I am in a great shape.I know about myself a lot better now. It feels great to be embracing life. Infact, more greedier than ever to make up for the lost time.
Now,the question that pops out of my 'rational' mind is , "Why did it take as long as 7 months?", "Why did I let someone effect me?". For that I have no answer. Neither I expect the answer to be revealed to me sometime soon. I have been through a lot of pep-talk ranging from the hedonic "Women are like local trains, you miss one. You get another one" to inspirational "Pursue it if you are truly interested" to the platonic "Let her free. If she is truly yours, she will come back". But trust me , none of this helps when you are really really down. Once again, the hero is YOU. Its in your own mind to perceive things in the right sense.
I now know that she has never loved me. Did i say so? NO. The lens of hindsight said so. She wouldn't have behaved the way she did, nor would've said the words she said if it was the other way around. It was one of a relationship that was never meant to be. What remains now are the deep etches on your psyche, more commonly called as 'memories'. I guess this post is turning out into more of a cry-baby "Oh No! I lost my girl" thingy. Forgive me for that, but that is not what I intend to do. So, I'll end the ranting here.
"cliched" as it may sound, I am still waiting for the right person to come along...and make my heart skip a beat(or two!). So, what am I going to do about it? Am I going to wait extra-time at the coffee machine, just that someone comes along and i can pick up a conversation? Or rather, am I going to ping random people on the social-networking sites and ask for dates? NO. I am going to go-ahead in my usual way,chin up, having no regrets about the past and looking dreamily ahead at the future and embrace life the way it should be embraced. I don't know if I will ever find the 'right person'. But I know this. Life is Beautiful.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Well, Pappu might dance; Hippopotamus can't.
First things first. Did i spell the hippo thing right ? I know that dance is way to express your state of mind and all that blah blah. But right now the situation with your boy is something like this.Your boy, all excited and all elated, goes to some dance practice and returns with disappointment written all over his face. So, yeah, you got it right. Hippo is me in this story.
I know that this is the first time I have done something like this and i am not supposed to be feel low, and i am supposed to take positives from it..that i have atleast given a try. But in my heart of hearts i know that this is just the beginning. I know i have the musical sense in me, its just getting conditioned to the tune and swinging to the rhythm. And i also know that expecting myself to perform in a theme dance , and pushing myself to synchronize with extremely conditioned dancers is a herculean task. Especially for a first timer like me. So, promptly after the first try , with the intention of not spoiling the group's rhythm, I quit. But this is just a good start for the dancer in me.
So, let the swinging and tapping rule the roost !!!
I know that this is the first time I have done something like this and i am not supposed to be feel low, and i am supposed to take positives from it..that i have atleast given a try. But in my heart of hearts i know that this is just the beginning. I know i have the musical sense in me, its just getting conditioned to the tune and swinging to the rhythm. And i also know that expecting myself to perform in a theme dance , and pushing myself to synchronize with extremely conditioned dancers is a herculean task. Especially for a first timer like me. So, promptly after the first try , with the intention of not spoiling the group's rhythm, I quit. But this is just a good start for the dancer in me.
So, let the swinging and tapping rule the roost !!!
Saturday, November 01, 2008
This cannot happen to me!
How should one react when "this cannot happen to me" happens to them?
I came across this thought as i was following the overman in "Thus spoke Zarathustra". The very thought of how an ideal man should / would react given such uncanny situations is what makes me curious. At this point i know this is very subjective , depends from situation to situation and also from person to person. But still i delve more into the book with more vigor and enthusiasm, convinced of a potential failure , for it rare that you find failure is more gratifying than success.
Shall i find the answer in this book or rather shall i be able to comprehend the truth. Only time will tell.
~GNR
I came across this thought as i was following the overman in "Thus spoke Zarathustra". The very thought of how an ideal man should / would react given such uncanny situations is what makes me curious. At this point i know this is very subjective , depends from situation to situation and also from person to person. But still i delve more into the book with more vigor and enthusiasm, convinced of a potential failure , for it rare that you find failure is more gratifying than success.
Shall i find the answer in this book or rather shall i be able to comprehend the truth. Only time will tell.
~GNR
Monday, October 20, 2008
In search of a memory
At this point of time, i take a pause. And a deep breath. I whirl into a vortex of retrospection.
Six months, have passed in a flash and now i am left in a deafening silence. Time has passed without even making a whooshing sound. A semblance of reality. But has left behind loads of memories. Some sweet. Some bitter.
Friends call it the epitome of passiveness and lethargy.But there is a thin line between hope and helplessness.
Some call it "inevitability".
I call it "life".
~GNR
Six months, have passed in a flash and now i am left in a deafening silence. Time has passed without even making a whooshing sound. A semblance of reality. But has left behind loads of memories. Some sweet. Some bitter.
Friends call it the epitome of passiveness and lethargy.But there is a thin line between hope and helplessness.
Some call it "inevitability".
I call it "life".
~GNR
Monday, January 08, 2007
2006 in a Nut shell
Imagine leaving a monkey alone in a cage along with many other fellow monkeys.Now, our monkey tries to talk with the fellow monkeys and get tired of talking . Now, our monkey gets restless and finds a new tree or branch and practices some new somersaults and flips.Eventually the monkey becomes restless again.Right now, 23 year old me is waiting for my flight from Frankfurt to Bangalore which is 2 hrs away and as you would have rightly guessed i am quite restless now. Instead of watching my restless fellow passengers and get more restless, i decided to do the following post.Since i am lucky right now to have a laptop, i am typing this post rather than writing this in a piece of paper.Had i not had this laptop, i would have used the paper option (ofcourse for writing you dirty minds !).
Anyway,here it goes...
~31st Dec 2005 ---> Hiking the whole day to reach Tadiandamol,coorg. Welcomed 2006 from top of the peak with friends.Amazing experience.
~Restarted badminton after a hiatus of almost 2 years.Joined ECA club.Badminton is almost a life changing event that happened this year.Now i am playing with people whom i played and lost against in South Indian University Sports meet 2003-2004. Now i have a great social life going on and i am enjoying my evenings more than ever.
~One thing i want to pen down which is almost a life changing event. Yours truly has become a model. Yess!! i walked the ramp for my division as a model.
~Feb 1st week --> Hikes were declared...Not so happy with the salary and work. Had lost sense of career direction and felt a strong urge to quit samsung.Didn't take a hasty decision and i called my boss for a discussion regarding my job.He was so happy that i actually consulted him to speak out my mind.This is second time such instance happened with me where i realized that bosses feel happy that their engineers are so honest and clear regarding their role and their priorities.Result of the meeting-->promise for change of work and immediate travel within one month.
~22nd Feb to 20th May --> Rome,Italy. 1st time in a plane. Boarded the international flight , ALONE...I know this is relative, but this was a big thing for me.Work load was crazy.Literally, I was bombarded with work.2 VP's and one Senior PM were in Rome for that project.Pressure cooker situation.I guess i handled that well.First time Samsung launched mobile phone with TV for the FIFA world cup 2006.We were 2 days behind LG to get such a phone into the market.Result --> LG sold 200,000 phones in those 2 days. Samsung had to be content with the stability and performance factor and world's 2nd DVBH phone tag.Then i realized the size and the magnitude of telecom market and how time really matters :)On the personal front, i made few friends in this trip.Made a lot of one day trips to many places in Italy. Also, this was the nascent stages to hone my culinary skills. I started cooking more because of the necessity factor and later on by interest.Now, i can proudly say that i am a decent cook (except that i sometimes forget that i am cooking and as a result the item gets burnt :-) ).
~After coming from Italy,i again came back to the routine of going to office in the mornings and badminton in the evenings.Life was peaceful and i was thoroughly enjoying my hirsuteness ;)
~August 15th to August 28th --> golden days of my life. Yeah literally. Had got my hair streaked.Golden streaks :-)Then came the dreadful day August 29th when i had to cut my hair.18 months effort being cut by the ruthless barber :-)
~Oct 7th to Dec 12th --> Rome, Italy. Dec 12th to Dec 25th --> Frankfurt, GermanyThen Came the month of october when i was asked to go to rome again.I Thanked my coin throwing efforts(http://nagiunveiled.blogspot.com/2006/10/coincidence-or-by-purpose.html) and grabbed the opportunity with both hands :-) This time work load was not so much. And this time i had a nice experience, i worked in an indian restaurant(Kohinoor) as a waiter cum accountant. Thanks to lucky bhai for that !! Spent 2 months in rome and while returning had a 2 week halt in Frankfurt base camp.Compared to rome, work load was heavy,timings were strict, no german chicks in office to ogle at. Now, i know i make the base camp sound like a concentration camp in WWII, but its kinda OK.
Now, i am sitting in FF airport typing all this stuff while waiting for my flight which is 2 hrs away.The seat next to me is still vacant(both literally and symbolically).
I know this post is kinda boring,but please bear with my yesterday's sleepless night.
So,long,
~GNR
Anyway,here it goes...
~31st Dec 2005 ---> Hiking the whole day to reach Tadiandamol,coorg. Welcomed 2006 from top of the peak with friends.Amazing experience.
~Restarted badminton after a hiatus of almost 2 years.Joined ECA club.Badminton is almost a life changing event that happened this year.Now i am playing with people whom i played and lost against in South Indian University Sports meet 2003-2004. Now i have a great social life going on and i am enjoying my evenings more than ever.
~One thing i want to pen down which is almost a life changing event. Yours truly has become a model. Yess!! i walked the ramp for my division as a model.
~Feb 1st week --> Hikes were declared...Not so happy with the salary and work. Had lost sense of career direction and felt a strong urge to quit samsung.Didn't take a hasty decision and i called my boss for a discussion regarding my job.He was so happy that i actually consulted him to speak out my mind.This is second time such instance happened with me where i realized that bosses feel happy that their engineers are so honest and clear regarding their role and their priorities.Result of the meeting-->promise for change of work and immediate travel within one month.
~22nd Feb to 20th May --> Rome,Italy. 1st time in a plane. Boarded the international flight , ALONE...I know this is relative, but this was a big thing for me.Work load was crazy.Literally, I was bombarded with work.2 VP's and one Senior PM were in Rome for that project.Pressure cooker situation.I guess i handled that well.First time Samsung launched mobile phone with TV for the FIFA world cup 2006.We were 2 days behind LG to get such a phone into the market.Result --> LG sold 200,000 phones in those 2 days. Samsung had to be content with the stability and performance factor and world's 2nd DVBH phone tag.Then i realized the size and the magnitude of telecom market and how time really matters :)On the personal front, i made few friends in this trip.Made a lot of one day trips to many places in Italy. Also, this was the nascent stages to hone my culinary skills. I started cooking more because of the necessity factor and later on by interest.Now, i can proudly say that i am a decent cook (except that i sometimes forget that i am cooking and as a result the item gets burnt :-) ).
~After coming from Italy,i again came back to the routine of going to office in the mornings and badminton in the evenings.Life was peaceful and i was thoroughly enjoying my hirsuteness ;)
~August 15th to August 28th --> golden days of my life. Yeah literally. Had got my hair streaked.Golden streaks :-)Then came the dreadful day August 29th when i had to cut my hair.18 months effort being cut by the ruthless barber :-)
~Oct 7th to Dec 12th --> Rome, Italy. Dec 12th to Dec 25th --> Frankfurt, GermanyThen Came the month of october when i was asked to go to rome again.I Thanked my coin throwing efforts(http://nagiunveiled.blogspot.com/2006/10/coincidence-or-by-purpose.html) and grabbed the opportunity with both hands :-) This time work load was not so much. And this time i had a nice experience, i worked in an indian restaurant(Kohinoor) as a waiter cum accountant. Thanks to lucky bhai for that !! Spent 2 months in rome and while returning had a 2 week halt in Frankfurt base camp.Compared to rome, work load was heavy,timings were strict, no german chicks in office to ogle at. Now, i know i make the base camp sound like a concentration camp in WWII, but its kinda OK.
Now, i am sitting in FF airport typing all this stuff while waiting for my flight which is 2 hrs away.The seat next to me is still vacant(both literally and symbolically).
I know this post is kinda boring,but please bear with my yesterday's sleepless night.
So,long,
~GNR
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
That's life
There are certain situations one has to face where you feel nothing but helplessness !! Today one such situation happened to me and right now i am supposed to feel shocked and be paralyzed.But alas, i feel emptiness in me and i think of nothing....that's exactly my state now.There is nothing anybody can do to help me out of this predicament rather than empathizing with me.I know that.
I wish these type of situations never occur to me in future.But since it has anyway occured, i hope i have the courage to face the situation and deal it in a matured way. I hope i am a good son!! I hope i am a good brother!!!
There is lot of "hope" in my post now,this shows the extent of my helplessness.pccch.
Things have taken a nasty turn at home and the situation is worse.Yeah, really.
I thought of returning back to india, but my being or not being doesn't help now.Its all over and i have to face the situation as it is.Though i have accepted the situation ,I sincerely wish i had some super powers to change the past and determine the future.
My initial thought was to not publish this post, but since this is my blog and i intend to record all my thoughts truthfully , i am going ahead and posting this. I know this doesn't make sense to the readers(if any), but the point is "it is not intended to".Excuse me if you think i am AFU ( all fucked up !)
Monday, November 13, 2006
8 hours in Paris !
There is a whole new world underneath paris,which is running very very efficiently to help people commute across the city ..Yes, the metro system is amazing!! They have 14 lines running beneath the beautiful streets of paris.I wouldn't have made the most out of my 8hrs in paris(Pariche, as the italians call it), had it not been for the metro system :-) The metro life(paris home)is quite intersting...You can find a varied set of people..the africans,arabs,natives(parisians),tourists(like me amazed by the complexity and the efficiency of the system)... Train zooms past the stations, people enter, people exit..No one talks.Everybody keeps to themselves..Maybe, this is the french ishtyle !
One among the innumerable metro stations is the station "La Chapelle"...Once out of it, i was not wondering whether i was teleported to chennai :-) The shops were named "Gopal Telekom","Tamiluvari Fast Food" and the likes :-) I entered a cozy food place called "Ganesha Restaurant" and had my favourite Chicken Biryani...Although it was way below the hyderabadi standards, considering that i was 7520 km away from the nawabi place, it is okay !!! The peddlers were selling their wares inside the hotel,this was quite annoying..Other than that, the south indian(tamil) mess ambience and the desi food was quite refreshing.
I Roamed around the city covering places like Sacre Couer,Palais De L'Eysees, Grand Palais,Arch De Triomphe,Grand Arche.I was a lucky witness to the grand parade of the napolean army at the Arch De Triomphe.Finally by 5 pm i went to the Eiffel Tower.I saved the best for the end :-) Luckily,by 5 pm it was dark, and i was able to get a magnificient view of the Eiffel Tower.I felt as if the tall structure was laughing at me at my tininess, i always get this feeling whenever i see something big...Strange, but that's me ! There were atleast 300-400 people infront of me to reach the top of the tower and i quickly calculated that i couldn't make it for the return flight if i continue in the Queue.So, dropped the idea of going to the top and spent sometime in the garden infront of the Eiffel. There were lovebirds,happy families all around...Love and Happiness was all around the place..I just loved the place.It was smashing!
I had to catch a bus to go to the beauvais airport(50 miles from paris) 3 hrs before my flight departure.This was painful...But you get what you pay for ! Anyway, Ryanair runs a decent service to and fro from paris-Rome for a low fare,except that the airports are bit far from the cities.That is understood because to provide low fares, they avoid paying heavy taxes at the main airports.
Overall i had a great time in paris and i am happy being back in Rome.
~Nagi
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Coincidence or by purpose ?
Well, i rarely believe in superstitions and things like that, but certain things happened lately that forced me into thinking in the other direction. Well it may be purely coincidental, but it is the sequence of these things that amaze me.
My "Today's fortune" in orkut for 5th october read "You will travel far and wide both for business and pleasure" and poof !! 2 days later, i am in roma :-)
I remember the last time i was in rome(22nd february,2006<->21st may 2006), i did a little coin throwing thing in the famous Fontana de Trevi in rome.Well according to the popular belief of italians, people who throw coins with their right hand over their left shoulders shall again return to Italy.And indeed here i am in Italia.
Certain swamiji in hyderabad saw my sister's kundali and clearly elucidated her past and future exactly as it is.Though i definitely belong to the school of thought that how can the spatial position of certain planets decide the happenings in the lives of people residing in a certain X3/A4 type planet earth. The above description of earth is picked up by me from some movie which indicates the vastness of the universe. I guess i am digressing from the theme of this post.The accurateness of the swamiji's forecast amazed me the most who elucidated the happenings of my sister's life with utmost perspicacity.
Okay now that you have come this far without getting bored, i will let you in on a little secret !!! The legend of the coin throwing in Trevi fountain is that if you throw one coin, you are ensured a return to Rome; two coins to get married; and three to get divorced! Well, infact i threw 2 coins into the fountain the last time !! So,it is not possible for me to show you, but you can easily guess the anticipation and the sparkle in my eyes now :-)
Whoa !! Although i still belong to the "non-believer" in planets and stars thingy, i guess for this 2 coins thing,i guess i am flexible *wink*. But for the rest of things, i prefer to treat them as Coincidence !
Keep rolling,
GNR
My "Today's fortune" in orkut for 5th october read "You will travel far and wide both for business and pleasure" and poof !! 2 days later, i am in roma :-)
I remember the last time i was in rome(22nd february,2006<->21st may 2006), i did a little coin throwing thing in the famous Fontana de Trevi in rome.Well according to the popular belief of italians, people who throw coins with their right hand over their left shoulders shall again return to Italy.And indeed here i am in Italia.
Certain swamiji in hyderabad saw my sister's kundali and clearly elucidated her past and future exactly as it is.Though i definitely belong to the school of thought that how can the spatial position of certain planets decide the happenings in the lives of people residing in a certain X3/A4 type planet earth. The above description of earth is picked up by me from some movie which indicates the vastness of the universe. I guess i am digressing from the theme of this post.The accurateness of the swamiji's forecast amazed me the most who elucidated the happenings of my sister's life with utmost perspicacity.
Okay now that you have come this far without getting bored, i will let you in on a little secret !!! The legend of the coin throwing in Trevi fountain is that if you throw one coin, you are ensured a return to Rome; two coins to get married; and three to get divorced! Well, infact i threw 2 coins into the fountain the last time !! So,it is not possible for me to show you, but you can easily guess the anticipation and the sparkle in my eyes now :-)
Whoa !! Although i still belong to the "non-believer" in planets and stars thingy, i guess for this 2 coins thing,i guess i am flexible *wink*. But for the rest of things, i prefer to treat them as Coincidence !
Keep rolling,
GNR
Monday, September 04, 2006
Dejavu
Yes, that is the word.
That is exactly what i felt today as i see freshers walking in to the conference room today in samsung,b'lore.
On June 17th, 2004, a 21yr old me walked in to the meeting room of Hughes,b'lore to be greeted by 7 others like me.I still remember the anticipation in the eyes of fresher-me and fresher-others around me.The initial enthusiasm is too difficult to be penned down.To be there in a corporate meeting room shaking hands with the director of a 150 People strong project is just an great experience for a fresher-me.Walking in the office spaces, meeting eyes of curious cubicle owners was so much fun those days.When i was recapitulating my initial work days , i have realised how fast time flies by.
2 Years. In the past two years Saddam was taken down,tsunami occured,oil prices zoomed higher and i got promoted to the position of Senior engineer :-)
In other news, today i registered myself at Max-Meuller bhavan for the forthcoming german classes.Yes, yours truly is going to learn german!
Have to get back to work, more musings later ..
BTW, welcome to my life !!
ON ON
~Nagi
That is exactly what i felt today as i see freshers walking in to the conference room today in samsung,b'lore.
On June 17th, 2004, a 21yr old me walked in to the meeting room of Hughes,b'lore to be greeted by 7 others like me.I still remember the anticipation in the eyes of fresher-me and fresher-others around me.The initial enthusiasm is too difficult to be penned down.To be there in a corporate meeting room shaking hands with the director of a 150 People strong project is just an great experience for a fresher-me.Walking in the office spaces, meeting eyes of curious cubicle owners was so much fun those days.When i was recapitulating my initial work days , i have realised how fast time flies by.
2 Years. In the past two years Saddam was taken down,tsunami occured,oil prices zoomed higher and i got promoted to the position of Senior engineer :-)
In other news, today i registered myself at Max-Meuller bhavan for the forthcoming german classes.Yes, yours truly is going to learn german!
Have to get back to work, more musings later ..
BTW, welcome to my life !!
ON ON
~Nagi
Saturday, August 26, 2006
My first One!!!
Well, i have been reading blogs for quite some time now. Finally i have decided to give my blogging-kaun-karegaa-yaar thought a break and start scribbling :-)
The sole intention of this blog is to make a note of the things happening around me and my reactions to them. Starting this blog also has the penultimate motive of giving a definite direction to my thought flow, creativity(if at all) and more importantly knowing myself.
Hurray to my frist step on planet WEB !!!
~Nagi
The sole intention of this blog is to make a note of the things happening around me and my reactions to them. Starting this blog also has the penultimate motive of giving a definite direction to my thought flow, creativity(if at all) and more importantly knowing myself.
Hurray to my frist step on planet WEB !!!
~Nagi
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