Had a satisfying week'end' (considering it was Sunday evening), with a bunch of my new found pals.
We met up at Cubbon Park, meandered towards a friend's place, for hot chai and then headed home after a quick dinner at a dosa place.
While most weekends would mean atleast a couple of 500s lighter on my pocket, this one was really special because it left a lingering warmth that helped me beat my Monday morning blues!
Butta at Cubbon Park - Rs 10
Cotton Candy at Cubbon Park - Rs 5
The auto fare back home - Rs 25
A great time with people I am getting closer to - Priceless!
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms) then and now
Then - CTM meant a beauty routine that I was supposed to follow every morning and night for beautiful skin.
Now - CTM is a recognition that TMI (Toastmasters International) will bestow upon me, on successful completion of 10 projects!
Then - ATM meant a machine that spewed out cash
Now - ATM is the next level that I need to aim towards, after attaining my CTM!
Here's wishing myself the best on my journey towards attaining the CTM and then the ATM 'chaapas' !
Now - CTM is a recognition that TMI (Toastmasters International) will bestow upon me, on successful completion of 10 projects!
Then - ATM meant a machine that spewed out cash
Now - ATM is the next level that I need to aim towards, after attaining my CTM!
Here's wishing myself the best on my journey towards attaining the CTM and then the ATM 'chaapas' !
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Roads or Rivers?
The skies opened up and it rained mercilessly (or so it seemed) for a little over an hour and a half.
And this is how one road in particular looked, after 45 minutes of rain, even after it had stopped raining heavily.
Paucity of funds, I guess, to create a proper drainage system or even cover manholes! Wonder where all the taxpayers’ money goes.
The Week that was….
An exciting week after a long time! The excitement started off with watching a performance of ‘Always look at the brighter side of life’ by EVAM. An hour and 10 minutes of incessant laughter J. Am eagerly waiting for the second part of the play, to be staged in September.
The excitement continued through a Townhall meeting at office. We had to put up a few cultural events at real short notice but guess what? The audience luuuuvvvvvvved the show! What was overwhelming for me was an office boy and a telephone operator telling me that I did a fantastic job MCing! It is quite common to hear feedback from the usual sources but when someone unexpected comes up and tells you he enjoyed himself thoroughly, it is a heady feeling!
Soon it was time to play a game as a part of the TGIF activities in office. We played 1 to 60, which is a test of collaboration, team work, understanding, strategizing skills etc. Our team won the event J - a lovely way to end a working week!
Come Saturday and it was time for a bloggers meet – this was the first bloggers meet I ever attended and needless to say, I look forward to more such meetings and the bar camp scheduled next weekend. It feels really nice to see people from different backgrounds, of varied interests come together and create synergy.
The skies opened up in the evening and it poured cats and dogs. But I still made it to Chowdiah Memorial Hall, albeit wet and hungry, to watch the theatre version of ‘Five Point Someone’. A brilliant rendition of Chetan Bhagat’s book, it was an evening well spent.
I hope this week continues to be exciting as well…Got to deliver my project 6, as a part of Toastmasters. Keeping my fingers crossed and hoping it goes well!
The excitement continued through a Townhall meeting at office. We had to put up a few cultural events at real short notice but guess what? The audience luuuuvvvvvvved the show! What was overwhelming for me was an office boy and a telephone operator telling me that I did a fantastic job MCing! It is quite common to hear feedback from the usual sources but when someone unexpected comes up and tells you he enjoyed himself thoroughly, it is a heady feeling!
Soon it was time to play a game as a part of the TGIF activities in office. We played 1 to 60, which is a test of collaboration, team work, understanding, strategizing skills etc. Our team won the event J - a lovely way to end a working week!
Come Saturday and it was time for a bloggers meet – this was the first bloggers meet I ever attended and needless to say, I look forward to more such meetings and the bar camp scheduled next weekend. It feels really nice to see people from different backgrounds, of varied interests come together and create synergy.
The skies opened up in the evening and it poured cats and dogs. But I still made it to Chowdiah Memorial Hall, albeit wet and hungry, to watch the theatre version of ‘Five Point Someone’. A brilliant rendition of Chetan Bhagat’s book, it was an evening well spent.
I hope this week continues to be exciting as well…Got to deliver my project 6, as a part of Toastmasters. Keeping my fingers crossed and hoping it goes well!
Sunday, July 08, 2007
The Healing Touch
Location: Forum Mall, Bangalore, India.
Main Characters: One baby around 8 months old and another close to a year
The Scene: The 8 month old baby bawling, his face red, being carried by his mother.
Enter Baby 2 – very happy about something, literally jumping in her dad’s arms, smiling away to glory.
The two babies face each other. Baby 2 reaches out to Baby 1, touches his cheek and smiles at Baby 1.
Baby 1 stops instantly crying, and a beautiful smile emerges from that tear stained face.
Baby 2 then touches Baby 1’s cheek once more, waves and exits still jumping in her dad’s arms.
Baby 1’s mom looks happy but quizzical as to what has caused a sudden change in her mood. She smiles, shrugs her shoulder and moves on.
Seems to me that Homo sapiens possess the healing touch from very early in life.
Main Characters: One baby around 8 months old and another close to a year
The Scene: The 8 month old baby bawling, his face red, being carried by his mother.
Enter Baby 2 – very happy about something, literally jumping in her dad’s arms, smiling away to glory.
The two babies face each other. Baby 2 reaches out to Baby 1, touches his cheek and smiles at Baby 1.
Baby 1 stops instantly crying, and a beautiful smile emerges from that tear stained face.
Baby 2 then touches Baby 1’s cheek once more, waves and exits still jumping in her dad’s arms.
Baby 1’s mom looks happy but quizzical as to what has caused a sudden change in her mood. She smiles, shrugs her shoulder and moves on.
Seems to me that Homo sapiens possess the healing touch from very early in life.
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