The match on Saturday was good primarily because of victory to the Lupin team. We made 103 runs in 15 overs. Yours truly had a score of 17, opening the batting. Though I should have stuck around to get near the 50s, it was a confidence building innings. Our opponents scored 91 in the stipulated 15 overs. The one big difference between when I used to play for DRL two years back and now is that there is hardly any pressure on me to perform. Another plus from the match has been the higher cohesiveness in the team. I have always believed that a team game is a reality check on the individual. In fact sports is the true test of character! This victory will augur well, as we near the E-Merck cup in January.
It was my first visit to Navy Nagar and the Navy Club. I did not imagine, there could be a vast stretches of land in South Mumbai, which will include amongst other things, a golf course. Courtesy an acquaintance and an accommodating host, dinner happened there on Saturday. Well, for people who wish to go there, here are some tips. The dinner including the “bar”red part closes by 10.30 pm. So make sure you go well before the time. And never take a chance on your attire. My advice is that one should keep it simple. Leather shoes and shirt nicely tucked in! Preferably take your own vehicle, especially if your engagement goes on into the night. It is a long way to go if one has to walk down to take a cab. Key take aways – A wonderful place, good company and some insurance fundas:-)
Sanjay went back to KL yesterday. Its around 3 months to his wedding.
The soccer score yesterday night was 5-3 to us. Winning does really help!
Monday, December 29, 2003
Friday, December 26, 2003
Work
This is a lean period. With majority of the customers falling in the western world, there is hardly any work these days. This trend is expected to continue in the next week too, with new year coming up.
Having said that I also come to one of my genuine findings from the corporate world. That I started reading a Dilbert book yesterday is purely coincidental. If I were to put work in perpective, it will go like this. Please forgive my use of the ever-excessively used 80:20 principle. Here it goes. 80% of the work is done in 20% of the time. And rest of the work doesnt count for much in any case! Also, I might add that 20% of the people do 80% of the work. In other words, there is not enough work for most of the people. This might not be music to the self-styled workaholics but I stand by what I say. Organisations run inspite of such inefficiencies, and come up with results to cheer!
This is not to say that one must not work hard. But in fact the idea is to move beyond your work and understand that, you have enough time for other activities.
Sanjay is down here to meet his fiance.I am meeting him after a gap of 2 years.The midnight mass on x'mas day seemed to go on and on...People who were present would know better!
Tomorrow is another match day. I havent hit runs for a while. And defeat as usual will hurt. Sometimes, I feel that games are to be played for the fun of it. However it is easier said than done.
Defeat is indeed a spoiler...
Having said that I also come to one of my genuine findings from the corporate world. That I started reading a Dilbert book yesterday is purely coincidental. If I were to put work in perpective, it will go like this. Please forgive my use of the ever-excessively used 80:20 principle. Here it goes. 80% of the work is done in 20% of the time. And rest of the work doesnt count for much in any case! Also, I might add that 20% of the people do 80% of the work. In other words, there is not enough work for most of the people. This might not be music to the self-styled workaholics but I stand by what I say. Organisations run inspite of such inefficiencies, and come up with results to cheer!
This is not to say that one must not work hard. But in fact the idea is to move beyond your work and understand that, you have enough time for other activities.
Sanjay is down here to meet his fiance.I am meeting him after a gap of 2 years.The midnight mass on x'mas day seemed to go on and on...People who were present would know better!
Tomorrow is another match day. I havent hit runs for a while. And defeat as usual will hurt. Sometimes, I feel that games are to be played for the fun of it. However it is easier said than done.
Defeat is indeed a spoiler...
Thursday, December 18, 2003
The wall...
16th December will always be a day to remember. A historic test win against the Aussies in Australia does not happen every other day!
Well, I just sat on till the match ended before I went to the office...It has been some time since I bunked going to school, college or office for the sake of a cricket match. Though I have done it for the World Cup football or the Olympics, cricket had taken a back seat since long.
I would second any proposal to make the test named after Dravid. I feel his performance is commendable in more than many ways. The intensity he brought on to the effort, could serve as an example to people in various fields. Rahul has had to prove himself the tougher way. Century after Century gave him recognition as a good player, but the "Dravid" test has put him in the echelons of greatness.
Frankly, I never dreamt that India could pull off a win, down under. So I have had to eat my words. However, I am very happy doing so.
But has the Aussie juggernaut stopped? I have my doubts...
Well, I just sat on till the match ended before I went to the office...It has been some time since I bunked going to school, college or office for the sake of a cricket match. Though I have done it for the World Cup football or the Olympics, cricket had taken a back seat since long.
I would second any proposal to make the test named after Dravid. I feel his performance is commendable in more than many ways. The intensity he brought on to the effort, could serve as an example to people in various fields. Rahul has had to prove himself the tougher way. Century after Century gave him recognition as a good player, but the "Dravid" test has put him in the echelons of greatness.
Frankly, I never dreamt that India could pull off a win, down under. So I have had to eat my words. However, I am very happy doing so.
But has the Aussie juggernaut stopped? I have my doubts...
Saturday, December 13, 2003
Corruption...
Satyendra Dubey has got the intellegentsia of the country to publicly unite against corruption. That it needed a gruesome murder of an IIT trained engineer to erouse the duty of every citizen, is a reflection of the society we live in. The news item which got initial coverage in the Sunday Indian Express is slowly developing into a nation wide movement. But it remains to be seen what eventually happens to the story. I feel each one of us contribute towards corruption in some way or the other. Unfortunately those small instances of bribing people to get things done, no longer fall under the new meaning of "corruption". The current society accepts it as a norm than an exception. I think this battle against corruption will never be won unless, each of us strive to make things better in our own small way.
Yesterday I learnt to do a conference with my mobile and effectively used it in linking up my room mates from IIFT, Panky and Akella. A small techology in a big world!
The espn-star black out still continues. But our cable operator has managed the signals somehow and that means, the Indian tour is not being missed. The way the Aussies are batting, I would imagine that it may be a good idea to have a wall put all around the boundary which ricochets the ball back to the bowler, everytime it is hit for a four. A small luxury considering that runs scored in a day is around 400.
Btw zee music is in:-) Anish say that it plays "our" music. ie hindi songs from the 90s, the time when we were in the late teens and early twenties.If any one still wants to hear Ashiqui, tune into the channel and the chances are that it will be on the screen.
Another funda, I learnt recently...ZEN as in Maruti Zen means zero engine noise!
Yesterday I learnt to do a conference with my mobile and effectively used it in linking up my room mates from IIFT, Panky and Akella. A small techology in a big world!
The espn-star black out still continues. But our cable operator has managed the signals somehow and that means, the Indian tour is not being missed. The way the Aussies are batting, I would imagine that it may be a good idea to have a wall put all around the boundary which ricochets the ball back to the bowler, everytime it is hit for a four. A small luxury considering that runs scored in a day is around 400.
Btw zee music is in:-) Anish say that it plays "our" music. ie hindi songs from the 90s, the time when we were in the late teens and early twenties.If any one still wants to hear Ashiqui, tune into the channel and the chances are that it will be on the screen.
Another funda, I learnt recently...ZEN as in Maruti Zen means zero engine noise!
Monday, December 8, 2003
A bad day at office...
It has been the worst Monday in many months. One of the business deals which I had been trying to break into for the past one and half years seems to be going the other way.I am just left wondering whether there are forces other than business efficiencies at play. May be not...But I need to get this, if not now, sometime later!
Yesterday's game was a 3-3 exciting draw.
Yesterday's game was a 3-3 exciting draw.
Thursday, December 4, 2003
A pleasant surprise...
Akhyl calls me up from London and asks for my shoe size...It was nice to get a pair of football boots along with the official English jersey. The boots have come approximately 10 years too late, since I dont play soccer on the play ground any longer.(or rather I play these days on the Mumbai roads) Nevertheless it was a nice gesture and now the ball is literally in my court on what I do with the brand new nike boots!
However I did use the jersey for my last Sunday nite's game. The game ended 6-5 with us winning the game through a golden goal. The game went on for around 2 hours and it was good to be sweating out really hard for the game.
Vishnu is getting posted in Cochin after spending a few years in the eastern part of the country. Hopefully the worms in the Cadburys would have been long gone by then! Vinay is back in Sydney and I think he will enjoy his current stint there. And more importantly make more money...
However I did use the jersey for my last Sunday nite's game. The game ended 6-5 with us winning the game through a golden goal. The game went on for around 2 hours and it was good to be sweating out really hard for the game.
Vishnu is getting posted in Cochin after spending a few years in the eastern part of the country. Hopefully the worms in the Cadburys would have been long gone by then! Vinay is back in Sydney and I think he will enjoy his current stint there. And more importantly make more money...
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