Christmas 2005

Turkey.
Plum pudding.
Waiting for Santa.
Midnight mass.
Candles.
Christmas carols.
Christmas cards.
Overstuffed stockings.
Silent night.
Jingle bells.
Hot, buttered rum
A warm fireplace
Chimneys
Long Christmas lunches.
Pullovers.
Family.
Rudolph the red nosed rein deer
Gingerbread men.
Old friends, new ones
Dear ones, forgotten ones.
More Christmas cake
Dancing under mistletoe
Confetti.
Chaos.
Calm.

Meeting with Prof. Shiba

Yesterday we had a meeting with Prof. Shiba, one of our mentors. The programme was organized for celebrating a major milestone we have achieved. With the prototype in hand we just crossed the very critical “Technical feasibility” stage. Now it is the time for "Market feasibility". This one starts with Observation of the customer - inside out. The golden rule, as taught by our mentor, is to observe "Periphery" before getting into the "center". And what is periphery? Everything else we usually pay attention to keep it in good shape. Peripheries are three, Physical, Psychological and Time. In our case production line is an example of "Physical" center and the stockyard is periphery. We will be evaluated on the basis of how we keep our stockyard in good shape. CEO is example of “Psychological” center where security staff is periphery. Today is “Time” center and 5 years before or after are periphery, future is more important, as you are having better control over it. We have to plan for next 5 years.

Ranthambore

What is it about the tiger that leaves such a powerful imprint on the human imagination? Is it the fear that this supreme predator evokes or the courage that it inspires? The outrageous beauty of its colours and stripes? The sheer perfection of its design? The elegance of that stride? The searing intensity of those eyes?
Whatever the cause the effect itself is beyond dispute.


THE HINDU, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2005
ECO-WATCH
VIJAY MENON

agent orange

Today I read an article in “frontline” about the victory of Vietnam over the US. The highlight is the column by S. Chatterjee about the use of the infamous dioxin called agent orange ..

“ A quote from Colin Powell may be worthwhile. In his February 5, 2003 speech, made as the US Secretary of state he told the United Nations Security Council: “ No country in the history of chemical warfare has had more battlefield experience with chemical weapons since the first World War than Saddam Hussein’s Iraq”. No, Powell was being modest. That distinction truly belongs to the US”

diwali in delhi

quite unlike diwali in bangalore last year this time it was less noise and more colourful. me along with my friends jose and binoy, climbed up to the terrace of our flat to see the fireworks. it was really a feast to our eyes.