A Drive @ OMR and ECR - 20 Aug...!

Early in the morning @6.30am, without the routine struggle of having to wake our daughter up, Ananya got up on her own knowing that she's going to reach Kalpakkam in 2 hours, a place where her dear brothers, Nandu and Madhav waiting to do Veshamam with her. It was very exciting to ride for the first time in a highway, very careful, as my Father-In-Law accompanied us. Filling up the required fuel, swift took off swiftly and smoothly through the glittering roads of Velachery, Thoraipakkam and OMR. Though the road was only half-filled with vehicles, it was indeed a great challenge to drive and manoeuvre through the cows guarding the OMR very sparingly. Few among the umpteen Engineering Colleges, Golf Garden and AGS Cinemas were eye-catchers. Moving through a little distance, we had virtual darshan of Kandaswamy @ Thiruporur Temple close to Chennaipattinam where my cousin bought a sweet home. Pushkarani besides the temple had water mellifluously smiling and dancing under the ever watchful eyes of Lord Murugan. Passing through the narrow highway, reached ECR through a sharp turn which was a welcome to 2 way lane after an hour's drive at the 4 way lanes of OMR. On the way, we also witnessed a huge crowd on a Walkathon to Velankanni. ECR drive had it's own challenges with every vehicle taking complete ownership of the roads with zippy and curvy cuts. For an amateur like me, it was suddenly a wakeup call which said "Keep up with the Flow". After a km drive, it was very comfortable to pass through. On taking a turn @ Kalpakkam roads, we mistakenly went straight to IGCAR (Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Reserach) entrance and had to come back to DAE Township. Passed through DAE Hospital to reach PT Hariharan (Revathi Chitappa) Home. Crispy Plain Dosa awaited us @ 8am with excellent Drum Stick Sambhar to touch base......What an aroma it had...Truly, out of the world..! After a while, we straight hit Sri Vedavalli Thayaar Sametha Venkatakrishnan Temple. Lord Garuda and Anjaneyar welcomed us @ the entrance. We had great darshan of Lord Krishna Thirumanjanam, where Turmeric, Sandal and Tender Coconut Water were the main ingredients. It was a bliss to receive LORD Krishna Prasadam after the event. Nalayira Divya Prabhandam was discoursed by a group of staunch devotees of the LORD which was followed by Theertham and Satari. Perumal was merciful enough to give HIS share to devotees where we got the opportunity to have Kadhambam and Thayir Sadham at his Sannidhi. Blessed we were to receive HIS Prasadam.

After reaching home, a sumptuous lunch awaited us: Keerai, Avarakai and Carrot mixed Poriyal, Tapioca Papad, Drum Stick Sambhar, Tomato Rasam, Paruppu Payasam and Yummy Curd. Had to remember Kumbhakarna after a heavy lunch and eyes took temporary rest for 60 minutes. Hot Filter Coffee woke us up @ 4pm from deep dreams. Way we started our return and hit the roads @ 4.30 pm again to be back @ sharp 6 to Madipakkam...! A real rejoicing, fulfilling and revitalizing day....!

Eagerly awaiting the next trip...Will it be Kanchipuram, Mahabs, Pondy, Bangalore or Trichy???...Yet to finalize...!

Signing off Smilingly......Narsi...!

Thursday Tide..!

Life is to Bide;

So, Abide by the Tide;

For you can never Hide the Ride;

None will Chide, If You Glide;

As it will Guide;

And Win will be Your Kin;

Team Building

TEAM should have 'T'remendous 'E'nergy and be like an 'A'tomic 'M'ountain - Anytime Explosive.

Perfect and 'T'imely 'E'xecution of 'A'ssign'M'ents.

P = f(MACE)

E - Expectation
A - Ability
M - Motivation
C - Condition

To have a perfect Team, one should internalize the above parameters influencing performance where every individual is able to self-analyze his strengths and improvement areas which will enable the team set it's own benchmarks and beat the competition...!

Remember, You are only Good when you beat the Competition, but, YOU become Excellent when you set own Benchmarks and exceed them significantly and consistently.

Excellence is a Journey……!

Golden Days - NIT Durgapur..Jeeyo Jee Bhar Ke..!

Reception was not just Deception;
There was no Fear as everyone was Dear;
Ragging was not Nagging - as Juniors became close to Seniors;
Had Masti in our Busthi with lot of Mishti;
Jhup was everyone's Soup;
A-Zone, B-Zone was everyone's Zone;
Lovers did a PMP in KMP;
Oval was our Cricket Towel;
Huge SIX put RIT, Jamshedpur in a FIX;
Victorious we were, it was Joyous;
RECSTASY was really an ECSTASY;
CAMPUS in the Final Year was not very POMPOUS;
Some made a big HOP with a lucrative JOB;
Others said No Bothers;
2-day Success is everyone's Nexus;

Oh Boy it was Gr8 Joy; Old is Gold!

Life - A Knife with Sharp Edges...!

I am BORN when people around me blow HORN,

I start CRAWLING when I see others PLAYING,

I begin to WALK when people around me TALK,

I RUN when people around me have FUN,

I go to SCHOOL in order to become COOL,

I enter COLLEGE so that it becomes my COLLAGE,

I go for a JOB to make a Big HOP,

I MARRY in order to make my life more STARRY,

I become a FATHER to be my child’s BOTHER,

I grow OLD to become BOLD,

I NURTURE my Grandchildren to follow our CULTURE,

I finally REST having lived my Life to the BEST.

LIFE is a KNIFE with sharp edges.

USE IT CAREFULLY before it stabs YOU!

Facebook - A Boon or Bane...!

Your Face sets the Pace,

Your Book gets the Look,

You're Noticed and not Brandished,

You're Written and not Smitten,

Your Profile is the Hi-file,

Others Like gives You the Hike,

Others Comments make your Moments,

A Tag sometimes becomes a Gag;

Facebook is presently everyone's Favoritebook;

PEOPLE across boundaries see their CRUSH even during a BRUSH only in FACEBOOK....!

DREAM and DREAM BIG

At first, Dream gives you only a Gleam,

Keep your Dream like a ever flowing Stream (Upstream and Downstream),

Dream will give you the much needed Beam,

Dream tightly like a Cricket Ball Seam,

Dream will definitely help you Redeem,

Ultimately, Dream adds your LIFE more Cream.

Isn't it a Icing on the CAKE of LIFE..?

Carrier of Career....!

Carrier is SELF and Career is importantly blatant,

What is the Fodder to climb to the Ladder?

Trust & Respect others and yourself,
Your Passion should always be in Motion,
Always Afford a Hard-Effort,
Yearn in order to Learn,
Satisfaction will give enough Refraction,
Result will not be an Insult,
If you LAY ('L'ook 'A'fter 'Y'ourself) and take the step carefully....

Your Career will definitely be a Grandeur.