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Ever wondered what it is like to be a life operator? On a late rainy morning in my office lobby, I was seated with a 'Shatabdi' of thoughts within my head. The Shatabdi express of thoughts was fuelled by the steaming hot tea in my hands. I was facing the door to one of the forever loaded lifts. As usual the door opened and people stormed out.. People who were seated with me in the lobby wriggled their way in. In the two minute load and unload interval, I caught a glimpse of the Lift Operator seated in the corner of the lift with his finger on the operator's panel. Many a time I had wondered what it would be like to operate the lift for 12 hours continuously. That was the shift timing, he once told me, when i asked. He comes in at 6:00 in the morning and works till 6:00 in the evening. I recalled this fact and could not help wondering aloud about his plight and profession. My friend's insights : If he is the type who likes to read and analyse people's minds he will k...

What are all the questions that pop up in your mind when you think of a Birthday party? I'll tell you what all popped up into mine... What outfit should I wear for the day? What time should I reach? Will I be able to make it to the party on time? Will many children be there? Will I get to eat cake? Will I manage to talk to people and move around in the crowd? Will I miss the important call that I have been expecting all day, just precisely when the kid is cutting the cake? Will the kid play with me? Will I get home before it gets really late? So many questions just for a Birthday party evening... I'll tell u, all these were not required at all... Went in with a bouquet to greet my hosts.. ( I've always felt that in a child's birthday party, it is the parents who have to be appreciated...for all that they are to the kid and to the guests...) Flowers are a way of saying,' I know you are just wonderful'.... :) I just enjoyed being myself, coz the kids had so much f...

Thanks to the movie crew of Lage Raho Munna Bhai.. :) I got very good review comments of this movie. So decided to watch the movie. The show was screened at Six Degrees, Satyam Complex, Chennai. It was a very different attempt to teach Ahimsa and other values to all of us. The story, screenplay, dialogues, and direction were all tightly bound to the idea of conveying heavy meaning in feather-light scripting. There was lots to take home from the Movie theatre, not sure if all of us did.... Some of the points that I can coin from the story after about a week's time are: 1. A very small act or favor of yours can make a big difference to some one else. 2. Respect Old age and the experience that comes along with it. 3. Remember that you will grow old too. 4. Remember everyone has a dream, wish, aim, and hope. 5. Never underestimate the power of the others. 6. Be sincere and fully focused on what you are doing to win. 7. Express anger in an assertive manner. 8. Understand that actions sp...

Customer Support is the key point of focus in all successful business ventures. Almost all top organizations and business groups give a thought to customer satisfaction. I could see this point was well taken in one of the best jewelry Shops in Chennai.I had stepped into this shop to get a farewell gift for a friend. I wanted to get a nice gift, a gift that she could make good use of. To me, the ground floor of the shop was more of a well-lit airport, the central bus stand, or railway station to say the least. I was hoping that the second floor which housed the gifts would have some space for me to stand, leave alone select the gift. The Supervisor was very friendly.( I am not sure of his designation actually... He wore a grey suit and looked different from the rest of the staff) . I thought that it was one of those 'Customer Satisfaction' moves that the Manager had chalked out. I elbowed my way to the second floor which had a lot of silver articles and gifts. After visiting ev...

I have been spending lots of money for the last two months. Not that I wanted to waste money, but situations demand that money be spent. Never really given it a thought until my friend and me stepped inside a restaurant yesterday for her treat. We chose the place because she was impressed its ambience , the last time she had dined there. It was 2:00 o' clock in the afternoon. The ambience was impressive and place looked crowded. We managed to find seats and settled down to place orders for lunch. There was an old man in a typical rich South Indian attire( Silk Dhoti, Shirt and Shawl) having his lunch in the same bay as ours. There was a mineral water bottle on his table from which he took occassional sips.We ordered a bottle of mineral water too.. "Thanks to the Old Man" I said to myself... else I would not have cared to ask for Mineral water, given that the restaurant was popular and good and I am all flat for the paintings there. The food was tasty, but I noticed in th...

Everyday is beautiful.. I agree. There are some days when you feel you cannot express your happiness... Yesterday was one such day.... I have always been fond of children, like most other girls. I took an instant liking to my friend's daughter the moment he showed me her photograph taken on the day she was born. I could not stop wondering, (I still have not...) about the little Xerox copy of my friend. She is a 'Small Wonder' to me. This was the same feeling I had when I myself mistook my Mom's childhood photo for mine. After that point, this kid's photo amazed me... So she and I became friends, really connected and close. Between the talks with my friend's family members, I spoke to this darling little friend of mine... She seemed to understand some of my takes at things and I seemed to not understand a lot of her points... So you see, she won. She chose her toy, She knew when to go out for the evening walks with her parents and grandma, She knew to turn to her...

A child' s mind is more like a WYSIWYG ( What you See is What You Get) editor. What the child sees is what gets into the mind. Such a WYSIWYG editor in a child's mind carefully edited and saved all that happened in AVM Studio, Chennai about 20 years ago . AVM Studio was bustling with activity. Superstar Rajinikanth,the famous movie star of the tamil filmdom was busy starring in the shooting of a 'to-be-a-definite-superhit'-movie. It was not very uncommon for the children of the producers, directors, artists to land up at the shooting spots to just have fun with the movie crew. The Producer's son who had developed a major liking to his father's profession, was also there at the spot. The heros, the stunts, the cameras, the sounds, the lights, the dances, the dialogues, the crowd and the tension, translated into one word - 'Fun', to this six-year-old. As he stood watching Super star in action that day, he got noticed by the hero. So after the scene was s...