The Business Today issue on the Lessons learnt in the downturn was so full of valuable advice for businessmen and entrepreneurs alike…
Am starting with Azim Premji…
The time to build frugality is when there is no need to
Winning is about leveraging adversity to build a winning culture
Absolutely great way to usher in a new year, I was at my friends restaurant with a small group of people and we had fun welcoming the new year.
The Chetan Bhagat controversy was another issue which was in my radar till it subsided and ofcourse till it became an non issue. In between I had been to Sabarimala and what a sea of humanity there to worship the great Lord. Great darshan, a waiting for a Lufthansa moment if you may call it.
Then as we were returning at Nilackal one of the copassengers had stumbled upon the Jaggubai VCD, well it was what you call it as FX copy, very clearly putting the onus on the industry this time than the outsider.
I thought I would be the guy to report it (lol) but as I entered the city it was all over the place, this was on Monday last.
This year as much as we would love it I too have made resolutions, and will try to keep up as much as possible.
Catch up…
R Senthilkumar
Welcome this new year and here’s wishing you all great new year!!!
I am surprised that this blog of mine has actually survived a year, well I wanted it too, hopefully this will be in for long. 🙂
Have a great year ahead and make it worthwhile for all the time you spend on yourself achieving your goals and realizing your dreams….
Senthilkumar
Back to the square one that what I feel sometimes during this phase of the year, nevertheless I keep pitching in for the best in what the future has to offer. Let me admit I had even abandoned the idea of a new year resolution for the fact that it wasnt working…
Here’ a list from rediff.com Check it here.
As for me am still a cat on the wall to scribble it down.
C ya
R Senthilkumar
I have always believed off track events are sometimes more interesting than the 300 kilometers race on track. And when the races ended with the last race being an academic race, it was left to making of new contracts and more over how the new teams would make their line up. For sometime it seemed that it will take pretty long time and sometimes even months to announce the drivers.
When Button signed up at McLaren, it was little disappointing that the man had to leave because of financials. But this year clearly belonged to Button for some reason from the start with a fantastic drive at Australian GP and went on to win the championship though not as everyone expected. But now it seems lost to the PR mania that Schumacher come back has taken on. Ever since Mercedes spilled the news that they were in touch with Schumie for a possible come back, it was the leading story till they culminated with an official story to the effect. Now we have an all German line up backed by a Mercedes brand.
I was delighted to see the man but to be a little frank it took sometime to see him adorn a new set of colors literally. How would Schumacher look in the new livery. For some fans like me who know F1 as Schumacher and Schumacher as F1 it would be really a great tough thing to point the car he will be driving. Or would it be now part Ferrari and part Mercedes loyalty. Pitrat has analysed it in his post.
A red and black/grey combination (most of my countries political flags have this colour), so how do I do it… root for Schumie, and root for Ferrari…tough ask I should say. I would reserve this for the first race, nevertheless, will be watching the most of what happens till the light go out at the first GP.
The year 2009 will be remembered for Schumacher come back than for having created a new World Champion. We can look forward to some exciting racing here when you know that more champions are there vying with one another. It has always been my fancy to see how Lewis would drive along side the seven time champion.
With this official announcement the expectations are only bound to rise. With Ross Brawn and Micheal Schumacher together you can expect nothing short of magic, like I said the driver and team gelling is more time consuming than getting a new aero upgrade. For me, in hindsight it looked like it was bound to happen.
On the other side the Ferrari stable had been very gracious till now, because even when he was retired Schumie made it a point to visit every race possible. Now will there be a vacuum in an already morale-sagged Ferrari team which had a nightmarish weekends sometimes this year.
But this has been a cycle or trend and unless people go all out washing dirty linen in public, it’s all fine and it’s the way it is.
Before I end, Wishing fellow bloggers and the team at Yallaf1.com a Merry Christmas and happy Weekend …
Welcome 2010, you give more reasons for the F1 fans to watch it more than ever. And we thought 2010 would be dull.
(this was on Yallaf1.blogspot.com)
For some reason when people thought that the mnid night announcement would be a big fix in the turn of events, unimaginably this has led to violent uprising. Its so really tough to imagine how much the brand Hyderabad is losing equity by the minute.
The Media as usual is having a field day. I was totally aghast seeing one Muslim leader in the NDTV show talking how they have been marginalized et al, talk of fishing in troubled waters eh?
I wonder what was the rationale including that man in question for the talk show. Media has the habit of giving you a new perspective they say or is it this? God save my country.
I am now wondering how the people other than politicians think at the moment. If the Osmania university rally was a real turining point I am beginning to think that the 2009 election and other matters dont matter.
Whats your take..?
R Senthilkumar
I remember when Amit Varma wrote about this speech in his review of TED India, he was saying how this lady didnt make any tantrums about her story and how she was actually helping people come out and make a life for themselves. This video is marked for violent graphical images, but I think that is just an exaggeration on our own way of looking the other side.
That a reality has been so well documented is for us to really work on. Great work and just a lingering feeling if we would really be able to break the silence.
Watch this…
It’s a wonderful feeling when one of your most loved and favorite writer tweets you back saying thanks, it happened today. The night, day before yesterday was spent sleepless. Did earn the wrath of my mom when she passed my room to see it was 3 in the morning and I had not slept yet.
Well real culprit was 2 States – the new novel by Chetan Bhagat, I took it up the last day and after getting over with my work on Monday, I thought let me finish it off and I did at 4 in the morning….next day.
I promptly went to his website and did my feedback. He is one such author who knows how to reply. (we seldom get replies for fan mail.)
Then I thought boss, he is more active on twitter why not tell him there, sure I did and today when I saw his replies it included my name…@rsenthilkumar
I did think he was best a script writer the way he does his narration so much that we start thinking at times on what is next from him. Pretty cool and the book had one great character in the Dad, the Army Officer. Sometimes Dads are like that.
Anyways had a great time today with a thanks from my fav Chetan Bhagat. Thanks Chetan Bhagat Saab, Thank you very much.
See ya….
R Senthilkumar
Check this out…
Truly earth worthy effort. Hope the national leaders pay heed to this request.
Not been blogging for quite sometime except been looking at nice TED India Videos.
Looks like lot of thing are happening. There are violent protests out there on the streets of Hyderabad. Looks like the parties concerned are not going to give in that easily, be it the congress or the TRS. One thing I watched on television is this about students getting into the mainstream demands. History has shown that whenever students get into such streams theres gonna be real political fight.
Lets wait and watch…
Here is one more wonderful speech from TED India, I am learning a lot of lesson form all the speakers, the simplicity and the humblenees which are core and is there for all to see. This one is sure to keep you on tab and then you will find hows he’s been complemented on his eloquence.
Watch it here…Anupam Mishra: The ancient ingenuity of water harvesting