This blog is our space to write about our thoughts, views and notes about our travels. Osho owned 90 Rolls Royces while being a Sanyasi ….. The so-felt contradiction is very fascinating and hence the name !
I know many of you are wondering what the title means.. I have three people in my life without whom I probably will not be able to spring the surprises I do or even complete regular work many times. This blog is both a tribute and complaint about these three people. The first one to … Read more
I was reading the Sept issue of the “Prevention” magazine and came across an article by Caroline Myss. One particular paragraph sums up my belief about the approach to anything you do. I especially love the analogy of a lifeguard pushing you into the pool, saving you and then standing around looking for praise. Everyone … Read more
I was returning from Delhi to Bangalore on Monday, Sept 16th and the allergic cough I had picked up in Mohali was not letting up. I asked the Airhostesses on the Indigo flight for some water after they had completed their service and I asked three different times, not one of them served me any … Read more
In 1997 we went and stayed at our friend Raji and Mani’s place in Vashi – we had just shut down our business and were trying to find opportunities in Mumbai to restart our careers. One of those days, Nisha took us to a roadside pushcart vendor and introduced us to “dabeli” a snack that … Read more
In another 15 days I would have spent ten years in Aon Hewitt, a firm I absolutely love working in. As I think back on these ten years, nearly half my career, I see the fruits of sticking around for this long. I joined as a mid-level manager and all the right things happened. I … Read more
I might be coining a new term with this blog. It occurred to me suddenly today morning that just as there is information asymmetry, in finance and economics and an impact of the asymmetry, similarly in life, there is a “like” asymmetry between people and it has consequences. Between two friends, there is asymmetry in … Read more
As soon as the plane reached upto a certain height the NH8 and other roads looked like rivers of gold and red and soon Delhi looked like the motherboard of a super large computer. The night is beautiful, the lights seem as though the sky fell and the stars are flickering !! Just stunning 🙂 … Read more
For me this term started with a picnic but was the toughest !! 16 of us took the bus from Delhi to reach Mohali and what a picnic it was, mostly thanks to Brother Wong who pushed us all to get onto the bus but slept through the entire journey !! I got my one … Read more
Never believe if your man says that men forget birthdays and anniversaries and all those adverts showing how he buys larger diamonds because he forgets his anniversary are all wrong… Krishnan has never forgotten any special day, and never missed a special occasion. The day started as beautifully as every day … Just that Krishnan … Read more
The bell rang at 7.00 am and Pawan, the “istri-wallah” stood outside checking if I had clothes for ironing. And that was my true welcome home to Gurgaon 🙂 Pawan has been ironing our clothes since 2002 and it is a ritual for him to be the first one to ring the bell whether its … Read more