Monthly Archives: March 2010
Spaces
There are spaces in the house we live in. And I love them. There is no furniture and just a small dining table with four chairs which serves as a conference table for all visitors and as a study table for my daughter. We have mattresses which are on the ground. So we are basically … Continue reading
Quiet time
Yesterday was amazing. A lot of enquiries floated in. And from established multinational companies. A lot of it happened because my daughter has been investing her efforts to market our services online. And the results are trickling in. Thank you sweetheart. You are the best. I am trying to be in peace, to think and … Continue reading
Looking good
Very important. In fact that is all that matters. The packaging. The turnover of the company should look good ( number crunching exercise with some manipulations thrown in for greater effect). Sometimes it can backfire like in the case of Satyam guys. I guess they went overboard with the manipulation. The turnovers were all fake. … Continue reading
Burn out phase
My father stays in touch He calls, he informs me about tender notices which are relevant to our field of work. Maybe it is his way of showing that he cares. Maybe, I should be OK with that. But this will always be the haziest (does such a word even exist?) area of my life. … Continue reading
Dhandlebaji
Lucknow Industrial Development Authority floated a tender (for namesake) for the preparation of a masterplan and gave it to a company in Meerut called Tech Mech International, who has no experience in doing this kind of work. They have been awarded the work because of their ‘links’, ‘political’ and otherwise. Now Tech Mech invited us for … Continue reading
Taking a stand
As kids, we got the basics (roti,kapda,makan). No doubt about it. And a good formal education. Nevertheless, we did not get any emotional nurturing or any ‘real’ education. I was daughter no. 2 and that in itself was a very unwanted scenario. And then, I was rebellious,different. So, I was always at loggerheads with my … Continue reading
Surrender
I had a very severe throat infection and my daughter did not allow me to get up to prepare breakfast for her when she left for her exam in the morning. I am very grateful to her as I truly did not have the strength. I am very grateful to her for a lot of … Continue reading
Walking the walk
We need an accountant. And we need a marketing guy. And we need funds. So what’s really new here guys. There was a tender with Jalandhar Municipal Corporation and since the investment was high, we decided to go ahead with a lead partner, Genesys. It was all smooth till they asked for our company details … Continue reading
Things vs people
The new accountant did not turn up today. We were able to pay part salaries ( something is better than nothing!). And we had to take the readings of two points near the airport and thankfully that got done. The sky was clear, the satellites signals reached the GPS and the job was done. Something … Continue reading
Being part of a system
At one point in time, when I came out of active alcoholism, it was extremely important that I became part of the system, paid the bills on time, ensured that the house remained clean, that the meals were cooked and the usual jazz. But increasingly, this is just not enough. It feels like all these … Continue reading
