Together Everyone Achieve More

Together Everyone Achieve More ( TEAM)

This month would like to share some of the events that was used by my team as part of Fun @ Work.

Normally we will dedicate close to an hour on Fridays as part of FUN@ Work and this month ( August) the team did a commendable job and have gained an entry to this page.

Themes of each Friday was another laudable one ….

1. Independence day

2. Twin Towers

3. Baby’s Day out


I think most of you would be able to guess the 1st one but I bet not on the other two.

In all the events the teams were picked so that it has a mixture from all regions and process.

Independence Day

Dress code :- White Kurtas

Most of them were in with agreed code and the day concluded with a quiz about India’s history during Independence day and the best team got memorabilia to cherish.

 As part of team building each team were asked to speak about other.

Twin Towers

Team of 2 was picked from different process and an outline was briefed and left to each of them to plan…


What an effort ….One team had a “Go Green” Concept where they not only came with Green dress code but cascaded the importance of making this universe Green.


Another team represented as Sales team and finally winners were Smoking guns…

Baby’s Day Out

Everyone has to drop their childhood picture and the winner is the one who is able to relate the current team member to the picked photo. It was an interesting one and created elation during that moment..


Finally it ended with each of the member in the team has to opine about others and I tell you it created lot of positive energies in the team when a peer praises you in front of a crowd.


I sincerely welcome any suggestions to improvise….


Photos : Please click below link…

http://picasaweb.google.co.in/gbramy16/CGB?authkey=Gv1sRgCL6xqN7oitDO-QE#

Immense transformation

Immense transformation

In my earlier blog, I had written about my kid’s school admission pursuit. This one is an extension of that…

Assurance from all quarters coupled with some high recommendations, also my weekly visit to meet the school officials gave the confidence that I will get admission either in PSBB or Chinmaya Vidyalaya but ended up on the losing side.

One Friday afternoon in the month of May, Swiftly decided to admit Ananya in

“ A School”, logged into the school website filled in the form and got an appointment for next day.

Was Skeptical of the school, considering the tender age of the school( since it was started 2 years back ) but one encouragement is that it falls under the banner of Chettinad helped me in taking this swift decision and paid the fees.

School started in June last week…certain uncharacteristic to a typical school made us think that we have made some erroneous decision in the selection.

Uncharacteristic things include No Uniform, Shoes and Books for 1st Standard which will look weird in the eyes of any normal parent.

Personally I feel and able to see a lot of changes in my kid and now she is firm that she will not move out of this school for any reasons.

I do not have visibility on what is happening in the school but one good factor is that I can see lot of changes and would like to thank not only current school but also to other ones who had declined admissions for no reasons.

Another piece of information if you and your kids are interested. http://www.jetchennai.org/

Promise Accomplished. Yet Again !!!!…

Promise Accomplished. Yet Again !!!!…


Six years ( flash ) back, yours truly has promised Prathiba ( Better Half ) that every alternate year will have vacation.
This promise was made during our honey moon and I am proud that I am able to fulfill till 2010

2004 - Goa (Honey Moon)
2006 - Madikere, Coorg & Mysore
2008 - Kolkata, Cuttack
2010 - Ooty


Want to make 2010 a different one from the previous promises ( Trips ) and hence planned in a such a way that it should be a memorable one ….hence Prathiba’s birthday ( May 30th) was chosen as the day.

Unlike previous years this time it was difficult since I have to take care of my grown up daughter, both Mudumalai and Black Thunder came to my rescue.

Thanks to Google search engine for aiding me in identifying a hotel and IRCTC for getting tickets.

Started on May 28th and returned back on June 2nd, away from laptop and anonymous (irritating) calls that lands up in our mobile.

Lingering pleasant moments are….

 Decent hotel @ good deal.
 Place was selected so that we are away from noise commotion. It is on the
gateway of Ooty from Conoor. Downside is lot of walking…
 On the verge of closing stages of season…fewer crowds…
 Fortunate to have Enthusiastic & buoyant cabwala
 Finally all the 5 days are treasured moments

Forgettable moments are…

 Potential loss of Ananya in the Black Thunder horde. Almost lost her.
 No wild animals in Mudhumalai.
 Pollution. Lot of hoardings on plastics being banned in Ooty but you can see heaps of plastics.

Learning from the trip …
Big ONE…Never ever trust an unknown person….( Left Ananya with a women till we finish a ride and almost lost her)

Photos...

http://picasaweb.google.co.in/gbramy16/OotyTrip2010#

Customer Service @ its Best

True Incident!! This is from my friend


I m working in Chennai One(Thoraipakkam), Chennai. I usually travel by Metropolitan Transport Corporation(MTC) bus, from jain college stop (Which is near to my office) to tidel park and from Tidel park I will catch train, to home. MTC bus coming from kelambakkam(19B,21H) mostly wont stop in tidel park in early days. So I usually prefer to get into T51 bus, which will stop in tidel park stop. After some time 19B started stopping in tidel park also.
Today while returning from office at around 8.30 pm, I was in a hurry to catch my 9.28 pm train at Tidel park. I got up a bus(19B) in Jain College at around 8.45 pm, and asked the conductor to give a ticket for tidel park stop. He said, the bus wont stop there, and he asked me to get down at signal if it stops there or else get down at stop next to tidel park. I was arguging with him that I am going daily with the same bus and get down in the tidel park stop. But he was keep on saying the same thing.. I got irritated with conductor response. Suddenly I remembered a complaint phone no.(9884301013) I read in one bus sometime back and noted down in my mobile. I called that no. and said about the incident that conductor is not stopping in the usual stop.
The MTC representative (person at the other end) asked me to give the phone to the conductor. The conductor was not interested to talking with his official. The MTC rep. asked me the bus registration no. He enquired where is the bus at that time and I said it is in Kandhanchavadi. The MTC rep. said he will come in the line and talk to them. I was curious how he will come and catch the bus.
After few mins. the wireless transmeter(to track the bus), near the driver in the bus started shouting... Driver stop the bus. Driver stop the bus in the left side of the road. Driver was not sure what is happening may be his first experience, for others(including me) it is the real first experience. The driver stopped the bus and started listening to the transmeter. The MTC rep. enquired why the bus is not stopping in tidel park stop. The driver said he stops in tidel park stop and in the previous trip also he has done. The rep. asked him then why the conductor is saying like that. He asked the conductor what is the issue. The conductor was speechless. The driver somehow managed the situation and supported the conductor by saying that the conductor was new to this route. The driver asked excuse for the incident and said he will stop in the Tidel Park stop
The MTC rep. said he wanted to talk the passenger who called him. I went near the transmeter and spoke to the MTC rep. He said sorry for the incident happened and asked sorry on behalf of MTC. Everyone in the bus were surprised of things happening. I came back to my seat and I was so embarrassed as all were looking at me. Few passengers asked me what is the no. and whom I called. They also took the no. The bus stopped in Tidel Park stop then. After getting down I called the MTC rep. and said the bus stopped in the stopping.
It was a nice experience for me and others who travelled in the bus, including driver and conductor and I was very shocked after this incident. Yes, nowadays good things are happening in government sector also and technology is used properly.
Complaint Phone no. for MTC bus: 9884301013,9445030516, 9383337639