The objective is clear but there are obstacles in the way, seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Meeting challenges with ingenuity. Another day in the office for Tiger.

Accenture>>Technology.Consulting.Outsourcing...High performance delivered. This is one of my favorites ads on television as it motivates me to excel in my work and have a +ive attitude towards life.

Another cute ad is the one where in a woman is busy peeling the cover of green peas and suddenly out pops a green worm. The expression on the woman's face changes to that of horror and she shrieks. Her son comes to the table and gently places the worm in his palms. He puts it on a leaf inside a small glass jar and a flag with the name "pintoo" beside the leaf. The catchline of the ad is "Different People, Different Needs", World's local bank "HSBC". It's really a cute ad which puts out the message subtly.

Today work was hectic but I enjoyed it to the hilt. It's an amazing software that I am working on. Hats off to the developers who came up with such a gem of a software.

It's Friday and I am in a weekend mood. This time I am dead sure of watching a movie "Hey Babyy" coz I have booked my tickets in advance to avoid disappointment :)

What happens to people when they get on road. This is a question which perplexes me. The trigger came from a question asked by a RJ on Radio city today morning. There were a couple callers who were brash enough to say that they love honking, don't allow other vehicles to overtake them, like to hog the entire roadspace apart from cruising @ a dangerous speed.

The RJ was quite scathing in her analysis when she said that "If you think what you're doing is cool, I don't think so. It only shows that you have a big ego, unwilling to share etc.." I hope people take her comments seriously.

For example last Sunday when I was trying to take a turn near a junction when the green signal was on. Much to my horror the vehicles @ the opposite end of the road were breaking the red signal and that led to a traffic jam.

It was frustrating. That inevitably draws a comparison with developed countries where apart from world-class roads you have disciplined traffic. Here people lack civic sense and I guess it's too much to expect any traffic sense. What beats me is that crossing a red signal is dangerous and people are willing to risk not only their lives but also others.

At work it was a bit hectic as I am involved with a new assignment. The weather was quite cool as it rained again in the evening.

I am not sure what exactly was the reason for me feeling very drowsy @ work today. Time just flew. As usual when I was going to have my dinner, I looked @ the sky and there she was looking very beautiful silhouetted against the clouds. It's been a full moon for the past couple of days and an amazing sight to watch...:)

It was a dark weekend in the aftermath of the blasts in Hyderabad. I called up my family and friends to find out if everyone is safe. Thankfully nobody was hurt or were away from the site of the incident.

I don't get it as to what makes people take the lives of the innocent. It's sick to see the politicians, the ministers (including the Prime Minister) parroting the same old cliched lines like "PM expresses deep concern". I was in Mumbai last year and there were blasts in the local train which killed around 150 people and maimed some for life. Lots of people lost their bread winners and some their kith and kin. The irony is after the blasts, there was the usual finger pointing and sympathy for the victims. The case still remains unsolved just like the other blasts.

It was disturbing to watch on television, human flesh strewn across the auditorium, decapitated torsos and the scene was repeated @ the next site of the blast which is a very famous eatery in the heart of Hyderabad. People may hate the United States, but after 9/11 there has been no terrorist attacks in the U.S.

Sunday evening I drove all the way to Innovative Multiplex, however was disappointed on not getting a ticket for "The Transfomers".

Monday morning and back to office. Today, I didn't have much work except for the conference call in the evening.

What does it take to become a successful leader? This was the question posed to us by our new Delivery Manager. She herself gave the answer by saying that you don't become a leader just to display your power over subordinates like Hitler, but by empowering and delegating your responsibilities. I agree with her. A recent news item says that bad bosses are the number 1 reason for employees to leave and adding insult to injury they are also promoted in the organization.

All in all it was an interesting interaction with our new DM where she shared her valuable experience(s) with us. It's a good start coz how many bosses take pains to come and talk to the employees rather than sitting cozily in their cabins.

It's friday and the end of another working week. I need to get up early tomorrow and finish my household chores. Thinking of catching up on a movie :)

It was a pleasant morning that I woke upto. On my way to office, I could see a cow struggling to chew the leaves of a plant portruding through the fence of a park. It was interesting to watch how the cow was aiming it's tongue to catch hold of every single leaf..:)

One of the coolest things when you travel by a bus is that you can grab a few winks of sleep, you can't imagine doing that when you're riding a bike or driving a car.

It's been raining consistently in the evenings for the past few days. On the work front I have completed the remaining task and feel much relaxed now..:)

As I had mentioned in my prevous blog, except for 1 task, I have successfully completed all the remaining tasks. I just can't believe that I have done it:)

I got a pat on my back from my on-site project manager for the speed with which I have delivered on the job :)

It was a better day @ work today compared to yesterday. I am beginning to get into the groove. One of my colleague is also on leave and I'll be backfilling for him by taking up his work.

It's a bit challenging coz I only have a faint idea of what my colleague does. I got initiated into the training yesterday from my on-site manager and today I was successfully able to complete one of the tasks.

In the evening, I had a team meeting with my on-site counterpart. This meeting is scheduled every month where the person heading our group charts the goals and also lists out the achievements of the team members.

It's pouring outside as I prepare to wrap for the day. Time to hit the sack :)

After a week long hiatus I am back. :) I don't believe it when I was @ home with a notebook PC and a broadband connection I couldn't find time to write my blog and here I am writing it from a cybercafe after coming back from my vacation.

That symbolizes what laziness can do to someone when they are pampered royally @ home..:) I had a good time @ home feasting on home-made food. My favorites are Neer Dosa (rice pancake) and coconut chutney for breakfast apart from the lunch and dinner items. My mom has magic in her hands and she has everyone eating out of her hands..literally :)

We all watched a movie "Chakde India" @ PVR cinemas, Hyderabad Central. The movie has really come out well with Shahrukh Khan and an unknown star cast. The real hero of the movie is the script which sans any usual song-and-dance routine. It makes you laugh, cry and lets your spirits soar..:)

This weekend was unlike any other I had so far. Nope I didn't watch any movies, just went shopping for some stuff as I'll be going home on a week's vacation after a long time. I bought some eatables which are quite popular in mangalore.

I thought of driving all the way from Bangalore to Hyderabad and back but the experience last time chastened me. So in the end I will be travelling by bus which departs today @ 20.15 hrs and arrives in Hyderabad tomorrow @ 6:30 a.m.

I hope to have a good time with my family in Hyderabad :)

The past couple of days has been a bit hectic. I received lots of compliments for the e-mail sent to my office colleagues which told about my personal experience in the wildlife sanctuary of Dandeli.

Tomorrow will be the last working day for our present Delivery Manager. So I was collecting funds for the farewell lunch party and then we realized that the event won't happen as our DM wouldn't be able to make it due to other commitments.

Collecting money was the easier part, however after the cancellation, refunding the money was the most harder part as we were supposed to retain 50 bucks from the amount remitted. Finally the issue was resolved.

After a hectic weekend last week, here comes Friday again :)

I am back to Bangalore and yet to get over the pleasant memories of my stay @ Dandeli. Wow...what a rocking trip that was. On our trek, we came across the giant wood spider (poisonous). The web spun by this spider is so strong that it's said to be tougher than steel. We actually tested it by trying to tear it. :)

Other animals spotted were wild jackals, simian apes (these are similar to monkeys but have a white facial hair growing around their face). Simian apes are much sought after for their meat which is considered a delicacy.

Human's greed for meat and rampant poaching has made this an endangered animal just like the tiger and it has been accorded protection under the Wildlife Act in India . The things I missed were wild bison’s, tiger’s (we did identify a couple of pug marks of an adult tiger), elephant’s (only got to see lots of elephant dung :)). White water rafting was cancelled as trekking took most part of our time. All through the trekking we had leeches for company which was feeding voraciously on our blood. I was lucky to have been bitten only once even with open sandals whereas some of my colleagues were bitten 2-3 times in spite of wearing shoes. Most of us had salt sprinkled on our feet as that repels leeches.

Although it was raining for the 2 days we stayed there, the heavy downpour didn’t dampen our spirits and we stuck to the plan. The accomodation arrangements @ the Forest Department guest house were excellent and the home made food was awesome. We stayed in fixed tent camps, some of which had attached bathrooms.

Special thanks to Mujahid & Narayana for the logistics arrangement and taking care of every team member’s needs.

All in all it was an amazing brush with nature. We are blessed to have such wildlife and the lush green forests. One of my most memorable moments was watching the fog enveloping the hills in the dense forest. As a nature lover I hope that the people and the government take steps to protect and conserve our wildlife.

So it is essential that people respect the sanctity of the forests by not littering any plastic or other wastes, maintaining silence while trekking and not teasing the animals.

Thank god it's a Friday :) It was a hectic day with a trip to the car showroom Concorde Motors at diary circle. My car is now exactly 6 months old and it's due for its first free service.

The one dilemma on my mind was whether to claim insurance for the slight dent my car had suffered. After talking to the insurance surveyor I chose not to go in for repairs unless something serious (god forbid) damage had occured.

So we are all set for the weekend trip to Dandeli. Some of the things I am looking forward is to catch a glimpse of the wild animals like bisons, elephants and reptiles like the king cobra. Apart from that there will be some trekking, canoeing, white water rafting (it's dependent on the water level) and rapelling.

Yesterday @ work, I was going nuts trying to fix a driver problem which wasn't allowing me to connect to my backend database i.e Microsoft Access. Solution came in the form of technical help from microsoft.com when I googled the error code.

I had tried searching Google earlier as well however without much success. When I finally managed to fix the problem which had given me a headache for the past couple of days there was immense relief and joy. Joy because in the process of solving the problem I had learnt something new..:)

In the evening we had a meeting over the upcoming trip to Dandeli (I had mentioned about it in my previous blog). We discussed the items to be brought along and facilities available @ the forest reserve. There was sporadic laughter when someone cracked a joke. Let's see how things go :)

It's been raining for the past few days and the weather is quite chilly. Normally, in the evening time I only have fruit bowl for snacks however today I felt like having something hot. I went for an "Aloo Bun" and my colleagues were rubbing their eyes in disbelief coz here's a health freak who swears by his fruit bowl and what happened to him today...hehehe