I had decided to not write about the minutiae of my daily life here - and keep it as a record of my views and opinions of which I have lots but I have had such a hectic 2 weeks - I have not had time for any views/opinions of my own or any thought for that matter.
It started with a trip to Delhi maybe over 2 weeks ago which resulted in me chugging out proposal after customised proposal for the rest of the week. Then suddenly appraisals were dumped on me which did not go well in my opinion. I had a fantastic year numbers wise as I have mentioned before finishing my annual target 2 months before schedule but was really pulled up in my appraisal - One for lack of meetings/calls/business generation , second mainly for my lack of systems and processes and thirdly for lack of enthusiasm and zest. On the other hand I was praised for my interpersonal skills in 9 areas of work but when you actually check the scale I have 9 strengths and 11 weaknesses so....
Then Valentine's day happened which was an unmitigated disaster - I can summarize by saying that after at least 12 years of cribbing about not having a boy on Valentine's day - I still spent the evening at home.
Then came the meetings in Bangalore followed by rounds and rounds of meetings with agencies since we have a slew of launches and novel events happening on the work front. So the last couple of days have been spent customising proposals for these especially since Come Monday - we leave for our annual conference in Gulmarg, Kashmir for 3 days where apparently they have not heard of the concept of mobile network at least not Vodafone!
Following which, I go from there straight to Delhi for a very important client meeting so really stretched myself over the last month but the feeling is good - at least the constant feeling of lethargy has left but the dissatisfaction with my choices remains.
Gulmarg, Kashmir is a high point to look forward to - random people I have met in planes, trains etc have told me that it is fantastically beautiful!!Having never been so far north - furtherest
I have travelled has been to Rohtang pass from Manali, where the snow was like ice, I am looking forward to the experience and hoping I don't freeze my ass off since it's -5 degrees during the day. Another point to note is that the theme party this year is 'Pixie dust' and we all have to come dressed like Fairy tale/cartoon characters. My original choice was Sneezy, one of the seven dwarfs since you could seriously call me that but too boring, Super girl was also a choice but Wednesday seems easiest since you can still bundle up and not have to bother about the cold!
My parents are none too happy about this tho since Kashmir is still a hotbed of terrorist activity and why take chances? I don't think the freezing temperature helps it much since we all know how well I react to the cold. But as my mother admits, if you gotta go, you gotta go - not much safety in traveling by the good ol' Mumbai local either - remember the bomb blasts in July '07? My neighbour Sanford was just going about his daily life when it was abruptly over. I know people who have been in the London underground just before those attacks. Nowhere in the world is safe - just ask Petra Nemcova who lost her boyfriend in the Indian ocean Tsunami in the super popular holiday destination of Thailand. I agree, no point taking unnecessary risks but even when you don't take them, death calls. I reiterate, if it's your time, you will get taken.
P.S. - the old saying as a title seems apt, no?
It started with a trip to Delhi maybe over 2 weeks ago which resulted in me chugging out proposal after customised proposal for the rest of the week. Then suddenly appraisals were dumped on me which did not go well in my opinion. I had a fantastic year numbers wise as I have mentioned before finishing my annual target 2 months before schedule but was really pulled up in my appraisal - One for lack of meetings/calls/business generation , second mainly for my lack of systems and processes and thirdly for lack of enthusiasm and zest. On the other hand I was praised for my interpersonal skills in 9 areas of work but when you actually check the scale I have 9 strengths and 11 weaknesses so....
Then Valentine's day happened which was an unmitigated disaster - I can summarize by saying that after at least 12 years of cribbing about not having a boy on Valentine's day - I still spent the evening at home.
Then came the meetings in Bangalore followed by rounds and rounds of meetings with agencies since we have a slew of launches and novel events happening on the work front. So the last couple of days have been spent customising proposals for these especially since Come Monday - we leave for our annual conference in Gulmarg, Kashmir for 3 days where apparently they have not heard of the concept of mobile network at least not Vodafone!
Following which, I go from there straight to Delhi for a very important client meeting so really stretched myself over the last month but the feeling is good - at least the constant feeling of lethargy has left but the dissatisfaction with my choices remains.
Gulmarg, Kashmir is a high point to look forward to - random people I have met in planes, trains etc have told me that it is fantastically beautiful!!Having never been so far north - furtherest
I have travelled has been to Rohtang pass from Manali, where the snow was like ice, I am looking forward to the experience and hoping I don't freeze my ass off since it's -5 degrees during the day. Another point to note is that the theme party this year is 'Pixie dust' and we all have to come dressed like Fairy tale/cartoon characters. My original choice was Sneezy, one of the seven dwarfs since you could seriously call me that but too boring, Super girl was also a choice but Wednesday seems easiest since you can still bundle up and not have to bother about the cold!My parents are none too happy about this tho since Kashmir is still a hotbed of terrorist activity and why take chances? I don't think the freezing temperature helps it much since we all know how well I react to the cold. But as my mother admits, if you gotta go, you gotta go - not much safety in traveling by the good ol' Mumbai local either - remember the bomb blasts in July '07? My neighbour Sanford was just going about his daily life when it was abruptly over. I know people who have been in the London underground just before those attacks. Nowhere in the world is safe - just ask Petra Nemcova who lost her boyfriend in the Indian ocean Tsunami in the super popular holiday destination of Thailand. I agree, no point taking unnecessary risks but even when you don't take them, death calls. I reiterate, if it's your time, you will get taken.
P.S. - the old saying as a title seems apt, no?
3 comments:
OMG I can't believe your party theme was Pixie Dust. Who's idea was that?
hee hee! not was, going to be - it's on Tuesday or Wednesday or some such. Don't ask man! Lst year was uniform theme, we had people come as Idi Amin,Nero, a guy came as a school girl! quite exciting!
and wait... you want to leave this office????
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