Wednesday, July 15, 2009
My Theory on Corporate Rat Race
Its been clinically researched and proven that humans like to feel in control. This is a distinct human nature ....
My theory on why indians in general love to be in managerial position :
most of the indians are bred up having no control on their present/future. They don't get to decide their career, their mates, day to day trivia that makes an individual. Plus, the society structure and the infrastructure is such that at times it imposes control on you. In order to fulfill their natural human instinct of being in control - since they cannot be in control of themselves, they have to have a control on someone else. Jobs are one good place, where seniors can holler at juniors. Thats control.
My theory on why indians in general love to be in managerial position :
most of the indians are bred up having no control on their present/future. They don't get to decide their career, their mates, day to day trivia that makes an individual. Plus, the society structure and the infrastructure is such that at times it imposes control on you. In order to fulfill their natural human instinct of being in control - since they cannot be in control of themselves, they have to have a control on someone else. Jobs are one good place, where seniors can holler at juniors. Thats control.
Its my belief that a guy who is terribly controlled in his office would be controlling someone in that same manner at home, in most cases his wife or his kids. In older generations, women had almost no control, so they would control their daughter in laws and the cycle goes on.
Women managers are supposed to be more fierce - first because they need to prove themselves twice more to stay in the competition .... second because in society women have comparatively less power on their self as compared to men, and given a chance , the human nature thrives and a more controlling nature comes out.
In west, where an individual has comparitively way more control on his present/future, this instinct to control someone else is way diminished if not eliminated. Hence less corporate rat race to the top in west.
In short - ppl who are in less control of their own self, crave to get in position to control others.
In west, where an individual has comparitively way more control on his present/future, this instinct to control someone else is way diminished if not eliminated. Hence less corporate rat race to the top in west.
In short - ppl who are in less control of their own self, crave to get in position to control others.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
My Trek 4300
Rust Coloured Trek 4300 which I bought today :)
its got 100mm-travel RST Gila suspension fork, and 24-speed Shimano drivetrain
Trek 4500 would have been better and smoother and it had a 120mm
suspension fork , but I preferred this because of the color. Trek 4500
had a sad color of brown and white.
i chose colour over specs :D
went on a 6-8 mile ride at 10 pm ... and i guess i like it :)
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Sunday run & the chase
Went to run a 10K only with the RFL folks, ended up doing it twice .. so 20K.
A bit of an adventure ... at round 17KMs ... this group of nasty looking bulls with sharp horns started chasing me. They would have tested the sharpness of their horns on me, but for the runner (thanks man) behind me who yelled ... and I managed to jump into the bushes ...
I had music at full volume ... so the dude had to yell really loud after running 17 KMS. Rest of the day was quite uneventful.
A bit of an adventure ... at round 17KMs ... this group of nasty looking bulls with sharp horns started chasing me. They would have tested the sharpness of their horns on me, but for the runner (thanks man) behind me who yelled ... and I managed to jump into the bushes ...
I had music at full volume ... so the dude had to yell really loud after running 17 KMS. Rest of the day was quite uneventful.
Trek: Nanling National park
This national park is in Guangdong province ... about 5 hours northwest of Shenzhen.
Pleasures of the feet...
Ever checked out a ski hill in summer?? :) Its one of the most amazing things you can find as a runner!! You would be basically looking at a lush green abandoned hill.Have to catch up on my running now that my mom has left for India. So when Veera is running 10K today in Kauveri Marathon in Bangalore, I thought of checking the ski hill at Afton Alps, some 15 miles from Woodbury, my city. I would no doubtedly say that my venue gets more brownie points :p. A carpet of green grass... surrounded by wooded hills... and totally mine ... as it was 7:30 pm on a Saturday and not a soul to be seen around... though its bang in the middle of a State Park.
I couldnt resist to run barefoot on the damp grass after one run ... one of the most sensuous feelings...
I read this book by Christopher Mc Dougall -" Born to run" recently. Came across a paragraph which stated that the senstivity in our soles is just the same as that of our lips. Well my soles are pretty rough and hard ... but still today as I ran on grass... it was as if I could feel every single blade of the million of grass shoots. And then there was a patch in which they had cleared up the grass the way they do on golf course... it was sheer ecstasy to walk on it!!
Friday, July 10, 2009
Another adventure around the corner!
Veera and I are teaming up for this super cool event being held in India.
VOTE for us and help us win so that you can enjoy the 3000KM adventure as well through our pics and words. :)
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Few good (sales) men
Sales: “You want answers?”
Finance: “I think we are entitled to them!”
Sales: “You want answers?!”
Finance: “I want the truth!”
Sales: “You can’t handle the truth!!!”
Sales (continuing): “Son, we live in a world that requires revenue. And that revenue must be brought in by people with elite skills. Who’s going to find it? You? You, Mr. Operations? We have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom.
You scoff at sales division and you curse our lucrative incentives. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what we know: that while the cost of business results are excessive, it drives in revenue.
And my very existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, drives REVENUE! You don’t want to know the truth because deep down in places you don’t talk about at staff meetings … you want me on that call. You NEED me on that call!
We use words like comps, migration, discounts, flex licensing, global purchase agreements, butt-fusion. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent negotiating something. You use them as a punch line!
I have neither the time nor inclination to explain myself to people who rise and sleep under the very blanket of revenue I provide and then question the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said “thank you” and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a phone and make some sales calls. Either way, I don’t give a damn what you think you’re entitled to!”
Finance: “Did you expense the lap dances?”
Sales: “I did the job I was hired to do.”
Finance: “Did you expense the lap dances?”
Sales: “You’re goddamn right I did!”
PS: Got this from a colleague, not my writing :)
Finance: “I think we are entitled to them!”
Sales: “You want answers?!”
Finance: “I want the truth!”
Sales: “You can’t handle the truth!!!”
Sales (continuing): “Son, we live in a world that requires revenue. And that revenue must be brought in by people with elite skills. Who’s going to find it? You? You, Mr. Operations? We have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom.
You scoff at sales division and you curse our lucrative incentives. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what we know: that while the cost of business results are excessive, it drives in revenue.
And my very existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, drives REVENUE! You don’t want to know the truth because deep down in places you don’t talk about at staff meetings … you want me on that call. You NEED me on that call!
We use words like comps, migration, discounts, flex licensing, global purchase agreements, butt-fusion. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent negotiating something. You use them as a punch line!
I have neither the time nor inclination to explain myself to people who rise and sleep under the very blanket of revenue I provide and then question the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said “thank you” and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a phone and make some sales calls. Either way, I don’t give a damn what you think you’re entitled to!”
Finance: “Did you expense the lap dances?”
Sales: “I did the job I was hired to do.”
Finance: “Did you expense the lap dances?”
Sales: “You’re goddamn right I did!”
PS: Got this from a colleague, not my writing :)
Friday, March 13, 2009
Trek: Trekking equipment in India
Camping and Trekking Equipment stores in Delhi and NCR
Trekkers Point
Main Entrance, Mezzanine Floor
PVR Plaza, Connaught Place
New Delhi - 110001
Tel : 23325475, 23323362 Fax:23713245
Mob : 9313709326
mail : eagle@eagle-grp.com coleman@eagle-grp.com
STIKAGE
(Outdoor Adventure Sports Equipment and Tours)
7-UB, Jawahar Nagar-Kamla Nagar, Delhi-110007 India
Phone: 91 11 23850036, 23850026 Telefax: 91 11 23850026
Mobile: Surender Sonik- 9810025536 / Ravi Sonik- 9868064114
Rocksport Outdoor Gear Store
127, Rajendera Bhawan, Rajendra Place,
New Delhi
+91 9811398050
+91 9810215848
Adventure18
Contact: Mohit Oberoi
18, Satya Niketan, (Opp. Venkateshwara College), New Delhi - 110 021 (India)
Ph: +91-11-32970400 Fax : 26878888
E-Mail : mo1@vsnl.com, adventurers18@yahoo.com
Wildventures SF-002
Contact: Kashav Jani
Dlf Galleria Shoping Complex,Dlf City, Phase-Iv
(Above: Sitaram Bhatia Clinic),Gurgaon-122002,Haryana,
Ph: +91-124-4057778, 9313979994, Email: wildventures@vsnl.net
CARABIN adventure
C-62/3, Okhla Industrial Area,
Phase-2,
New Delhi
110020
Mobile: +91 9873780333, 9818889767
Tel: 91 11 41611082
Email: rajat.sethi@hotmail.com
www.carabinadventure.in
CARABIN INC.
K17/4A, D.L.F. Phase -2,
Gurgaon-122002
Tel.No.0124-4362362,4362636
Fax.No.0124-4362636
Mobile:9811076556/9811615298
Email:yashhanda@yahoo.com
Adventure 18 Noida :
Bhoja Market, Behind Vinayak Hospital,
Sector 27, Noida
(Ph. 0120 2532400)
Chogo Ri - Mr. Hemant Sachdeva
511, Kailash Building
26, Kasturba Gandhi Marg
phone- 01123312783, 01123312787
Han-Yin, Korean Equipment
F-25A HauzKhas
Rakesh : 98919 40627
Gauvrav : 98919 00627
Himalayan Gear, (previously Dimension Wilderness)
25, Chirag Delhi. Ph: 9350225713.
Shradha Outdoor - Gurgaon-01242561675
Zanskar Outdoor Equipment
Office: Pocket A-2/110 F,
Mayur Vihar, Phase 3,
Delhi - 110096
Workshop: RZ-1174/23, Tughlakabad extension,
New Delhi - 110019
Phone no.: 32961516, 22627453
Mobile no.: 9811676556, 9873323362
Email: zanskar@hotmail.com
Camping and Trekking Equipment stores in Mumbai
Avi Industries
13, Shriji Sadan, 352, Chandavarkar Road,
Matunga (E), Mumbai 400 019
Phone: +91 22 2414 3810 / 6577 9787
Email: avinashkamath@gmail.com
Adventure 18 mumbai
9/10 Wallace Appt, 4 Roushir Bharuch Marg,
Grant Road, Mumbai - 400007
+(91)-(22)-23803102
+(91)-9892626812
adventure18@gmail.com
Nisarga Vihar
106 Adarsh Commercial Centre, Behind Gurudwara Guru Nanak Nagar,
Ambadi Road, Vasai W, Thane - 401201
+(91)-2503206583
+(91)-9892472377
mantrims@vsnl.com
Great Outdoors India
Shop No.1, Gautam Villa Soc.,
Ghantali Devi Rd., Thane (W),
Maharashtra, INDIA 400 602
+91 22 540 3144
+91 22 542 2072
Fax 0091 22 540 9920
factory
Unit No.1,2,3 & 4, 2nd Floor, Sachin Industrial Estate,
Kolbad Rd., Kolbad, Thane (W),
Maharashtra, INDIA 400 601.
0091 22 544 3034
Outdoor Travel Gear
207, Hanuman Industrial Estate, G.D. Ambekar Marg, Wadala,
Mumbai 400031. INDIA
+91 - 22 - 2412 2030
+91 - 22 - 6663 5228
E-Mail smartdessignsindia@gmail.com
Camping and Trekking Equipment stores in Bangalore
GetOffUrAss in Indira Nagar.
@ 472, Sri Krishna Temple Road
Indira Nagar 2nd Stage
Bangalore
Ph : 51161600
Ozone
5th main ,12th block,
Kumarpark West
Bangalore
Phone / Fax : 3310441,3448054
EMail : ozoneindia@vsnl.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Camping ,Trekking, Rock Climbing, Kayaking, Paragliding and White Water Rafting etc. They also manufacture Outdoor camping equipment.
Summiters Outdoors Private Limited
Travel, Trekking, Adventure Gears
#24, "Belaku",
1st Cross, APC Layout,
Thindlu, Vidyaranyapura post,
Bangalore - 560097
Telephone: +(91)-80-2364-7529
Mobile: +(91)-98456-30364, 99456-48287, 98800-42096
Email : info@summiters.netThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
They also conduct trekking tours which cover bird watching, rock climbing, river rafting, nature walks, skywatching, aero sports, water sports, homestays.
Summit/Wildcraft
(Near Shirdi Temple)
Cambridge Road,
Cambridge Layout,
Bangalore.
Wildcraft
#81/B, lakshmi mansion, 22nd cross, 3rd block jayanagar,bangalore
ph. +91 88 26555608
Camping and Trekking Equipment stores in Kolkata
UBAC
+(91)-(33)-23512628,23543627
34, Mahatma Gandhi Rd,, Raja RAM Mohan Roy Sarani, Kolkata - 700009
mon-fri 1.30am to 6pm/ sat 12noon to 6pm
Alpine
Mr. Dilip Naskar 9830194296 closed on sun and mon / off.hrs 3pm to 7pm
+(91)-(33)-26434319
+(91)-9830194296
18/6, Ballygunge Place (E), Ballygunge, Kolkata - 700019
IDRIS
Address: 6/14 Nilmoni Haldar Lane, (top floor), Kolkata -13
phone: +91 33 2245 5154.
RIA MOUNT SUPPORT
OFF-4/2A,WATERLOO STREET
2ND FLOOR
KOLKATA-700069
TEL-033-22135048
WORKS-3,D.N.STREET
HARINAVI
MOBILE-098831 76092 / 094320 75370
NAME-SATYAJIT KAR
Camp Craft
+(91)-(33)-24715107
+(91)-9433077447
camp_craft@rediffmail.com
25a, Nehru Colony, Regent Park, Kolkata - 700040
Snow Down Mountain Equipment
26837111,26850590
Hooghly, Kolkata
Yak Equipment
+(91)-(33)-26838007
yakequip_cal@yahoo.com
9,Sahid Kanai Kanan, Ru De Morera St,, Barasat, Hooghly - 712136
Chakra equipments, Shyambazar. Phone No. +91 33 2530 0648.
Cliffline - (033) 24160155 / 94332 79318
Hi-Trek - (033) 26460979 closed on thu and sun / off.hrs 2pm to 8pm
Camping and Trekking Equipment stores in Pune
Adventure World
Address - Kothrud Showroom - Flat no 6,
Bld no - 5, Daulat Soc, Opp Choice health Club,
Behind McDonald, Karve Rd, Kothrud, Pune-411029
ph - 020-25423188,64000482 Cell - 9422504030
Koregaon Park Showroom - Shop No - 12,
Gulmohar Garden, Opp Koregaon Police Chowky,
7th Lane, Meeranagar, North Main Rd, Koregaon Park, Pune - 411001
Ph - 9422504030
M/S X-limitz.
Contact: Mr. Surender Shelke
Adventure World,
Flat no - 6, Bld no - 5,Daulat Soc, Opp Choice Health Club,
Behind McDonald, Karve Rd, Kothrud, Pune - 411029.
Ph: +91-20-25423188
Trekkers Point
Main Entrance, Mezzanine Floor
PVR Plaza, Connaught Place
New Delhi - 110001
Tel : 23325475, 23323362 Fax:23713245
Mob : 9313709326
mail : eagle@eagle-grp.com coleman@eagle-grp.com
STIKAGE
(Outdoor Adventure Sports Equipment and Tours)
7-UB, Jawahar Nagar-Kamla Nagar, Delhi-110007 India
Phone: 91 11 23850036, 23850026 Telefax: 91 11 23850026
Mobile: Surender Sonik- 9810025536 / Ravi Sonik- 9868064114
Rocksport Outdoor Gear Store
127, Rajendera Bhawan, Rajendra Place,
New Delhi
+91 9811398050
+91 9810215848
Adventure18
Contact: Mohit Oberoi
18, Satya Niketan, (Opp. Venkateshwara College), New Delhi - 110 021 (India)
Ph: +91-11-32970400 Fax : 26878888
E-Mail : mo1@vsnl.com, adventurers18@yahoo.com
Wildventures SF-002
Contact: Kashav Jani
Dlf Galleria Shoping Complex,Dlf City, Phase-Iv
(Above: Sitaram Bhatia Clinic),Gurgaon-122002,Haryana,
Ph: +91-124-4057778, 9313979994, Email: wildventures@vsnl.net
CARABIN adventure
C-62/3, Okhla Industrial Area,
Phase-2,
New Delhi
110020
Mobile: +91 9873780333, 9818889767
Tel: 91 11 41611082
Email: rajat.sethi@hotmail.com
www.carabinadventure.in
CARABIN INC.
K17/4A, D.L.F. Phase -2,
Gurgaon-122002
Tel.No.0124-4362362,4362636
Fax.No.0124-4362636
Mobile:9811076556/9811615298
Email:yashhanda@yahoo.com
Adventure 18 Noida :
Bhoja Market, Behind Vinayak Hospital,
Sector 27, Noida
(Ph. 0120 2532400)
Chogo Ri - Mr. Hemant Sachdeva
511, Kailash Building
26, Kasturba Gandhi Marg
phone- 01123312783, 01123312787
Han-Yin, Korean Equipment
F-25A HauzKhas
Rakesh : 98919 40627
Gauvrav : 98919 00627
Himalayan Gear, (previously Dimension Wilderness)
25, Chirag Delhi. Ph: 9350225713.
Shradha Outdoor - Gurgaon-01242561675
Zanskar Outdoor Equipment
Office: Pocket A-2/110 F,
Mayur Vihar, Phase 3,
Delhi - 110096
Workshop: RZ-1174/23, Tughlakabad extension,
New Delhi - 110019
Phone no.: 32961516, 22627453
Mobile no.: 9811676556, 9873323362
Email: zanskar@hotmail.com
Camping and Trekking Equipment stores in Mumbai
Avi Industries
13, Shriji Sadan, 352, Chandavarkar Road,
Matunga (E), Mumbai 400 019
Phone: +91 22 2414 3810 / 6577 9787
Email: avinashkamath@gmail.com
Adventure 18 mumbai
9/10 Wallace Appt, 4 Roushir Bharuch Marg,
Grant Road, Mumbai - 400007
+(91)-(22)-23803102
+(91)-9892626812
adventure18@gmail.com
Nisarga Vihar
106 Adarsh Commercial Centre, Behind Gurudwara Guru Nanak Nagar,
Ambadi Road, Vasai W, Thane - 401201
+(91)-2503206583
+(91)-9892472377
mantrims@vsnl.com
Great Outdoors India
Shop No.1, Gautam Villa Soc.,
Ghantali Devi Rd., Thane (W),
Maharashtra, INDIA 400 602
+91 22 540 3144
+91 22 542 2072
Fax 0091 22 540 9920
factory
Unit No.1,2,3 & 4, 2nd Floor, Sachin Industrial Estate,
Kolbad Rd., Kolbad, Thane (W),
Maharashtra, INDIA 400 601.
0091 22 544 3034
Outdoor Travel Gear
207, Hanuman Industrial Estate, G.D. Ambekar Marg, Wadala,
Mumbai 400031. INDIA
+91 - 22 - 2412 2030
+91 - 22 - 6663 5228
E-Mail smartdessignsindia@gmail.com
Camping and Trekking Equipment stores in Bangalore
GetOffUrAss in Indira Nagar.
@ 472, Sri Krishna Temple Road
Indira Nagar 2nd Stage
Bangalore
Ph : 51161600
Ozone
5th main ,12th block,
Kumarpark West
Bangalore
Phone / Fax : 3310441,3448054
EMail : ozoneindia@vsnl.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Camping ,Trekking, Rock Climbing, Kayaking, Paragliding and White Water Rafting etc. They also manufacture Outdoor camping equipment.
Summiters Outdoors Private Limited
Travel, Trekking, Adventure Gears
#24, "Belaku",
1st Cross, APC Layout,
Thindlu, Vidyaranyapura post,
Bangalore - 560097
Telephone: +(91)-80-2364-7529
Mobile: +(91)-98456-30364, 99456-48287, 98800-42096
Email : info@summiters.netThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
They also conduct trekking tours which cover bird watching, rock climbing, river rafting, nature walks, skywatching, aero sports, water sports, homestays.
Summit/Wildcraft
(Near Shirdi Temple)
Cambridge Road,
Cambridge Layout,
Bangalore.
Wildcraft
#81/B, lakshmi mansion, 22nd cross, 3rd block jayanagar,bangalore
ph. +91 88 26555608
Camping and Trekking Equipment stores in Kolkata
UBAC
+(91)-(33)-23512628,23543627
34, Mahatma Gandhi Rd,, Raja RAM Mohan Roy Sarani, Kolkata - 700009
mon-fri 1.30am to 6pm/ sat 12noon to 6pm
Alpine
Mr. Dilip Naskar 9830194296 closed on sun and mon / off.hrs 3pm to 7pm
+(91)-(33)-26434319
+(91)-9830194296
18/6, Ballygunge Place (E), Ballygunge, Kolkata - 700019
IDRIS
Address: 6/14 Nilmoni Haldar Lane, (top floor), Kolkata -13
phone: +91 33 2245 5154.
RIA MOUNT SUPPORT
OFF-4/2A,WATERLOO STREET
2ND FLOOR
KOLKATA-700069
TEL-033-22135048
WORKS-3,D.N.STREET
HARINAVI
MOBILE-098831 76092 / 094320 75370
NAME-SATYAJIT KAR
Camp Craft
+(91)-(33)-24715107
+(91)-9433077447
camp_craft@rediffmail.com
25a, Nehru Colony, Regent Park, Kolkata - 700040
Snow Down Mountain Equipment
26837111,26850590
Hooghly, Kolkata
Yak Equipment
+(91)-(33)-26838007
yakequip_cal@yahoo.com
9,Sahid Kanai Kanan, Ru De Morera St,, Barasat, Hooghly - 712136
Chakra equipments, Shyambazar. Phone No. +91 33 2530 0648.
Cliffline - (033) 24160155 / 94332 79318
Hi-Trek - (033) 26460979 closed on thu and sun / off.hrs 2pm to 8pm
Camping and Trekking Equipment stores in Pune
Adventure World
Address - Kothrud Showroom - Flat no 6,
Bld no - 5, Daulat Soc, Opp Choice health Club,
Behind McDonald, Karve Rd, Kothrud, Pune-411029
ph - 020-25423188,64000482 Cell - 9422504030
Koregaon Park Showroom - Shop No - 12,
Gulmohar Garden, Opp Koregaon Police Chowky,
7th Lane, Meeranagar, North Main Rd, Koregaon Park, Pune - 411001
Ph - 9422504030
M/S X-limitz.
Contact: Mr. Surender Shelke
Adventure World,
Flat no - 6, Bld no - 5,Daulat Soc, Opp Choice Health Club,
Behind McDonald, Karve Rd, Kothrud, Pune - 411029.
Ph: +91-20-25423188
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