August 17th --Key date in my career !

Quotable Quotes

There is little doubt that drug testing has to be mandatory in cricket . Every good system must create an atmosphere for the clean to thrive and the weeds to be uprooted - Harsha Bhogle Cricket Commentator

My husband is not the secretary of state-. I am, I am not going to be channelling my husband - Hillary Clinton to a question on her husband

The era of Lalu Prasad Yadav is over and Nitish kumar is on his way out - Jagadish Tytler Congress leader , while in Bihar

Minorities are a sacred trust for Pakistan - Asif Ali Zardar Pakistan President.

EPL -- Start of the season r 2009- 10

It was a terrific start to the football season -- All the matches played over the week end were result oriented -- No drawn matches and that makes it good to watch and follow - MY favourites ManU got the better of promoted side Birmingham by a solitary goal -- that was good enough for a team that has been dominated by Cristiano Ronaldo's heroics for the past four years -- They need to re group after his departure to Real Madrid -- Only time will tell how ManU has taken his departure -- I am little pessimistic on ManU chances to win the title this season -- Let us see --
Big spenders Man City ( they blew 100 Mils Pounds this year ) scrapped through against Blackburn while the surprise pockets were delivered by Wigan and Tottenham-- Wigan beat Aston Villa and then Spurs beat fancied Liverpool by the odd goal in three -- More in store as the season warms up and gathers stream.

25 years of working !! Am i bored ?, not yet ...

I realised that Monday Aug 17th , 2009 i will complete 25 years of being employed and working !! The journey started in 1984 on the same day , when i was glad to accept a apprenticeship ( article ship ) with a Chartered Accountant firm to whom i am ever thankful for considering me while others did not -- i said that i was glad because , i had struggled for nearly six weeks during that period to get placed with a CA firm -- I had applied at many places and no one was willing to consider me as i had to attend evening classes for my Bachelor's degree -- One of the current top four Audit firm responded to me saying that i was on " wait list " and will consider me in the new year ( 1985 ) !! -- Current situation is the other way around , the CA firms are battling to get in articleship trainees to their firms and are doing everything they can to keep them on roll !! Anyway , i started , moved on to do my Industrial training as part of my CA apprenticeship ( Carborundum Universal ) and then on to employment with Onida , Maxworth Orchards and now Ford . I have been more or less working continuously -- No summer vacations etc., !! No breaks between employements ... The biggest was 21 days between Maxworth and Ford and the reason was not that i was not willing to join.. Ford was not set up to hire ..
It has been a great journey so far and no regrets at any point of time in what i have done over the past years- I am also aware that there are many others who would have gone through this milestone but thought i should write some lines on this -- Be sure , i will write by autobiography in the future -
I shared this with my better half and she congratulated me on this and then asked the question " what are you getting me for this wonderful achievement " -- I know where emotional resilience works best and in this case , it was my lack of response to the question !!