Kiran Naik

October, November is a season to celebrate… filled with Holidays, Festivals, shopping, travel, gifts. On eve of Dasara I visited Hubli on short notice. I booked VRL travels since no tickets in KSRTC, IRCTC. Mimimum 2 months booking before travel for IRCTC and 3 weeks for KSRTC during festival season.
With no other choice, I booked VRL and on time in VRL Travels in Anand Rao Circle. I must tell you that its surprising to see the VRL Bus Stand near majestic Bangalore. You may be wondering whats the big deal…Yes.. its a big deal. They have all the facilities what KSRTC Bus Stand offers..except KSRTC has huge land to manage. An Inquiry Office, Seating Arrangement, Fresh rooms, nicely managed departure dashboard. I am stunned and happy to see the VRL Bus Stand.

There are many arguments regarding the price comparison that KSRTC is cheaper.. in some ways service, travel comfort plays major role than price. Of course Price is important if you planned your travel. If you are not planned, you are paying price for that..

One of the service offered is VRL sends you SMS indicating your bus number. Thats great way to avoid hassle in queue, looking for person, inquiring and requesting the staff like they are doing favor on us by informing bus number.

KSRTC provides water bottle in Airavat but VRL badly lacks it. I guess this is due to VRL’s revenue model to provide other services and make people to pay for their own brand of water bottles… some (Innovative???? may be not) ways of forcing people to pay the money..

Having said, I am big fan of KSRTC and will always like to travel in KSRTC Bus rather than private.. if KSRTC can follow good service strategy from private firms like VRL, SRS – I am sure people will be much benefited. Hope to see these kind of better services introduced in KSRTC.

Last year I cosnulted Dietician in our office. Main objective was to reduce weight for 5 kgs. Dietician after measuring my weight informed that I am 5 kgs overweight. Her advice was to eat two types of fruites daily.

As usual I followed for 2-3 weeks and then did not followed up. I thought this is good time to begin and from last 3 days (Friday 16 July 2010) started on it. This time I want to continue for not long time but for One month. This will help me to keep track and control.
Last 3 days have been successful and I go to taste Banananas, Pappaya, Apple.

“Making resolutions is a cleansing ritual of self-assessment and repentance that demands personal honesty and, ultimately, reinforces humility. Breaking them is part of the cycle.”
Eric Zorn quotes

Target end date is 16 August 2010. So far so good. Hope to continue the same:):)

I became ready at 9.15 PM. Decided I will take Pulsar to Electronic city office. Yesterday night was a heavy rain in Bangalore. It rained all over night. Afetr a 500 metres drive, suddenly lady in TVS scooty turned rightside and stopped. I was behind her and suddenly appiled brake. Somehow pulsar did not stopped as expected. It was bit shaky. I thought its because of the hsudden brake. As I moved on to hotel for breakfast, drive was not comfortable. Had breakfast in Bansahankari new SLV and decided I will go by bus. Came back home, parked Pulsar. Waited for Volvo 600 or any 500 bus towards HSR layout.

After 15 minutes, got one BIA bus towards HSR layout. As I settled down, it was horrible traffic in BTM layout today. It took 45 minutes to reach HSR layout. From Banashankari, bus was crowded and no place to stand. The same waiting situation when I reached Silkborad to move to Electronic city. No buses at all. One provate bus came, I got into it. Ravichandran movie was on with a huge noise of speakers. Though movie was not so good, I started watching. By the time bus reached Electronic city, it took 30 minutes. In the scorching heat, I reached office. I am still settling down and sweating a lot. I have no effect of AC.

Hope I would reach quickly and safely to home today evening.

Last four weekends had been pretty hectic. I decided not go anywhere else this weekend. Thought I will start on some new book reading.  Ok. Initially I thought I ll write about my weekend activities. Oh!!! Not again.. it’s the same old story. 

Let me start with what I am thinking RIGHT NOW…thinking to go to hubli,, finish tomorrows sadia call.. Updating effort.. it’s the painful job ever. Not doing what actually I like doing..

Read one saying today posted by Prashant Neginahal on his gtalk message. Secret of life is not to do what you like, but to like what you do.

Lakshya – Aim in our lives..

Today was the hectic day for me. After enjoying the wonderful drive of GETZ to my office, I was happy and in absolute working mood. Completed couple of assignments and after the working hours met close friends. Mukund who stays in close vicinity to my office (around 50 mtrs). I met him after 3 months. Another guy Satish who is in the same area, on the way to home; called and together had badam milk.

By the time, I had my lunch, I was tired and completely ready to have a sound sleep. Lot of things were going on my mind and the activities to be done for tomorrow. Like most of lazy people, with many work and pending activities, changing TV channel has become the routine activity for me. I saw Lakshya film in TV starring Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta. Lakshya is Hrithik’s most impressive performance so far. A performance like this comes once in a while and can compete with the best. The ease with which Hrithik slips into the character is amazing and the outcome is spellbinding. I am a great fan of Hrithik Roshan. I have watched almost all his movies and appreciate his natural acting and heart breaking dance. He is always surrounded by unlimited energy and enthusiasm.

This film reminds me of the quote by my leadership guru Robins Sharma;
“You know my belief. That ordinary people can do remarkable things. At work. In life. In the world. But you need that dream. To inspire you. To awaken you. To light the fire under – and within – you.

The world looks pretty messy to me these days (and yes, also pretty inspiring). So, the world needs more dreamers. And Leaders Without Title. Together, step by step, we can have such an alarmingly big impact. Seriously. But we need to start on that journey. Today.”

Inspired by Lakshya, I am writing the blog after many many months. Hopefully I continue to write daily and put my thoughts in paper.

It’s Monday morning. I was absolutely not in the mood to go to office.
Monday, I think it will be one of the Best day or one of the laziest day of the week.
Probably due to the fact that either I will be over enthusiastic or lazy even to go to office.

I got ready at 8.10 AM, I was on my Pulsar to the office. I absolutely in the mood of great driving. Mainly beacuse of the very less traffic and noise. I was enjoying my drive. By 8.25, I was in Dairy Circle. Suddenly a fellow at the distance of 10-15 meters was crossing the road and I saw him passing by and made the buzzar. He just did not care about the horn and he was crossing the road as if he is in morning walk in the beautiful park.

Forget about the man stopping to cross the road, he even did not think to turn around and think. He was in that jolly mood till my vehicle has reached almost near to him. Then he started going fast as I was about to hit him. This is a very usual scenerio in Bangalore now-a-days.

I started shouting at that guy as to why he did not look and stop while crossing the road though it made no impact on him. Another fellow passing by causually told to me, sir, Nothing has happened, you can contuinue your way.

It made to re-think, why some people just walk as if they have nothing to loose in middle of the road. Is it not the responsibility of the person walking by to look around and then proceed. Does he unaware of the rule that we should not cross something like this? This happens so many times to most of us. Somewhere either the point is some people are arrogant or completely unaware of the traffic rules… hmm.. I dont know what is it???

One thing is that fortunately I was not too fast and able to avoid the accident. Thank God!!