Missing the Boy...

Something amiss
someone is missed
sadness engulfs
a sudden vacuum
the race is over
an era comes to an end
but time stands still
memories linger
some race, some corner we recall
some talk, some smile stays on
the racer, the driver hangs his boot
but the spirit,the man, his talent stands tall
To Schumi,
who made a difference,
who made me his fan,
who gave me something to cheer,
To you schumi - I bow to thee.

Michael Forever! - Sathya

Lessons from F1 - Professional Growth

Team work is the key for any organisation towards success.There exists a symbiotic relationship between team work & the outcome .In this present world ,the workplace are demanding with high pressure , many a succumb to it resulting in heavy turn around.Many in the race to outperform co -workers end up in a soup ,and are torn apart by peer pressure .
If this is one side, will somebody accept that team work too can be injurious and mite go to that extend of stopping ones growth . Mebbe the video link can give you an insight in to this & off coures this is gonna be debatable, put on your views

http://youtube.com/watch?v=a7bi-eiAY64

I dont Know my name .....

I dont know my name
I dont know my fame

Even though 180 minutes is my life
I get the attention of the sport as if I'am its wife

Millions of dollors & hearts are at stake &
A slight misbehaviour of me can become a costly mistake

Like every human I breath in & breathe out air ,
I burn out the food in my stomach and spend out the enerygy
Valves close & open , lines carry fuel like arteries,
Strands of conduits transfer the signal like the neurons

Thousands around the globe are working on my improvement caring like doctors ,
To unravel the fourmula for success ,to be number one ,to beat the 3 pointers( Mclaren) ,

In the spirit of Formula 1 ,Hail Red.......

Dedicated to all my fella tifosi's sround the globe

Formula 1...... Is it a game ????????

Many have told that they have no idea why people are crazy on F1 & that they totally feel its a big waste of time & money . I have been listening to many caustic remarks and criticism for some time (years now ). Very recently BBC had started a documentary on F1 .This is a 8 week documentary of 30 min duration each spread across the various facets of F1 or any process /Sport for that matter 1) Overview and money involved 2) Strategy & Leadership 3)Sponsorship 4) Talent recruiting & retention 5) Technology 6) Team work 7)Globalization & the impact 8) The Future . I sat in a self introspection of the game for myself . If a channel known for its credibility & keeping the spirit of "Being Informed" is running in to something , it should be something to be really looked upon seriously.

Before I go on a defensive mode on F1,Here are a few info bits on it.F1 by itself is one of the strongest brand creating a pull by itself . F1 attracts one of the finest technical & management graduates in to it from the best of the best schools every year. The game itself will run to a billion $ industry & every team spend a minimum of $ 500 million every year as operational cost apart form the remuneration,R&D,new car .

Every company works over new techniques,technology,skill set to create the Winning formula to be number 1 (hence Formula 1)

With due regards to my fellow F1 enthusiast Michael Sathya I reproduce the extracts form his blog on the same subject

Micheal writes …

“
I know I have already made some comments on this in my previous posts but want to elaborate on it. Every sport has its own share of enthusiasts. There are so many fanatics so many critics... A sports person's job is no joke. Well coming to the point, take a sport like cricket.Looking on television might be easy but then practically doing those things on the field are no joke. Fielding in the hot sun for more than 3 hours and also batting for long hours exhausts a human Football, baseball, basketball too depends on the players ONLY. Now coming to the topic... For a person who sees a race suddenly on the TV, the first thought that would come to his mind is that “ people driving a car around the same track so many times.”.. A cruel waste of time…

Let us start from the role of a driver. He solely has the skill to drive & take the maximum out of the car. All cars are approximately the same except for time difference in tenths of a seconds. When a good driver is having a good car you can naturally see their performance. Look at Lewis Hamilton now... Michael when he started with Jordan qualified only 7th on his 1st race but then that itself was a great achievement coming 7th with a Jordan. A driver has to know when to push the car and when not to. He has to take split second decisions while he is driving at 300k and it is no joke. All the controls jam packed in a steering wheel. Also imagine in driving in conditions with heavy rains. You don't even know where the track is with the water spraying. In the 1 1/2 hours that they drive they lose nearly 1-2kg body weight with a lot of fluid loss. It is no simple task facing the g forces. Well it doesn't end with the drivers part. The preparation starts long before the season even more than a year. It is a continuous process. The technicians at the lab work very hard so as to gain mere hundredths of a second. Each and every single component has a significance behind it. They work tirelessly doing simulations and wind tunnel testing and so much depends on the aerodynamic efficiency of the car. They design parts which they implement in the car and then there is the testing of the car evaluating it for its performance and also trying for newer developments. Then on the track before the race the preparations done. Getting ready 2 cars within a week especially when there are consecutive races is no joke. You pack everything go to the other place and again start assembling according to the track configurations. Transit is no joke as nearly 7 fully loaded large sized container trucks are required to transport. They have even special planes. For every race they need all race technicians mechanics and support staff. Even a small error with the mechanic may cause a problem. When once a fueler was injured in the pit lane they had to call in for a substitute. The Substitutes couldn’t match him and the team had to lose their lead . Each individual has a unique skill honed over time. Split second timing everything is done with pinpoint precession. Even the tyre engineers have a large role to play as it is the source of contact between the entire car and the surface. They gather data giving information to the teams on the performance etc. Every single factor has a significant role. We can go on saying all those intricacies.. it is never ending. Each person giving their 100% and working tirelessly all for gaining a few hundredths of a second... That alone is a fact gining a thought upon... “

In the Spirit of F 1 & the Tifosi’s (Ferrari Fans ) !!!! Hail Red ... Hail Red….

Its not about the bike : My journey back to life

Reached Bangalore and checked in to my rooms for a holiday stay ( or shud I say a hard earned vacation after my chaebol stint at Hyundai). Earlier Saw this book '' Its not about the bike : My journey back to life ,the auto bio of Lance Armstrong '' at the airport. Lance had become synonymous with cycling and tour de France. Being myself a speed freak be it F1 GP or Biking or cycling or be it the aircrafts. Lance shares with my other hero Schumi,Senna as well as the Ferrari V engine whom, I had idolized . Read thru the cover note and found to be neatly laid and inspirational one too. The 16$ price tag was something my eyes soured over.The book was still in my mind and as usual took a BMTC bus to the residency road ,scouted thru the Church Street , and there found the book seller Murugan , after speaking to him in some broken Kannada & Tamil got the book at Rs.50 / ( slightly > $1 ,as this being a pirated one).He respects me a lot as I had been one of his patron customer since 2004 (god, he easily makes 300 – 400 a month from me) .

Then went back to my room after my routine visit to the India coffee house on MG road gulping in 2 hot southi coffees ( not the filter ones) . Started reading this book and lo had finished half the book and didn't notice that 5 hrs have gone on this. Am still reading on , but the reason for me to sit on this blog is thou it had served my appetite of speed, adventure, comeback spirit ,team building and as usual a beautiful description of the virgin countryside and the forests , what has really affected me is the parental care and the upbringing of children pointed there.Mention of single mother,single father, divorcé ,partner etc… was as common as an adjective or a conjunction.

Upbringing of Lance had been a peculiar one by his single mother , who wud have changed 3 partners at least ,but noneth she mad sure Lance got all he wants. The mother son relationship had been portrayed with excellent hue's .

From my own instance , I had opportunities to grow / interact with buddies from a similar backgrounds. They really crave for the conventional home setup. Many a times I had thought & felt sorry for them. One set of these individuals are highly introvert and they banish themselves in to oblivion in a course of time ,in a bid to erase the past for reasons unknown. They either change their topographical co-ordinates or snap all the contacts .Then there are the ones who live up with the society like our hero Lance. I feel these individuals are self made / independent to the core & and can handle any crisis with élan than other individuals from conventional households.

It is also on our part ( I wont say onus ,as these are purely individualistic) to share and foster whatever u can with these individuals, as you will find people who treasure your relationship than anybody else ,as they know what it is to have a person who cares for them….

180 Degree View...

I recall speaking to one of my childhood friends ,who is working as a research associate in a govt.agency .She had volunteered to tutor underprivileged children thru an aid agency . Similarly, one of my college buddies who is always globe trotting being in merchant navy ,devotes a significant time of his 3 month annual vacation with a social working group for the rural children in and around the outskirts of Chennai.

There have also been instances ,where an acquaintance of mine working as an invest banking consultant with an energy major preferred to invest in a village self working group involved in making toys in the Guangzhou province in china ,as it would generate more job opportunities for the local residents I was going thru an inflight mag in my Delhi – Chennai flight recently , hit up on this glossy 40 cc article about a recent cleanliness drive by the employees of a corporate,a bunch of guys & gals in their casual trousers ,and branded tees specific for this event posing to the lens .

Are these so called one day social corporate responsibility affairs being used as an alternative marketing vista's on the fourth estate ,where in people have been doing these on a much sustained & a holistic way

Think…….

A Ray of Hope.....

Hope is a good thing ,may be the best of the things to happen
and no good thing ever dies

Have high hopes ,Aim for the sky in order to hit the roof at least
Dream ,Dream ,Dream.....this will steer your career trajectory

Downplay it on your other side of life , dear .. you wont have the heart to
bear in case you are getting screwed.