As I look back,2009 wasn’t all that a great year for certain reasons but it was simply a Life Altering year for a lot more reasons. “Pappu Pass Ho Gaya” would be the first thing that I would say when it comes to my academic stats,finally with lot of pain and grief I am now a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering(That’s what my certificate which is yet to come is supposed to say).So the year 2009 has made me a ‘Bachelor’(I am, yes I am…lol) who is yet to ‘Master’ his world.
As I look back, the first thing that comes to my mind is the New Year celebrations 2009;I celebrating thebeginning of yet another year and of course “My Birthday”(Yup,lucky brat I am…???) with my partners in crime, all of them in fact. Our celebrations started at Ramada & Loungevity on December 31’st and went on four days which was Archana’s Birthday too(Yes, she’s a Capricorn too) and how can I forget the days ahead, cos technically we all were broke badly after that LOL.(so technically we were the first to be hit by Recession ..LOL). And a lot has changed since then, a lot ….
Yes Indiavision had already loosen its grips making me and Asif technically ‘Jobless’(We were program producers cum VJ there ya see). So unlike all other men who would probably look for another job, we were quite geniuses-We did nothing. Asif had decided his destiny, he was just waiting for the path to show up and yes the year 2009 did show him one and now he has taken the first step towards his destiny.
And the movie “Ritu” just gave him enough push for everyone to see the “Actor” in him or in his own words to see the “Kutty Tiger” in him(means small Tiger….Really ! he is …LOL).The picture put up was taken when we went wish Asif “All the success” as he was leaving for the shoot of ‘Ritu’.
Archana was already expecting a call for the movie, “Patanathil Bootham” which she apparently did not take up and she was the Chairperson of our club-“the Jobless club”(LOL..i just made up that now). But then her Life too took a U-turn when Lal Sir, asked her to play Kunjumallu of Neelathamara. So there goes our chairperson (LOL).
I am going to miss them for certain but I am very happy that they have been bestowed with what they deserve. As for me, my transition from Program Producer of Yes Indiavision to Director (Operations) of my own startup firm took its course of time and my journey so far been Fun & troublesome.
As I look back,2009 has placed a whole new world has been placed in my front and told me ‘Beta ! Yeh hai Duniya !’ and I ask back ‘Yeh Beta Kaun Hai’(Ah ! OK …..Bad joke, I always try you see).a lot has changed around Shruti(@shrutikutu) has now migrated to Trivandrum, Jyoti now in UK,Anup now thinking of quitting smoking & Alcohol(I forgot the last time he took this decision..LOL),Shweta now doing her final Semester, Ajeesh still not got laid in UK(someone find him a Chic .Please!),Rakesh(stuck somewhere),Mathew at Mumbai,Anitha decided to reduce her weight by 4 Kgs(I bet she still would be like a 100 Kgs..LOL) recession, Re.1 for Twitter SMS’s in Airtel(LOL..Now that was a good one ).Something’s still unchanged though Sithara(@SitharaP),Abilash(@abbbii ),Sunil; Happy everyone still here for me ! Thanks Guys!
As I look back,I learned that Life ahead is more back…….
Originally posted 2009-12-14 20:48:11. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
My work involves meeting a lot of people and sharing my concept of how hospitality and retail business is evolving itself as we move forward. I have a very steadily rising client list and that means a lot of stories to share;good and bad.I would like to just share experiences about one my best client relationship i share,the team at Gokulam Park Inn,kaloor./Gokulam%20Park%20-%20Ext.jpg)
understood the word meaning of Hospitality to its very core. From the GM to staff at the lowest level the way they treat you is really something we don’t find everywhere.Noe you might be thinking that all-star rated hotels have good guest relationships.yes,i agree but then being in hospitality business is not just about how you treat your guest alone,its more than that. Very a less people understand that;its like what our great Mahatma Gandhi had quoted that the real character of a person can be judged only by the way they behave to their subordinates or people below them in terms of class. Now i am not sure if that’s the exact quote but then we are all humans and we all value respect from people wherever we go.
Archana Kavi sure knows to cast spell on audience with her eyes and that innocent smile but her ticket to Neelathamara as kunjumallu also had one very important factor,that was the strong resemblance to Ambika,the kunjumallu of the first Neelathamara.
channel which never made much of a mark,she did a couple of Ad’s but the call from Lal sir came after her album with Asif Ali got out. She was supposed to debut in a small role for another mallu movie. I still remember the first time she went for auditions, Lal sir’s daughters called her “Achu” just when she got in.(they used to watch Bloody Love-where Archana portrays herself as a Love Guru). So it’s all about “Timing” & God’s blessings i think. But then for her i would say its well deserved.She’s like the heavy lifting champion of talent with the right mix of confidence & will.
For sometime,I used to think are these brands in a kind of race.I meant seeing the campaign mode,say for instance the campaigns that Idea Cellular came with were also very interesting and did place Idea Cellular in the minds of customers as a socially responsible brands,for some reasons such associations can sometimes sell your product.
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