My take on i-flex

Sometimes I get too frustrated with my company and then I do something like this.
This is my take on the high birth rate in i-flex.

Competition, Globalisation and Liberalisation has broadened our custom solutions capabilities.

As a company, we are committed to deliver solutions accustomed to suit the needs of the future.

Today, we proudly present - A milestone in Relationship Management

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The need : With a new-born in the company every week, we are growing extensively. In order to achieve greater efficiencies in financial services and operating costs, we have formulated a framework that will enable your children to network with children of fellow i-flexers.

During the next 15 years, i-date will help your children choose their partners based on various finance verticals and technologies creating core competence families.
This falls right within our policies for Continuity of Business.

Register today!!! Secure your child's future. Atleast you can be sure that you will have a Retail Grandson or a Corporate Grand-Daughter.

Embarassing Moment

A very fine morning, around 8.40 I guess and I was walking to office as usual. Its a good 10-15 minute walk from my apartment, along the Thames. The weather is around 4 to 5 degrees as usual. Then I cross the river on a footbridge and get into Jubilee Mall. Jubilee Mall is named after the Jubilee Line that's part of the Underground Network. This line opened in 1999 and so to keep commuters interested, they built a shopping mall around the station. I do window shopping. Its the most expensive place to shop in London, atleast to what I have seen. Ok, the Starbucks is manageable.

Coming to my story. I was walking in the mall towards office listening to Shankar Manadevan singing "kokku meena pudikkuma" from Kovil. I was about to take a left from Starbucks towards the escalator when a woman stopped me. She was looking for directions. Removing my earphones I waited for her question.

She: Do you where is Waitrose?
(Waitrose is a dept. store and can be compared to WalMart, FoodWorld etc.)
Me: (out of sheer enthusiasm to help someone who was lost) I'll show you. Will you come with me?
She: WHAT ???

Now I am sporting that Why-the-hell-is-she-asking-me-such-a-question look.

Me: (later, in my mind - oh my god, what did say. oh shit. i totally fucked up. shit shit shit.)
Me: (again)Oh I am so sorry. I am walking that way and if you dont mind, I can show you the way.
She: (a bit relieved I guess). Okay.

Then I walked towards my office and also showed her the way to the store.

Only then did I realise, what happened.

Just a few words here and here can make a such a lot of impact.
I remember one more incident like this that happened in the office. Not to me but. This one's hilarious. I'll reserve it for the next blog.

Furniture Design

Well, if you dont know, Netherlands is supposed to have the best design institutes in the world and the designers especially in ceramics, industrial and home design are supposed to be the best. Netherlands is also famous for another aspect - SEX.
So, when designers combine design skills and sex you get this.