Thoughts @ Amit Gupta

At last this works

Thanks mayank to bring my site back to life (though the site was down because of him only).  There is so much happened in last 15 days.

a) I have an fantabulous offsite @ riverside resort , Karjat near Mumbai (Amazing place , will upload pics soon)

b) India lost the test to Srilanka

c) Olympics kicked off in China on 08.08.08 and icing on the cake being India winning first individual gold @ olympics (Abhinav Bindra made us all proud by winning a gold)

Tags: Cricket, karjat, Mumbai, olympics, Resort

Monsoon Clouds

Monsoon Clouds Captured on my camera  

Where have I Been ???

No where , I was very much around but again busy with some upgradation and imrovement work on Makaan.com. I have been hearing and experiencing much about web 2.0 and the rub of effect was evident to come on Makaan.com  So Makaan.com member backend is now been changed and made more action oriented and user focused.

We have tried to reduce the umber of clicks to do activities and all the relevant information is available upfront to the user. Action buttons are more prominent and sytem prompt the user about possible actions intelligently. There are many more changes to come and will keep me busy for some more time…. 

BTW Pappu paas ho gaya (Pls read my previous post).

Tags: Indian Real estate, Makaan.com, Online real estate, Properties in India, Property, Web 2.0

Long time no see

Last few days were quite busy. So I didn’t get time to write but so much so has happenedd during this time.

Phasing out of the Killer blue lines (As if the evil lies in the buses and not the one who drives them), Sacking of KPS Gill (Better late than Never) , Harbhajan slapping Sreesanth (Gentemen’s game @ its best) , Sealing activity begins and what not…

But its not that nothing good had happened ISRO has made India proud by launching 10 satellites in orbit creating a new record, RBI is considering on guidlines to enable mobiles to be used as credit cards, A flat in Mumbai sold for 27 crores, India has crossed US in terms of mobile connections and so much more…

And where to put democracy in Nepal…lead by a maoist government

and last but not least, on personal front I enjoyed my cousin’s wedding, attended a two day seminar on “Art of Project Management” by Gavin Oh Huan Khoon of Business Management Consultants (Highly recommended)

Tags: Delhi, ISRO, Mobile, Nepal, Project management, Transport, US

Examination Results

I came across an interesting mailer from naukri.com in my inbox and it brings back memories of yesteryears examination results.

 March-April has always been the most tense months throughtout life. Since my earliest memories these months will mean loads of tension and sleepless nights. All the hard work & efforts are put on test and then begins the wait for the results….

This agonising wait keep haunting year after year during these months. Earlier it was examination results and now its the annual appraisals. But the most talked about thing remains the same ”Percentage”. How much did you get this year. From parents to friends to everyone you on this earth is interested to know how much did you get.

But then this also keep you gunning for more year after year but for now I am waiting for the results for this year . Wish me luck to come out with flying colors again.

Tags: Appraisal, Job, Naukri

One Night @ terminal

My fascination for the city Kolkata ended as soon as I found myself struck in an unusual Traffic jam to airport. A normal route of 30 min took me close to two hours. And for the first time in my life I missed the flight. Now that’s a bizarre feeling of helplessness. It took me another 30 mins to convince the duty manager that in all my good intention I never wanted to miss the flight. Fortunately I managed a  ticket in the first flight out which was next day morning @ 7:00 AM

So I was there at the terminal (The first thought struck me was The Terminal, starrin g Tom Hanks) . But I thought it was only couple of hours before I could return back to my good old Delhi. I decided to catch some sleep at the lounge before airport start buzzing with travelers for the first flight @ 5:00 AM.

 

But, as the fate would have within 30 min there was tsunami of people who captured the terminal all geared up with stuff for night stay. There were people all around trying to capture every bit of space possible. I have never experienced this before; the airport looks like a railway platform. I had to move to a chair in corner for respite.

 

But this was only the beginning, best was yet to come. At around 2:00 Pm a airport official woke me up. I was just amused when I saw him equipped him with old age mosquito repellent which throws a lot of smoke. He practically filled the complete airport with heavy smoke to ensure a mosquito free airport.

I just managed to get a two-hour sleep before getting into my flight back. I am happy that my stay @ terminal got terminated after just one night.

Tags: Airlines, Kolkata, Travel

The City of Joy – Kolkata

I clicked this on my way to Kolkata office. The city seems to be slow and peaceful and very different from the fast paced Delhi. I am here for two days and both have packed schedule of training and evaluating few options for Property show in Kolkata.

 

Let’s see if I can visit few places and if possible ride tram.

  

Tags: Kolkata, Property Show, Taxi, Transportation

Food @ 29000 ft

After a usual delay of 2 hours I took off to Kolkata (City of Joy).  By now you would have realized how much I hate air travel. This time I am traveling Jet Air, which is one of the finest airlines. Thanks to web check in facility, I managed a first row seat in economy class (Advantage to spread your legs and relax a bit).

 

So I felt like being from upper middle class where all the middle class cramped in their seats. And like all upper middle class who are aspirant to become upper class (Business Class travelers) I wanted to feel the luxury they have.

 

And as the luck would have due to the wardrobe malfunction (Not the one at Fashion Ramp but the curtain diving the two sections in aircraft) the last row of Business class was straight in my line of sight. I envy the way they were pampered with choice of cuisine.

 

Though the food served to us was excellent but the pastures are always green on the other side. So, I dig into my breakfast thinking how soon I’ll be part of the upper class.

Tags: Airlines, Delhi, Flight, Jet Airways, Kolkata, Travel