The ultimate combination!!!!!!!

Smirnoff Vodka

Mixed with Red Bull

A touch of Bacardi Breezer Cranberry

Accompaniments - Chicken Sheek Tikkas from Z.K.

Good combination to have with the monsoons approaching and the world cup going on.

Cheers!!!!!

When the hunters become the victims!!!!!

After having a string of upsets in the ongoing FIFA world cup, these thoughts end up doing the rounds in your brain; Are these football giants really the ones who have achieved so much glory in the past??

Spain - Euro Champions - What the hell happened against Switzerland?

Italy - 2006 winners - Still to soak in the nostalgia of the previous world cup.

France - Considering all the world cups after 1998, this one has been the biggest joke.

Germany - Good start. What happened against Serbia? What the hell is Serbia?

England - *^*^#@#$^%&^*&%^#@#$%^&**^%$#&*^@# and so on!!!!

The teams in this tournament which have been a revelation, are the ones who can be written off not only the football fans, but the experts as well.

New Zealand, Switzerland, Serbia and a few of the African teams who would have managed to pull of the greatest upsets ever.

If we look closely at all the teams in this world cup, most of the players are playing their club football in the English Premier League or the Spanish League or the other European Leagues.

Each team would have a few players who would be playing for Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, AC Milan, Inter Milan or Borussia Dortmund.

It is Europe which is breeding the best talent in world football today, and the fans are upset that the European teams do not do well at the national level.

European Club Football has enhanced the skills of the Asians, Latinos and the Africans, which helps them deliver their best for their countries against the Europeans.

It can be compared to the simple concept of a Mentor & a Protege, where the mentoring has been taking place for a very long time and has started showing its effects in since FIFA 2006.

The hunters are becoming the victims!!!!!

or shall we say......................

The mentors are mentally being ripped apart!!!!!!!!!!!!

FIFA 2010 - Carnival Time!!!!

Its that time of the year again.

The major soccer playing nations battle it out for the mother of all titles in an attempt to be crowned Kings of the World (Or Queens judging by the overall profile of some teams)

There is a lot being said regarding who would win this year.

Brazil - Hot favorites

Italy - Bad boyzzzz

Argentina - Hot favorites (only according to their coach)

France

England

The list is endless.

But seriously hope to see England pull it off this year.

A team that has a brilliant combination on the field, but somehow does not make it the stage required in such tournaments.

Steven Gerrard & Frank Lampard - Known as one of the best mid fielders ever, somehow have not clicked at the national level.

They seem to be at their best when their talents are on display for Liverpool and Chelsea, but when it comes to England colors, a lot still needs to be taken care of.

Would just like to say - Its about time we saw some glory England.

Gerrard & Lampard Rock!!!!!!!

People Centric HR Guy???????

Halfway through my summer internship, I have had two field visits to remote locations. I visited a place first in Surendranagar district and just earlier this week I came back from a visit to Junagadh district.

Interacting with employees of an NGO in all the field offices to try and understand what it is they do and what are the types of skills and experience they think they lack. In addition to this, comparison of notes with the feedback given by their reporting officers.

The profile of most of the employees in the field offices are that of a person who has done a ITI Surveyor course after S.S.C. and have been with this organization for the last 20 + years. It has been due to their loyalty and dedication to the organization that they have been around for such a long time. Interacting with these people has given me a lot of insights, which I might probably not get in a corporate setup.

People were thrilled at the fact that someone from the HR department is interviewing them regarding their training needs instead of making them fill up a questionnaire. They are extremely happy with the fact that someone who is not a Gujarati, is speaking to them in Gujarati.

To put it in brief - these are the very people who feel on top of the world, when someone from the HR Department asks them "Kem Cho"????

These are the people who have never in their life worked for their salaries. It has been the most genuine example of service to the community.

Being HR students, I think this is one very good example of an organization which is for the people, irrespective of their performance.

In corporate, HR tends to sway towards the person who seems to be performing.

I have been extremely lucky to see the HR department function in a non corporate setup.