no big achievement to boast about... but a small one to take a note of to describe the state of mind that I currently am in.. :)
its been almost a month and a half of hard work, slogging it out in the Sun, some humiliating experiences and a determination & belief that something will surely happen that finally led to some important customer conversions for me... which was one of my targets at the sales stint am doing in rural India...
I was so happy when i got a call from the dealer that the customer I had been pursuing since a month now and last met on Saturday had finally bought a deal we offered... ..
and the last week had some more good news like this.... so all in all i believe now that persistence and constant efforts do bring in results...
and the feeling is unbeatable... am yet to celebrate it.. coz there is nobody to celebrate ! .. but in my own ways.. listening to some foot stomping music over my iPod and watching the India-SriLanka Final match as I type this post.. and India too seems to be winning away in style..
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Now playing : "lets have some ronak shonak.. lets have some party now.. lets have some rola rappa... lets have some dhol dhamaka, lets call some dholi now.. lets have some matti-tappa... " (Movie: Love Aaj Kal)
Monday, September 14, 2009
Pick a Car, nd the choices are...
a topic very close to my heart - CARS ! and it digs right into my heart when its about coupes and roadsters !!
it so happened that I had a talk with a very good friend of mine currently in the US of A.. and we discussed that we both were planning to buy cars...
i came out with my options of an SX4, Verna, Swift, Desire, in that order.... and we finally debated and settled for the SX4... :).. no debate actually, i had my option quite sorted out since long !...
he had his own list to consider... and the super list was : A BMW Z4 Roadster, Infinity G37, a chevy camaro, a ford mustang, Nissan 370Z roadster...
that is hell of a dream list to pick one from... we debated this one for sure and I suggested to go for a chevy camaro or a ford mustang.. 2010 versions.. .. he definitely wants a Z4 i guess since long...
it tells a lot about ur personality when u pick up from a list of cars like this... :).. and there is an association u make with a car... .. chck out the Transformers special edition ford mustang and you will know what I am talking about... These beauties make a statement, dont they ??
and i definitely want to do street racing in one of those monsters custom fitted with K&N filters and exhausts, alloys, attractive decals, sexy spoilers, hoods, tinted glasses, blue lights beneath the skirts, damped sounds and nitrous power !.. ready to hit that NOX button !! with hotties flaggin off the race and the 360 degree at the end when you win !... :)... i can feel the adrenaline and i can smell the burning tyres... whoooooopieee...
but what a drive its going to be in either of these mean machines... guess I will have to go to the USA and buy one there .. not possible here in India as of now :) :)
but what choices and what cars... i can get sleepless nights if i had to choose from one of these !...
hopefully a ride in his car when I first visit there would suffice for now ...
so , whats ur pick ? ??... spoilt for choices ? I bet !
My Pick : Chevy Camaro or Chevy Corvette
someday !
it so happened that I had a talk with a very good friend of mine currently in the US of A.. and we discussed that we both were planning to buy cars...
i came out with my options of an SX4, Verna, Swift, Desire, in that order.... and we finally debated and settled for the SX4... :).. no debate actually, i had my option quite sorted out since long !...
he had his own list to consider... and the super list was : A BMW Z4 Roadster, Infinity G37, a chevy camaro, a ford mustang, Nissan 370Z roadster...
that is hell of a dream list to pick one from... we debated this one for sure and I suggested to go for a chevy camaro or a ford mustang.. 2010 versions.. .. he definitely wants a Z4 i guess since long...
it tells a lot about ur personality when u pick up from a list of cars like this... :).. and there is an association u make with a car... .. chck out the Transformers special edition ford mustang and you will know what I am talking about... These beauties make a statement, dont they ??
and i definitely want to do street racing in one of those monsters custom fitted with K&N filters and exhausts, alloys, attractive decals, sexy spoilers, hoods, tinted glasses, blue lights beneath the skirts, damped sounds and nitrous power !.. ready to hit that NOX button !! with hotties flaggin off the race and the 360 degree at the end when you win !... :)... i can feel the adrenaline and i can smell the burning tyres... whoooooopieee...
but what a drive its going to be in either of these mean machines... guess I will have to go to the USA and buy one there .. not possible here in India as of now :) :)
but what choices and what cars... i can get sleepless nights if i had to choose from one of these !...
hopefully a ride in his car when I first visit there would suffice for now ...
so , whats ur pick ? ??... spoilt for choices ? I bet !
My Pick : Chevy Camaro or Chevy Corvette
someday !
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Manavadar, Visavadar : Traditions still live !
once again passing through the green patches of land and tree clad highways from Junagadh to a village about 70 kms from Junagadh...
Manavadar is a small village and we had to really pass through one of the smallest streets I have ever seen in my life .. a car could barely pass... The dealer we were supposed to meet asked us to have tea in a saucer.. me and my cousins always made fun of the saucers by pouring milk/tea in it and blowing air before drinking it.. it was for fun then... and later in corporate world a saucer was a formality... but here it was more of a compulsion and guess what.. the cup was not there at all... !! .. only a steel saucer... ! i somehow managed to drink it without dropping it... :) .. the warm greet of a customer we met and the small village confines were somehow very welcoming.. it reminded me of my ancestral village 'Rajpipla' which I used to go during summer holidays at school and the countless hours spent by the riverside throwing stones, taking a dip and walking back home to eat 'bajra rotlas' cooked on a 'chulha' and earthern pan alongwith ghee and jaggery !!... nights spent playing cards and sleeping on open terraces counting the stars till eyes gave up !.. Nostalgia surely returned...
then way back to Junagadh for lunch and then for the next destination that was a village called Visavadar.. we have a smalltime dealer here.. this guy is a typical villager, he welcomed us very warmly and ordered Thums-Up .. called his father and brother also to meet us... had proudly put up the merchandise given by my company in his shop..... I just could not stop being amazed by the simplicity of these people and the very humble nature... My driver had some stomach issues and was having a bad pain, the dealer's father took him to the local 'vaidh' who cured him with some herbs and a massage... i was amazed.. wish we had some village preparation instead of the cola... economy thrives in such places too !.. and this just added to the nostalgia i was already going through !!.. the way back was very pleasant and so were my thoughts...
Traditions still live, lets not loose them.. lets not forget our peaceful childhoods in the race to lay tarmac everywhere we can...
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Total ODO = 260 kms
Date of Travel : 10th Sep09
Manavadar is a small village and we had to really pass through one of the smallest streets I have ever seen in my life .. a car could barely pass... The dealer we were supposed to meet asked us to have tea in a saucer.. me and my cousins always made fun of the saucers by pouring milk/tea in it and blowing air before drinking it.. it was for fun then... and later in corporate world a saucer was a formality... but here it was more of a compulsion and guess what.. the cup was not there at all... !! .. only a steel saucer... ! i somehow managed to drink it without dropping it... :) .. the warm greet of a customer we met and the small village confines were somehow very welcoming.. it reminded me of my ancestral village 'Rajpipla' which I used to go during summer holidays at school and the countless hours spent by the riverside throwing stones, taking a dip and walking back home to eat 'bajra rotlas' cooked on a 'chulha' and earthern pan alongwith ghee and jaggery !!... nights spent playing cards and sleeping on open terraces counting the stars till eyes gave up !.. Nostalgia surely returned...
then way back to Junagadh for lunch and then for the next destination that was a village called Visavadar.. we have a smalltime dealer here.. this guy is a typical villager, he welcomed us very warmly and ordered Thums-Up .. called his father and brother also to meet us... had proudly put up the merchandise given by my company in his shop..... I just could not stop being amazed by the simplicity of these people and the very humble nature... My driver had some stomach issues and was having a bad pain, the dealer's father took him to the local 'vaidh' who cured him with some herbs and a massage... i was amazed.. wish we had some village preparation instead of the cola... economy thrives in such places too !.. and this just added to the nostalgia i was already going through !!.. the way back was very pleasant and so were my thoughts...
Traditions still live, lets not loose them.. lets not forget our peaceful childhoods in the race to lay tarmac everywhere we can...
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Total ODO = 260 kms
Date of Travel : 10th Sep09
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Kodinar : The Cement Land !
The name had some religious bearing on my mind due to presence of a KulDevi temple here.. ..
but the place is famous for Gujarat Ambuja Cements' flagship cement plant and mines thereof.
One of the largest cement plants in India and obviously the largest cement manufacturing group in India (not very sure on that..).. This plant was a delight to visit... The entire plant is completely out of textbook in terms of operations.. Very clean, trying to be green, organized, safety first priority, helmets compulsory, well laid out pathways for travels, awesome security....
and this was my second visits here ... corporate meets and institutional sales too up my sleeve for a brief period !... a good change from the rural sales that I am doing !... queues of huge trucks full of cement loads passing by our car, and others operating in the deep mines... no wonder they are a good destination for us to sell tyres !! :)
I also visited Ultratech Cements' facility at Rajula sometime back... Aditya Birla's flagship cement company !.. that was a site to cherish too...
a click from my cellphone to end the description !!
and I was on my way back to Junagadh via Veraval...
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Total ODO = 250kms
Date of Travel : 27th Aug and 9th Sep09
but the place is famous for Gujarat Ambuja Cements' flagship cement plant and mines thereof.
One of the largest cement plants in India and obviously the largest cement manufacturing group in India (not very sure on that..).. This plant was a delight to visit... The entire plant is completely out of textbook in terms of operations.. Very clean, trying to be green, organized, safety first priority, helmets compulsory, well laid out pathways for travels, awesome security....
and this was my second visits here ... corporate meets and institutional sales too up my sleeve for a brief period !... a good change from the rural sales that I am doing !... queues of huge trucks full of cement loads passing by our car, and others operating in the deep mines... no wonder they are a good destination for us to sell tyres !! :)
I also visited Ultratech Cements' facility at Rajula sometime back... Aditya Birla's flagship cement company !.. that was a site to cherish too...
a click from my cellphone to end the description !!
and I was on my way back to Junagadh via Veraval...
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Total ODO = 250kms
Date of Travel : 27th Aug and 9th Sep09
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