I am sorry that, I could not post more often but i guess you might forgive me cos I was really stressed out due to various incidents and aspects, as always, nothing new I guess. sigh! This is post is classic case of forcing myself to write something although i dont have much substantial to say!! There were some incidents that occured that i better dont say or better still procrastinate the issue, yes it is good hangover from college days. The more I think of my college, the more i would want to relive those days once again. Wish i had a time machine, Oh yeah, what a wish! isn't it?
My Nagarjuna sagar trip was average and nothing substantial or meaty, but i would remember for the first that i did, yes there are a first in my life. I acted in a play . Apart from that there wasn't anything to say about.
A writeup about the whole trip, hope you people like it and here it is :
“All work and no play make Jack a dull boy”. Many of us might have read this proverb in our schooling. So keeping this caveat in mind we at NetElixir have planned a vacation for Annual Conference 2006 in a far off secluded spot, Nagarjuna Sagar. We reached Nagarjuna Sagar which is 120 km from Hyderabad or 90 miles, snaking through the highway at pretty decent speeds at 2PM. The journey itself was adventurous one with us eating our lunch in pipes, guys shouting and making faces at strangers for no apparent reason! Now you must be thinking, what hell were we doing in a pipe? Well the answer to this question would be –Pure adventure!
After lazing around the lake surveying, scanning for pretty innocuous looking ladies, we headed for the swimming pool while the ladies dozed off! It was quite a sight looking at your office mates in their trunks and underwear playing in the water like, well, your regular office mates! After a quick photo session for the sake of posterity, we headed for what is called Ethipothala falls. It is an irrigation cum sightseeing facility built amidst backdrop of valleys sandwiched by beautiful hills dressed in the finest coat of natural greenery that you get to see in this part of the world. Again this was followed by photo session while this time it was sort of hurried due to failing light.
Back at the hotel, it was time for alcoholics to get their share of heaven’ n hell bottled! While they got their share of ‘height’ others got on with displaying their pent up natural talents. It was quite fun looking at their innocuous songs and poetry, who until a day ago were breathing down each others neck in the competitive office space, each trying to get their own share of office glory. It’s a good way of releasing the pent up emotions this way. This was followed by dinner and then off to bed.
The next day was a hectic one, what with each of three teams having to present a short play. This was the high point for enjoyment and fun. Never did we ever think that this would be so much fun. There were quite a few surprises, what with expected contenders for the prize losing out and stupendous performance from totally unexpected quarters. We need to do this more often just to recharge our self from the daily activities in the office. The next time, I am sure, we would be lot more prepared and I am sure would be even more fun. Thank you Mr. Udayan for this brilliant idea!
Then Mr. Udayan started specifications for our future course of action with a brief presentation on past, present and future of PPC search marketing industry as whole and our company in particular. We could see the whole story of our company unfolding before our eyes in a dramatic, emotional way. Nobody gives a damn to past history if the future is secure and clear. Alas! It doesn’t happen that way. The future of a company is always the resultant of the decision it took in past. We can be happy at our decision to chart our destiny in a relatively nascent industry. From a market of $952 million to the present $6 billion is astounding growth from any which way you look at it. We are proud to have made the correct decision and the results are loud and clear to all to see. NetElixir has grown from a nondescript, one room venture into a vibrant, industry driven, talent fuelled, technology engined super nova! All this couldn’t have happened without our strong fundamentals, clients and values. The future looks bright for our clients and we are ready for any challenge that the future holds for us.
Meritorious employees were presented with cash awards and excellence certificates. This concluded our stay at the resort and after which we headed for Nagarjuna Konda, which is a Buddhist monastery of historic importance. The monastery is an island force formed by a dam built to store water. The journey to the monastery was on a small motorized boat which took enough time to think and review ourselves on a personal note. We would say the journey to monastery was very enjoyable. This concluded our vacation and then it was back to work with renewed and revitalized vigor to last one more year!!
