It was 4 day off and thus ideal time for a short weekend trip .After lots of brainstorming and we finally zeroed on Pondicherry, although the first choice was Goa .Considering Goa is 600+ Km from Bangalore and I have two small kids Goa was dropped and Pondicherry came into picture as idea was visit beaches this time as the last 4-5 trips of mine were all hill stations.
We started at 5.30 AM from my house a delay of 30 min from the plan but still it was good enough .I took my Alto and started the trip with Lets Go…..the Alto punch line .Just like my usual experiences I just hardly took 2-3 hrs sleep at night .
At around 7:00 AM I was @Kirishnagiri on NH7 some 100 KMs from start point in Bangalore .The road to krishnagiri were excellent and ride was fun with car zooming up to 120KM/hr at times. before starting a did decent amount of survey about the route to pondy and as explained by some gentleman about the confusing turn to NH46 and the NH66 and did the same mistake and messed up by getting inside Krishnagiri town. Although it was not such a blunder but it cost me 15-20 Min and 2-3 extra miles .
On NH66 I was expecting lots of potholes and bad roads in all ,but the reality was far sweeter ,with road decent enough and almost no other vehicles on road .I made a good use of pleasant morning whether and took my first tea break at around 9 AM. Started at 9:20 and then took a break at a petrol pump near Gingee at around 10 to fill up petrol ,there are remains of Gingee fort visible from this petrol pump which we came to know once we proceeded further and just thought of giving a look .It was a good place to visit ,I planned to reach the top of fort but dropped the idea before midway considering the time as I didn’t wanted to be late to reach pondy and waste the first day .
So was back on road with my car raring to go it was around 11 AM by this time and we were feeling the heat (Welcome to TamilNadu)…..we then moved towards pondy and on the way came Tindivalam and a gentlemen driving fabia .This gentlemen was pretty annoyed with the fact that Alto overtaking fabia and it hurt his ego which in turn forced him to matchup my speed and at times zoomed ahead of my car ,it was fun .This all continued till pondy and we both disappeared from each other vision .
It was sharp 12:40 and I was at hotel (SURGURU )lobby .I had done a booking for two days at this hotel for deluxe room but on arrival we all were so tired that I finally settled for Suite room which has bathtub .I used it to get rid of the dust collected on my body from all parts of Karnataka and TN and I was ready for pondy .Did the lunch at around 2 ,food at the hotel restaurant was pretty good.
We started towards rocky beach at White town around 5 Pm ,it was just 1 KM from the hotel and our honeymoon with pondy started .This part of city is excellent its called White town (French Colony) .Roads, crowd, traffic police all were excellent .One good thing I observed throughout the journey was people were really supportive in showing the way ,which is not at all the case in north India :).
This stretch of road along the beach is pretty good and quite lively which I came to know the next night when I was there at around 1 in night and still could find number of people roaming around some enjoying coffee at La Café (Café house on beach ) and other set of people sipping beer watching the high & vocal tides .
Just at the end of this road there was Park Guest house (managed by Sri Arvindo Ashram ) and I just thought of checking room availability over there and to my surprise it was available but there was an condition that I have to checkin right at that time which I was unwilling to do considering I have already paid for the night at Hotel Surguru,but the manager over there asked me to come and check in the morning .
We were back to hotel around 8 PM and then I planned to took a bike on rent for 1 day to roam around in pondy .The rental were Rs .200-350 , we took an active so that my wife can also drive it otherwise plan was Bullet .We then headed towards Hotel athithi and enjoyed the buffet dinner just for Rs. 250 each ,it was excellent .We also visited some temple in proximity of hotel .
While sleeping I planned for a early wakeup to checkout sunrise but was not successful ,so we started the day by visiting Sri Arvindo Ashram around 9 Am .It opens at 8 :30 Am .It was quite peacefull and some people doing meditation around the Samadhi of Sri Aravindo and mataji.
The ashram also houses a library from were my wife got three books and she was really impressed with the fact that everything managed by Ashram by pretty good and it was not money oriented which is the case in many such places .We spent some 20-30 Min over there .
Kids below 3 are not allowed in the ashram .When I stared in the morning at that time I checked out from hotel to shift to Park Guest House ,but it was really disgusting to know that it was full . I then searched for some other hotel and finally settled for Ajantha Beach guest house ,its on the beach road and has decent rooms with sea view .
Now since the hotel was finalized it was time to move on and I took the road to Aurovillle(For MatriMandir ,Auro beach).Went on and visited the Matrimandir .One has to walk for more than a KM to see the MatriMandir ….dont expect any temple over there as the name suggests. Now time was for Auro beach and finally I went on to see some beach on the ECR road next to surya beach resort ,still not very sure if it was Auro beach or some other beach but I will give a definite miss to it in future but I still tried hard to enjoy over there and took couple of dips inside and it was time to move back to hotel as it was 1 PM .Our condition at time we reached hotel was so bad (wet and sand all over the body ) that I thought they might stop us at gate but to our luck and hospitality industry we went inside freely :).Enjoyed the lunch at sea side restaurant along with bottle of beer ,all the money paid was for the view food was just average .
Evening was for visit to a garden nearby followed by Ganesh temple and the some shopping at JawarLal Neheru street. Then started the struggle for dinner and I landed up spending 1000 bucks and still was not satisfied with what I got in return ,it’s a long story :).It was 12 in night ,time to go to bed but I preferred to have a walk along the beach side with my wife and we did that with couple of coffee and ice creams.
Moring I waked up at 5:30 to try and catch a glimpse of dawn and take some pics of sun at sea side but was unable to do the same .we then started for our final destination in pondy the chunnambar back waters .Booked boat to paradise beach and was really disappointed with the steamer that took us to beach but I forgot all that once a reached the beach it was awesome and I was really excited and started taking some pics at the beach and it was Murphy Law with my battery saying goodbye even without taking a single picture .I then started hunting for battery from people around and succeeded in borrowing it for 3-4 clicks .It was all fun over there .
I then started back for Bangalore at 1 PM and was at home at 8:30 PM. :) Overall a fabulous trip and some lows and lots of high .Roads were excellent ,pondy exciting .
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
AT Commands (For GSP/GPRS Modems,Phones)
AT (ATtention ) Commands is the set of instructions for controlling Modems. "AT" as the prefix informs the modem about the start of a command line. It is not part of the AT command name. For example, D is the actual AT command name in ATD.This means every command line must begin with the letters AT, (except the commands A/ and +++).
To execute the command line, press the or key on your keyboard.
AT Commands are case insensitive ie ATD and atd are treated similarly .
Commands can be categorized into different types as :
Basic(commands that do not start with "+". For example, ATD,ATA etc)
Extended(Commands that start with "+". All GSM AT commands are extended commands. For example, +CMGS ,+CMGR etc )
Proprietary(Commands that start with "*".These commands are manufacturer specific)
Note that mobile phone manufacturers usually do not implement all AT commands, command parameters and parameter values in their mobile phones. Also, the behavior of the implemented AT commands may be different from that defined in the standard.
In addition, some AT commands require the support of mobile network operators. For example, SMS over GPRS can be enabled on some GPRS mobile phones with the +CGSMS command , But if the mobile network operator does not support the transmission of SMS over GPRS, you cannot use this feature.
Here are some terms and concepts on AT Commands:
The Command Line
A Command line provides an way to issue a number of commands at a time rather than issuing and waiting for the modem to react to each command separately. Macro Commands is Command line that contains several AT commands.
Repeating a Command Line
A/ is the command to repeat the last command line entered. In this case you do not need to type AT first, nor do you press at the end of the command line. This command comes is usefull in cases when you need to redial a number that got a busy signal.
Single Channel mode
In single channel mode, AT commands are sent and executed sequentially over the communication link. Only one medium is connected to the TA, no parallel execution of AT commands is possible.
Multi Channel mode
In multiple channel mode, several connections can be established at the same time either with 07.10 protocol activated on top of the serial link (multiplexed mode) or with several mediums connected. Each connection can be seen as an instance of the AT interface; hence commands can be executed in parallel on each connection.
Multiplexed Mode (07.10 Protocol )
This mode runs on top of the serial link and according to 07.10 protocol (MUX mode), several connections (virtual channels) can be established in parallel over a SINGLE serial link.
07.10 protocol is supported only over UART (DSL).
Switching From Data to Voice
To switch from a data mode to a voice mode issue the Escape sequence command (+++)
Resuming the Data Connection
When you are in the Command State and want to resume the data connection, type the following command:
ATO
Communication Channel Profiles
Normally the GSM/GPRS modems stores three different profiles in Non Volatile Memory i.e DEFAULT ,Profile 0,Profile 1.
And usually all the connection channels are created with its profile initialized to default profile.
AT&F
With this command the profile is returned back to default profile .
AT&W
With this command the current profile can be stored to Profile 0 or 1 based on AT&W0 or AT&W1
AT&V
This command can be used to view the Stored and Active Profile(s)
Some of the tasks that can be done using AT commands with a GSM/GPRS modem or mobile phone:
• Establish a data connection or voice connection to a remote modem (ATD, ATA, etc).
• Send (AT+CMGS, AT+CMSS), read (AT+CMGR, AT+CMGL), write (AT+CMGW) or delete (AT+CMGD) SMS messages and obtain notifications of newly received SMS messages (AT+CNMI).
• Read (AT+CPBR), write (AT+CPBW) or search (AT+CPBF) phonebook entries.
• Get basic information about the mobile phone or GSM/GPRS modem. For example, name of manufacturer (AT+CGMI), model number (AT+CGMM), IMEI number (International Mobile Equipment Identity) (AT+CGSN) and software version (AT+CGMR).
• Get basic information about the subscriber. For example, MSISDN (AT+CNUM) and IMSI number (International Mobile Subscriber Identity) (AT+CIMI).
• Get the current status of the mobile phone or GSM/GPRS modem. For example mobile network registration status (AT+CREG), radio signal strength (AT+CSQ), battery charge level and battery charging status (AT+CBC).
List of important AT Commands
PRODUCT SUPPORT
Command Description
ATS3 Command line termination character
ATS4 Response formatting character
ATS5 Command line editing character
ATE Command echo
ATQ Result code suppression
ATV Data Circuit Terminating Equipment (DCE) response format
ATX Result code selection and call progress monitoring control
AT&C Circuit 109 (received line signal detector) behaviour
AT&D Circuit 108 (data terminal ready) behaviour
AT+IFC Data Terminal Equipment (DTE)-DCE local flow control
AT+IPR Fixed DTE rate
AT+ILRR DTE-DCE local port rate reporting
AT+ICF DTE-DCE character framing
GENERIC COMMANDS
Command Description
ATZ Reset to default configuration
AT&F Set to factory-defined configuration
ATI Request identification information
AT+GMI Request terminal adapter (TA) manufacturer identification
AT+GMM Request TA model identification
AT+GMR Request TA revision identification
AT+GSN Request TA serial number identification
AT+GCAP Request complete capabilities list
AT&V View configuration
AT&W Store configuration
AT&Y Select power-up configuration
AT+CGMI Request mobile equipment (ME) manufacturer identification
AT+CGMM Request ME model identification
AT+CGMR Request ME revision identification
AT+CGSN Request ME serial number identification
AT+CSCS Select terminal equipment (TE) character set
AT+WS46 Select wireless network (GSM phones’ response is always 12, and it cannot be changed)
CALL CONTROL COMMANDS
Command Description
ATD Dial
ATA Answer response
ATH Hook control
ATO Return to online data state
ATS0 Automatic answer
ATS6 Pause before blind dialling
ATS7 Connection completion timeout
ATS8 Comma dial modifier time
ATS10 Automatic disconnect delay
ATL Monitor speaker loudness
ATM Monitor speaker mode
AT+DS Data compression
AT+DR Data compression reporting
NETWORK SERVICE COMMANDS (GSM 07.07)
Command Description
AT+CREG Network registration
AT+COPS Operator selection
AT+CLCK Facility lock
AT+CLIP Calling line identification presentation
AT+CLIR Calling line identification restriction
AT+COLP Connected line identification presentation
AT+CCFC Call forwarding number and conditions
AT+CCWA Call waiting
AT+CHLD Call related to supplementary services
AT+CUSD Unstructured supplementary services
AT+CSSN Supplementary service notifications
AT+CLCC List current calls
AT+CPWD Change passwords for the SIM/ME/network features
MOBILE EQUIPMENT CONTROL AND STATUS COMMANDS (GSM 07.07)
Command Description
AT+CPIN Enter Personal Identification Number (PIN)
AT+CSQ Signal quality
AT+CPBS Select phonebook memory storage
AT+CPBR Read phonebook entries
AT+CPBF Find phonebook entries
AT+CPBW Write phonebook entry
AT+CPAS Phone activity status
AT+CIMI Request International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI)
SMS COMMANDS (GSM 07.05)
Command Description
AT+CSMS Select message service
AT+CPMS Preferred message storage
AT+CMGF Message format
AT+CSCA Service centre address
AT+CSMP Set text mode parameters
AT+CSDH Show text mode parameters
AT+CSCB Select cell broadcast message types
AT+CSAS Save settings
AT+CRES Restore settings
AT+CNMI New message indications to TE
AT+CMGL List messages
AT+CMGR Read message
AT+CNMA New message acknowledgement to ME/TA
AT+CMGS Send message
AT+CMSS Send message from storage
AT+CMGW Write message to memory
AT+CMGD Delete message
AT+CMGC Send command
AT+CMMS More messages to send
AT+CGSMS Select service for mobile-originated (MO) short messages
GPRS COMMANDS (GSM 07.07)
Command Description
AT+CGDCONT Define Packet Data Protocol (PDP) context
AT+CGATT GPRS attach or detach
AT+CGACT PDP context activate or deactivate
AT+CGDATA Enter data state
AT+CGREG GPRS network registration status
AT+CGEQREQ 3G quality of service (QoS) profile (requested)
AT+CGEQMIN 3G quality of service profile (minimum acceptable)
AT+CGEQNEG 3G quality of service profile (negotiated)
To execute the command line, press the or key on your keyboard.
AT Commands are case insensitive ie ATD and atd are treated similarly .
Commands can be categorized into different types as :
Basic(commands that do not start with "+". For example, ATD,ATA etc)
Extended(Commands that start with "+". All GSM AT commands are extended commands. For example, +CMGS ,+CMGR etc )
Proprietary(Commands that start with "*".These commands are manufacturer specific)
Note that mobile phone manufacturers usually do not implement all AT commands, command parameters and parameter values in their mobile phones. Also, the behavior of the implemented AT commands may be different from that defined in the standard.
In addition, some AT commands require the support of mobile network operators. For example, SMS over GPRS can be enabled on some GPRS mobile phones with the +CGSMS command , But if the mobile network operator does not support the transmission of SMS over GPRS, you cannot use this feature.
Here are some terms and concepts on AT Commands:
The Command Line
A Command line provides an way to issue a number of commands at a time rather than issuing and waiting for the modem to react to each command separately. Macro Commands is Command line that contains several AT commands.
Repeating a Command Line
A/ is the command to repeat the last command line entered. In this case you do not need to type AT first, nor do you press at the end of the command line. This command comes is usefull in cases when you need to redial a number that got a busy signal.
Single Channel mode
In single channel mode, AT commands are sent and executed sequentially over the communication link. Only one medium is connected to the TA, no parallel execution of AT commands is possible.
Multi Channel mode
In multiple channel mode, several connections can be established at the same time either with 07.10 protocol activated on top of the serial link (multiplexed mode) or with several mediums connected. Each connection can be seen as an instance of the AT interface; hence commands can be executed in parallel on each connection.
Multiplexed Mode (07.10 Protocol )
This mode runs on top of the serial link and according to 07.10 protocol (MUX mode), several connections (virtual channels) can be established in parallel over a SINGLE serial link.
07.10 protocol is supported only over UART (DSL).
Switching From Data to Voice
To switch from a data mode to a voice mode issue the Escape sequence command (+++)
Resuming the Data Connection
When you are in the Command State and want to resume the data connection, type the following command:
ATO
Communication Channel Profiles
Normally the GSM/GPRS modems stores three different profiles in Non Volatile Memory i.e DEFAULT ,Profile 0,Profile 1.
And usually all the connection channels are created with its profile initialized to default profile.
AT&F
With this command the profile is returned back to default profile .
AT&W
With this command the current profile can be stored to Profile 0 or 1 based on AT&W0 or AT&W1
AT&V
This command can be used to view the Stored and Active Profile(s)
Some of the tasks that can be done using AT commands with a GSM/GPRS modem or mobile phone:
• Establish a data connection or voice connection to a remote modem (ATD, ATA, etc).
• Send (AT+CMGS, AT+CMSS), read (AT+CMGR, AT+CMGL), write (AT+CMGW) or delete (AT+CMGD) SMS messages and obtain notifications of newly received SMS messages (AT+CNMI).
• Read (AT+CPBR), write (AT+CPBW) or search (AT+CPBF) phonebook entries.
• Get basic information about the mobile phone or GSM/GPRS modem. For example, name of manufacturer (AT+CGMI), model number (AT+CGMM), IMEI number (International Mobile Equipment Identity) (AT+CGSN) and software version (AT+CGMR).
• Get basic information about the subscriber. For example, MSISDN (AT+CNUM) and IMSI number (International Mobile Subscriber Identity) (AT+CIMI).
• Get the current status of the mobile phone or GSM/GPRS modem. For example mobile network registration status (AT+CREG), radio signal strength (AT+CSQ), battery charge level and battery charging status (AT+CBC).
List of important AT Commands
PRODUCT SUPPORT
Command Description
ATS3 Command line termination character
ATS4 Response formatting character
ATS5 Command line editing character
ATE Command echo
ATQ Result code suppression
ATV Data Circuit Terminating Equipment (DCE) response format
ATX Result code selection and call progress monitoring control
AT&C Circuit 109 (received line signal detector) behaviour
AT&D Circuit 108 (data terminal ready) behaviour
AT+IFC Data Terminal Equipment (DTE)-DCE local flow control
AT+IPR Fixed DTE rate
AT+ILRR DTE-DCE local port rate reporting
AT+ICF DTE-DCE character framing
GENERIC COMMANDS
Command Description
ATZ Reset to default configuration
AT&F Set to factory-defined configuration
ATI Request identification information
AT+GMI Request terminal adapter (TA) manufacturer identification
AT+GMM Request TA model identification
AT+GMR Request TA revision identification
AT+GSN Request TA serial number identification
AT+GCAP Request complete capabilities list
AT&V View configuration
AT&W Store configuration
AT&Y Select power-up configuration
AT+CGMI Request mobile equipment (ME) manufacturer identification
AT+CGMM Request ME model identification
AT+CGMR Request ME revision identification
AT+CGSN Request ME serial number identification
AT+CSCS Select terminal equipment (TE) character set
AT+WS46 Select wireless network (GSM phones’ response is always 12, and it cannot be changed)
CALL CONTROL COMMANDS
Command Description
ATD Dial
ATA Answer response
ATH Hook control
ATO Return to online data state
ATS0 Automatic answer
ATS6 Pause before blind dialling
ATS7 Connection completion timeout
ATS8 Comma dial modifier time
ATS10 Automatic disconnect delay
ATL Monitor speaker loudness
ATM Monitor speaker mode
AT+DS Data compression
AT+DR Data compression reporting
NETWORK SERVICE COMMANDS (GSM 07.07)
Command Description
AT+CREG Network registration
AT+COPS Operator selection
AT+CLCK Facility lock
AT+CLIP Calling line identification presentation
AT+CLIR Calling line identification restriction
AT+COLP Connected line identification presentation
AT+CCFC Call forwarding number and conditions
AT+CCWA Call waiting
AT+CHLD Call related to supplementary services
AT+CUSD Unstructured supplementary services
AT+CSSN Supplementary service notifications
AT+CLCC List current calls
AT+CPWD Change passwords for the SIM/ME/network features
MOBILE EQUIPMENT CONTROL AND STATUS COMMANDS (GSM 07.07)
Command Description
AT+CPIN Enter Personal Identification Number (PIN)
AT+CSQ Signal quality
AT+CPBS Select phonebook memory storage
AT+CPBR Read phonebook entries
AT+CPBF Find phonebook entries
AT+CPBW Write phonebook entry
AT+CPAS Phone activity status
AT+CIMI Request International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI)
SMS COMMANDS (GSM 07.05)
Command Description
AT+CSMS Select message service
AT+CPMS Preferred message storage
AT+CMGF Message format
AT+CSCA Service centre address
AT+CSMP Set text mode parameters
AT+CSDH Show text mode parameters
AT+CSCB Select cell broadcast message types
AT+CSAS Save settings
AT+CRES Restore settings
AT+CNMI New message indications to TE
AT+CMGL List messages
AT+CMGR Read message
AT+CNMA New message acknowledgement to ME/TA
AT+CMGS Send message
AT+CMSS Send message from storage
AT+CMGW Write message to memory
AT+CMGD Delete message
AT+CMGC Send command
AT+CMMS More messages to send
AT+CGSMS Select service for mobile-originated (MO) short messages
GPRS COMMANDS (GSM 07.07)
Command Description
AT+CGDCONT Define Packet Data Protocol (PDP) context
AT+CGATT GPRS attach or detach
AT+CGACT PDP context activate or deactivate
AT+CGDATA Enter data state
AT+CGREG GPRS network registration status
AT+CGEQREQ 3G quality of service (QoS) profile (requested)
AT+CGEQMIN 3G quality of service profile (minimum acceptable)
AT+CGEQNEG 3G quality of service profile (negotiated)
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Mobile Devices as Voting Machines ?
I had this idea of Mobile voting with me for couple of years.But with times it was erasing off my brain cells then i was a internet servey done my VeriSign.
The servey predicts --- that mobile devices could be used for voting purposes in the U.S. by 2012. And thats exciting.
I give my vote to this survey and feel if the mobile community comes together towards this cause its pretty much achievable in that timeframe.
Just imagine the level of comfort and accuracy this system can bring .
considering its appication in INDIAN context ,it can do wonders .As of my knowledge the average turnaround for voting in india is ~60.
The reason for this % is that most of the High Midle call and High Call dont bother to comeout of there comfort zone and visit the Poll Boths .
But with this technology and voting machine at your fingure tips we can expect an significant rise in voting %.It might be as high as ~80-85%.
And i hope this technology will be equaly usefull in other parts of world.
But yes there are challenges too of Bogus voting ,Spams and security.
The servey predicts --- that mobile devices could be used for voting purposes in the U.S. by 2012. And thats exciting.
I give my vote to this survey and feel if the mobile community comes together towards this cause its pretty much achievable in that timeframe.
Just imagine the level of comfort and accuracy this system can bring .
considering its appication in INDIAN context ,it can do wonders .As of my knowledge the average turnaround for voting in india is ~60.
The reason for this % is that most of the High Midle call and High Call dont bother to comeout of there comfort zone and visit the Poll Boths .
But with this technology and voting machine at your fingure tips we can expect an significant rise in voting %.It might be as high as ~80-85%.
And i hope this technology will be equaly usefull in other parts of world.
But yes there are challenges too of Bogus voting ,Spams and security.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
JACK WELCH –Straight From Gut
JACK is undoubtly one of the successful CEOs corporate word ever had and it reflects from his tenure as CEO of GE which lasted ~20 years ,which normally is the total carrier of many people .And the level to which he took GE was commendable .
A Year back I have read the book by JACK “winning”.Before reading the book the only thing I knew about JACK was he been the CEO of GE . but things have changed ….i was impressed by this guy and the book.
And now i have picked up “Straight from gut”,I have only read intial few pages and the style of the book looks similar to the earlier one I read,and Yes this one seems to be impressive too.
One thing about JACK is he is straight forward in his approach as his book name suggests.
Somehow I am able to related it to myself and gives me confidance of my work style.I have been facing pressure due to my unorthodox style of working specially management .
Another thing jack recommends is never try to change yourself drastically alltough there is no harm in adapting to some extent ,but you can never change your real self and no need to try to.
He also at times in his books accepts about his failures and even some blunders he made in his professional life but the thing important here is he came as a winner out of it.
I will be reading this book in coming days and will put more stuff on this blog in coming days.
To get more insight on JACK WELCH please visit his offical site
http://www.welchway.com/
A Year back I have read the book by JACK “winning”.Before reading the book the only thing I knew about JACK was he been the CEO of GE . but things have changed ….i was impressed by this guy and the book.
And now i have picked up “Straight from gut”,I have only read intial few pages and the style of the book looks similar to the earlier one I read,and Yes this one seems to be impressive too.
One thing about JACK is he is straight forward in his approach as his book name suggests.
Somehow I am able to related it to myself and gives me confidance of my work style.I have been facing pressure due to my unorthodox style of working specially management .
Another thing jack recommends is never try to change yourself drastically alltough there is no harm in adapting to some extent ,but you can never change your real self and no need to try to.
He also at times in his books accepts about his failures and even some blunders he made in his professional life but the thing important here is he came as a winner out of it.
I will be reading this book in coming days and will put more stuff on this blog in coming days.
To get more insight on JACK WELCH please visit his offical site
http://www.welchway.com/
TRIP TO MUNNAR (GODs OWN COUNTRY)
It was 24th Dec 08 evening and one of my friend called me up for a trip to munnar (Kerala) and I said yes ,actually it was me who initiated the trip idea a day back but then he was not very sure to join .So a yes from my side was quite obvious .
We were two family ,so it was decided that we will book a taxi (Quallis/Travera) as it will be pretty tough to travel in a 5 seater as we both in all have 3 kids.
I planned to start @8:30am but the Taxi guy came quite late at 9:45.
We then headed towards Banargata road where my friend resides and by the time we left from his place it was 11 .The driver took the hosur road via anekel.
Soon on the hosur road before hosur there was around an hour delay due to some state permit issue and we have to shed 700 bucks ,the driver told everyone need to pay that.
The roads after Hosur were simply great ,its NH7 (Bangalore ,Khrishnagiri /Dharmapuri/Salem).at
Although there were at certain points there was some maintance work ongoing but still it was good enough.
Suddenly before dharmapuri an idea cam to my mind that how about covering Hogonical fall which was some ~40 Km from NH7 ,thus an extra ~90 Km ,I felt it was worth trying and yes said my friend pankaj.
So we were now heading towards Hoganical falls (It’s a famous fall in TN ..to make things easier ..roja movie was shoot here).
It was around 3 when we reached the fall,and where dying of hunger thus desperately I checked for some good restaurant but for our bad luck we couldn’t find one and settled for some restaurant .
It was one of the worst food I ever had.Although rice sambar was good but paratha was horrible.
After completing the gr8 meals we headed to see the fall.I was really surprised that after every few meters there was another guy selling tickets ,although the tickets were not costly but they could have been collected at one point itself.
The fall was quite good ,it was worth a visit .we clicked some pics rather lots of pics.And also enjoyed the boat ride for a small distance .
Myself and pankaj went for bath under fall ,like I usually try for at any fall were ever its possible.
By the time we left from the fall it was 6 + and by the time we reached NH7 it was 7 and now I was wondering was it an right idea as it was not possible to reach munnar before or around 12 ..which was my target ,as I have two small kids.
My of my friends just wonder how I simply think of making such trips with two small kids ,one is 2 years another one is 6 months.
But that’s the way I am.
And as I was worried it was around 9 when we reached Salem so it was dinner time ,we had an excellent dinner at some restaurant at salem at decent price.
It was 10 when we started from salem ,now I was more worried as we have simply covered around 200KM of the 500 Km to munnar.
Panjak had done some search for the way to munnar …till salem it was common but after that it was different than what our driver planned ,he was planning the route via Coimbatore which to me was coming out to be some 75 Km extra ,So after lots of brainstorming I decided to take the route via Erode as it was 10: 30 PM ,munnar was impossible and going via Coimbatore was a extra distance and thus time .
Erode is some 50 KM from salem ,we found some lodge @ erode ,it was pretty econimocal .
Plan was made to start at 7 Am ,but just like it normally happens it turn out to me 8 Am ….i really hate delay ,but what can be done.
From Erode we took the route of Perundurai ->Dharmapuram -> Chinnar -> Munnar.
We were two family ,so it was decided that we will book a taxi (Quallis/Travera) as it will be pretty tough to travel in a 5 seater as we both in all have 3 kids.
I planned to start @8:30am but the Taxi guy came quite late at 9:45.
We then headed towards Banargata road where my friend resides and by the time we left from his place it was 11 .The driver took the hosur road via anekel.
Soon on the hosur road before hosur there was around an hour delay due to some state permit issue and we have to shed 700 bucks ,the driver told everyone need to pay that.
The roads after Hosur were simply great ,its NH7 (Bangalore ,Khrishnagiri /Dharmapuri/Salem).at
Although there were at certain points there was some maintance work ongoing but still it was good enough.
Suddenly before dharmapuri an idea cam to my mind that how about covering Hogonical fall which was some ~40 Km from NH7 ,thus an extra ~90 Km ,I felt it was worth trying and yes said my friend pankaj.
So we were now heading towards Hoganical falls (It’s a famous fall in TN ..to make things easier ..roja movie was shoot here).
It was around 3 when we reached the fall,and where dying of hunger thus desperately I checked for some good restaurant but for our bad luck we couldn’t find one and settled for some restaurant .
It was one of the worst food I ever had.Although rice sambar was good but paratha was horrible.
After completing the gr8 meals we headed to see the fall.I was really surprised that after every few meters there was another guy selling tickets ,although the tickets were not costly but they could have been collected at one point itself.
The fall was quite good ,it was worth a visit .we clicked some pics rather lots of pics.And also enjoyed the boat ride for a small distance .
Myself and pankaj went for bath under fall ,like I usually try for at any fall were ever its possible.
By the time we left from the fall it was 6 + and by the time we reached NH7 it was 7 and now I was wondering was it an right idea as it was not possible to reach munnar before or around 12 ..which was my target ,as I have two small kids.
My of my friends just wonder how I simply think of making such trips with two small kids ,one is 2 years another one is 6 months.
But that’s the way I am.
And as I was worried it was around 9 when we reached Salem so it was dinner time ,we had an excellent dinner at some restaurant at salem at decent price.
It was 10 when we started from salem ,now I was more worried as we have simply covered around 200KM of the 500 Km to munnar.
Panjak had done some search for the way to munnar …till salem it was common but after that it was different than what our driver planned ,he was planning the route via Coimbatore which to me was coming out to be some 75 Km extra ,So after lots of brainstorming I decided to take the route via Erode as it was 10: 30 PM ,munnar was impossible and going via Coimbatore was a extra distance and thus time .
Erode is some 50 KM from salem ,we found some lodge @ erode ,it was pretty econimocal .
Plan was made to start at 7 Am ,but just like it normally happens it turn out to me 8 Am ….i really hate delay ,but what can be done.
From Erode we took the route of Perundurai ->Dharmapuram -> Chinnar -> Munnar.
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