Valuing Relationships

There are few things (What triggered this? – I recently came across an article as to How a bank executive treats his client who also happens to be his neighbour...) that changed my perspective on relationships to some extent. Be it short or long... value it. In fact, there is nothing like a short relationship - Just relationships. The place we live in is very small and people tend to remember you for the rest of their life and the perspective they carry about your does matter. It’s quite possible that you will never meet this person again for the rest of your life, but the fact that they might become your advocate (at some point in time…it does not matter even if they do not…) still remains.

Having said that, it does not mean, you cater to pain-in-the-neck profiles and value their relationship on the same scale. Try not spoiling your self and find a safe way outside. This has never been easy - but I have seen people deal with such situations smartly.

The objective of the post might be clear – Value relationships. But why this post suddenly… might not be very clear... the simple reason being, me wanting to keep it that way.

Its very simple when it comes to relationships - Be honest and genuine. And the most important - Be human.

and now... this.

With all the issues I deal with... this one is quite different. Its like dealing with a girl... where you do not know what exactly she wants, but still have to cater... :). All praise to Microsoft Windows.

Orchestra...

Though I like to listen, I have not been very interested on going to an Orchestra. Was a bit skeptical initially, but still managed to go today. This was my first orchestra and I enjoyed it. It was at the Cleveland Severance hall, and it was full for the event.

Details: http://www.clevelandorchestra.com/html/Performance/viewByDayPopup.asp?m=11&y=2009&d=20

http://www.alisaweilerstein.com/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Nott were there. She was brilliant.

Orchestra

Group of artists performing at the entrance - After event party

http://www.thecuisineofindia.com/

If you happen to be an Indian (Even otherwise: This is a very good place to try Indian food... Its original) and happen to live in Cleveland and would like to have some good Indian food -- Cuisine of India is definitely a place you should geomark.

Unlike other indian restaurants I tried (which I would rank only 5/10)... this place is brilliant and I am giving 9/10 (the best is always yet to come... so 10/10 is reserved for that :)).

PS: I happened to invent (Checked with http://www.thefreedictionary.com/, http://www.merriam-webster.com/ and blogosphere via http://technorati.com/ and did not find the usage) this new word called geomark, which means bookmarking a location. :)

Aurora - Venkateswara temple of greater Chicago

Have been planning to make this post for quite sometime now... and here it is. This happened 2 weeks ago (Oct 25 2009).

I was in Chicago that week and went to this Venkateswara temple of greater Chicago with couple of my colleagues (Sundar and Krishnan) - It is better known as the "Aurora Temple". It's a 1.5 hrs drive from downtown.

There were lot of unique things about this temple and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Few of them below...

1. It had a brilliant location for a temple. Spacious - pond nearby and surroundings were very good. Many gods and goddesses in one place...
2. It was a more authentic than many other temples I have visited in India. The temple a brilliant blend of technology with the latest features/ equipments in place + the authenticity of some of the oldest temples in India. There was also a temple car present inside the temple.
3. I definitely need to mention this - The people who visited the place. The ethnicity showed up distinctly - I saw lot of girls wearing dhavani ( Wiki link ) and Paavadai sattai (Its been ages since I have seen this... It was a delight watching this... if you know what I mean... :)) and men in dhotis unlike Jeans and T Shirts in Indian temples (Fyi. I am not complaining here... just my observation. I completely understand that this is not a fair comparison).
4. There is also another incentive to go to this temple - There is a cafeteria at the first floor which will fill you with proper pongal, vada, sambar and other indian delicacies.

On top of that, the temple also hosts Dance and Music classes apart from various Indian language classes.

Overall... I liked the place. If you happen to go to Chicago, do visit this place. Link to their website here --> http://www.balaji.org/web/home.aspx. Will post the pictures soon.