Hi Deepa, Thank you for your feedback, and I hope to meet you some time soon, as well. Btw, Udhay and Vinit - the pictures of the Silk party? :) Have a great week ahead, folks. Regards, -pcs.
On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 7:40 PM, Deepa Mohan <[email protected]> wrote: > Very impressive, PCS! I hope to meet you face-to-face sometime... > > I too am unable to make it for the silken birthday....here's wishing all of > you a great evening! Vinit and Surabhi, I feel even sorrier because you are > hosting it. No excuses, as I was very much looking forward to it...but I > was awake at 3.30am to see off Derek, Anjana and their children (going to > Maine for Christmas) , and then I had a nature walk to conduct. I know that > if I come over, I will yawn my way through, and miss all the Intelligent > Conversation (much of which passes overhead anyway!) > > I like the way everyone who lurks (and unlurks) here compliments all of us! > > Cheers, Deepa. > > On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 5:18 PM, Preetha Chari-Srinivas < > [email protected]> > wrote: > > > This feels like a count-down to the ball being dropped in Times Square on > > the New Year eve here... > > > > As I had promised Udhay, here goes my introductory mail..although I have > > been a member of the group for a while (not sure when I joined it, but > > thanks to my friend Bharat Shetty Barkur - I get to lurk in the > background, > > admiring the geeks and non-geeks of this group from afar). > > I happen to be hard of hearing, but I strictly communicate orally and am > an > > excellent lip-reader. I consider myself to be a jack of all trades and a > > master of none - with a long athletic/competitive tennis career (did > dabble > > as a tennis coach for a while, to make ends meet), which I had to abandon > > in order to pursue my higher studies (a must for our middle-class family, > > where 'education is wealth' - which I do not fully agree with, since > there > > are instances of people doing equally well without any fancy degrees > under > > their belt). I strongly believe that a sporting career helps develop the > > confidence, drive and independence in any individual, come what may. Some > > people are naturally gifted, while others make it to the top with sheer > > hard work, blood, sweat and tears, the latter category of which I fall > > into! I did dabble in poetry and painting, plus competitive yoga when I > was > > in my teens, but had to weed them all out, to focus solely on my tennis > > career. I am better known as a tennis player, although I consider myself > to > > be a decent athlete. I have a passion for travel, for it helps widen my > > horizons, and I do enjoy going on long drives. I get to be in my elements > > on the road as well as on the courts. > > In any case, I have a background in Civil Engineering and a double > masters > > in Environmental Engineering and Science/Computer Science. I do not fall > > into any of the above, for I have never really gotten around to work in > > either the civil or environmental fields. Worked briefly in the IT > sector, > > before I realized it was not my cuppa joe. > > So, I am now back to square one, not to mention being broke, and > clueless, > > but still trying to chase my lofty dreams. I did be more than happy to > list > > them all out here, but would spare you the drudgery for another day :) To > > give you a brief glimpse into one of my goals, one of them is to make a > > foray into modeling, at such an advanced age! > > I am an ardent admirer of Jack Ma and J.K. Rowling and strongly believe > > that when you have the drive to do something, it is bound to work, no > > matter what. I do admire women who break the glass ceiling in their > > respective spheres.... > > As the fastest woman on two wheels once said...."If someone is interested > > in something, they don't have to start off with a whole lot of money to > be > > successful at something they love. They just have to pursue it, and make > it > > happen". > > In closing, I would like to mention two of my favorite quotes by Johann > von > > Goethe: > > - *Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them > to > > become what they are capable of being.* > > *- Plunge into the thick of life....* > > > > I would give an arm and leg to be there for the 20th reunion of Silk List > > this evening, but unfortunately, unforeseen circumstances have played > havoc > > on my plans... > > > > Hopefully, I will get to see you folks during my travels, or at the > silver > > jubilee and golden jubilee celebrations, if it ever takes place, either > in > > India or anywhere else around the world. It helps to get some perspective > > from well-read folks like you all... > > > > Regards, > > - pcs. > > >
