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 <bling...@gmail.com> 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. >
