60 Minutes

Recent catastrophic events like earthquakes, tornadoes, storms, flooding left many people homeless both in developed and developing world. Most of them were aware of the impending disaster about to strike them and some were kind of caught unaware.

Watching the news along to get the updates, I could notice that lot of people were warned about impending danger to thier homes and Police, rescue teams and volunteers were asking people to get out of thier home and head to safer places. People were scrambling to pack few bags for immediate survival from thier home soon to be destroyed. In one such after-disaster interview, I saw few people repenting not able to take thier important belongings out of the house. This left me intrigued. I was wondering what would I be doing if I was in such a bad situation.

My question to you is say one fine day, someone comes knocking at your door, and tell you about some impending disaster, and that you have just 60 minutes to pack and leave the place, how ready are you? Are you well organized to take decision, pack and leave in 60 minutes? Will you grab documents? Money? Jewellery? clothes?....

In cases like earthquake you have less than a minute, for tornadoes you have less than 30 minutes and for cyclones maybe couple of hours. In any case, very less time. So how ready are you? Think!!!

Officeworld

It was beautiful, bright and sunny friday afternoon. Being friday, I am in good mood and all excited. Calender pops up to remind that I have to be in meeting in next 15 minutes. For a meeting wherein you are about to be demonstrated some new technology and application for next 60 minutes, you wouldn't dampen your mood. But 10 minutes into the meeting, here I am yawning and desperately trying to stay awake.

Problem was that the presenter was just too engrossed in his slides and himself that he had no idea that he was addressing the meeting. All I could hear blah-blah-umm-blah-blah. I wanted to ask him question, I wanted him to ask the question but no. He just had his rant on. This is where I realized that why some classrooms are so boring. Teachers or presenters just do not involve students or audience in the discussion. I really wish they crack relevant jokes, ask questions, take questions, or whatever it takes to involve people in room.

Okay, not all of teachers/presenters are boring but you can easily find out why. I just hope I dont land up with such yawning room.



Check out these pictures that depict( in humor and yet kind of real) the world of office. I find these related to my officeworld and that is also the reason I spend few seconds everyday to visit dilbert.com.