Sun: Property division requires Saturday and Sunday should
be kept as working days. During launching of a project you need to visit Site,
do meetings, take training and work 14 hours a day to convert calls into
booking. Press & Distribution work
is usual working days with Sunday as holiday. Cut-it studio working is very
erratic and uncertain. For a week you are idle, with nothing to do and then
suddenly for 4 days you work 18 hours a day to complete the project. This, is in short working pattern of 21st
Century. Gone are the days when one can take paid holiday from work for 10
days, for long trip or wedding event. Or if you are cricket buff, 5 days
holiday when cricket match was held at CCI, Mumbai. Inevitably every tom – dick
– harry is working 24X7 due to mobile connectivity.
Lali nowadays believes that Stars do play a role in our
life. For last so many weeks, first three days of week give us high hopes of
major deals being completed, and next three days bring the sad news of those
deals fizzling out. Keeping this statement in mind, I give below the recent
activity details.
On Friday, Cut-it studio AV formed its own life, kept all of
us on toes and kept even Akshay busy till it is delivered by 27th.
Xrbia pre-launch period was ending on Sunday, so again our office worked from
9.0 am O’clock to 9.30 pm, handling calls, planning site visits, making sale
pitch and converting into bookings. Even Lali has to go for Site visit and all this pat good dividend.
Distribution section received major stock on Saturday from
Virat Ind. Our C&F agency’s first delivery started this week, which kept
our staff busy for 2 days.
Press was after long time, busy on Sunday, Lali & Avi preparing
quotations. It has been long time, when we have this opportunity of preparing elaborated
quote. Let’s see, if that is approved and makes some good profit for us. Best part keeping 21st century attitude in
mind, all jobs are quick jobs, to be completed within a week.
Major Deal’s division was again busy, with ususal work, i.e.
meetings, meetings and meetings1
In short, Lali’s contention that Stars do act gets more strength
and we are left wondering, how much their impact?
Xrbia has spent
crores in launching of its 4 new projects. A major Exbhition is
currently being held at Mumbai, BKC with collaboration of TOI. We are also
receiving many enquiries due to this exposure in Pune. They have plan to
conduct similar expo in Pune also, where we would be participating. It is
extremely busy time and also wedding time.
On last count I collected 5 wedding cards. Relatives [via
Bajaj & Sanjay Dodeja], friends [via Kashyap], business [via Paper &
Property Business].
Meet Doshi, currently settled in Dubai, is ‘Langotya
Yaar’ of Kashyap. I call him, little master. He is the last one to get
married from Kashyap’s ‘Ghatkopar’ friends group, [School Friends] is now fully
booked and cooked. I had fond memories of playing with them, making fool of
myself and those 7/8 years old kids. Making them dance on Salman Khan number,
playing computer games and taking some pictures. They have practically grown in
front of me. Soon they will be visiting Pune with kids in tow. How time gathers
momentum!
Sat: Pinakin, also belongs to same group, more so as our
home was second home for him. Illa was second mother for Akshay and Bindiya was second mother for Pinakin. I must have scolded/ argued with Illa few times, and always for her strict handling of Pinakin. Akshay & Pinakin are today also thick friends, and more so, Kashyap & Dhwani have become buddy with Payal and Pinakin in big way. In some odd way, Kashyap is 'Ladla' of Illa.
Today i.e. 29th Nov is birthday of
Pinakin’s twins, born last year. If we had continued living in Sindhi building,
I am sure, I would have had one impromptu party during this week. But then some
you win, some you lose.
by P G Dodeja
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