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A Small Poem on TAFE

Here is a short poem about TAFE which expresses how TAFE serves the agricultural community and the rest of the world, by being a friend to farmers worldwide, thereby enriching lives and empowering dreams.

The Poem:

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A Matter of National Pride

It was my honour as well as privilege to be the Chief Guest for my locality’s Republic Day celebrations in Subrahmanya Nagar, Kodambakkam for unfurling our dear National Flag and to distribute prizes.
It was quite an elaborate affair as more than 300 local residents actively participated in this event. More than 50 prizes were given to children and elders for various competitive events conducted over a period of three weeks. Senior citizens of more than 90 years were felicitated – it was quite touching!
Col V Krishnamurthy.
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Evolution of Life

A mesmerizing word,

Which adds (+),

Which subtracts (-)

Which multiples (x)

And which divides (/)

Anything and everything in this world,

The word is called as “LOVE“.

 

Love makes you,

Love bakes you,

Love moulds you,

And love bolds

You and Me.

 

Love up to 5 is for mom,

Love up to 10 is for play,

Love up to 18 is for hormones,

Love up to 27 is for marriage,

Love up to 35 is for children,

Love up to 55 is for money,

Love after 55 is for peace,

Love for peace begins,

Where Life Ends.

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The Mayans Were Indeed Right

It was like yesterday, we were all watching this epic encounter between the mighty Indians and South Africans. OMG, a long hit, Amla stops it for a four but he has already reached the mark. With tears and happiness filled within us, we were all boasting up high, SACHIN SACHIN SACHIN… The GOD of cricket rises his bat high as he marks an epic, unbeaten 200 runs. But today he has decided to give up his blue colours. Two days ago, when the Chepauk stadium opened its counter for selling the tickets for the upcoming India-Pakistan encounter in the legendary stadium where legends made history, a sad news did reach among all those people who have been dying to watch him in the city of Chennai. The date 23-12-2012 will never be forgotten by anyone. Be it an Indian fan, an English, an Aussie or anyone, this guy has made everyone crazy. The Mayans were indeed right in their prediction. We all gonna miss him a lot, Chepauk’s gonna miss him a lot and of course the game of cricket will miss him a lot.

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A Tribute to Lal

The first time I met Mr. Lalvani was in early May 1989 when I was called for an interview at TAFE for a position in Exports. After initial enquiries about my background, he asked me to explain the Export process. As I launched into an earnest explanation of the nuances of Export functions, I could see him shifting uncomfortably in his chair..Finally he cut me short saying he has heard enough and candidly admitted that what I explained went over his head completely. He then said that he was hiring me only because his non-existent expertise in Exports. He also warned me that if anything went seriously wrong, he would come down really hard.

That was Lal……a man open to admit his shortcomings to a prospective recruit young enough to be his son.

In the event I joined TAFE in July 1989.I reported to Lal on the first day and after some initial introduction in his office, he personally conducted me to my seat. The furniture was neatly set with all writing material, phone etc. in place. I was quite flattered with all this attention, but later learnt this was standard procedure for all new entrants who reported to him. He personally took pains to ensure that work environment for all his staff met high corporate standards.

As days went by, I realized that Lal who bore an uncanny resemblance to Winston Churchill (complete with the pipe in his mouth) was a boss in a different mold. He had a fiery temper, but could also be very charming if he wanted to be. I soon grew accustomed to the fact that one could not walk into his office un announced whatever be the urgency, but had to take proper appointment with his secretary. He was a stickler for good written communication and thought nothing of correcting a draft at least ten times if he found the language not up to his standard. He was thorough while reading his mail and never missed a single word. Replies were drafted in close consultation with the staff concerned. He never held a meeting without giving due notices to participants and expected everyone to come well prepared for the meetings. He insisted that Minutes for every meeting be filed properly.

Once he asked me to resolve a long pending commission issue. Before I realized, he handed me some 20 thick files dating almost four years which contained the correspondence he had with the officials on the subject. With a lot of trepidation, I trawled through this mountain of papers for nearly 15 days and finally concluded that the vendor owed TAFE a princely sum of around 430 British Pounds. But Lal was not impressed….he wanted proof. I informed him he must set aside at least three hours to let me present my proof. So one afternoon, he went through my presentation for close to two hours and was convinced that my conclusions were right. He immediately sent a telex to the vendor with the proof I had presented and was rewarded with their concurrence a couple of days later. He walked into my office with the telex confirming they accepted the reconciled figures and personally thanked me. As things went, the vendor happened to visit TAFE a week later. Lal made it a point to introduce me to him specially mentioning that I was responsible for bringing the long running dispute to a close.

That was Lal…a man who never hesitated to pass on credit where it was due.

One relaxed afternoon in his office, I made a bold suggestion that he needs to cut down on his pipe smoking and do some exercise. Prompt came his rebuttal….he asked me to produce the doctor who gave such advice and he will prove him completely wrong. I had no answer to his statement that teetotalers took more sick leave than him……..I never saw him ill or sick during my tenure. His love for food and drink was so great that he often declared that he hoped to die on the dining table. Even after late evening meetings, long winding dinners, one would always see him at the office at 930am in full bloom, without any trace of previous evening excesses!

Lal had plenty of detractors too who could not bear his abrasive ways. But he always called a spade a spade and never worried about the consequences.

Sometime in 1991, I moved to factory and lost touch with Lal…although he made it a point to send me New Year Greetings without fail every year.

He left a good legacy in the form of strong systems in the departments he handled, whether it was Service, Training, J Farm or Advertising. All those who came in contact with him had something to remember about him.

May his soul rest in peace.

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Care for Parents

A 70 year old man was sitting on the chair at home, with his 40 year old son. Suddenly a crow perched on their window. The father asked his son, “What is this?.” The son replied “It’s a crow, Dad.”

After a few minutes, the father asked his son the second time, “What is this?” The son said “Dad, i just told you. It’s a crow.”

After a little while, the old father again asked his son the 3rd time, “What is this?” At this sort of irritated the son. Angrily he said “It’s a crow, it’s a crow!”.

Some time passed by, and then the father again asked his son the fourth time, “What is this?”

This time the son shouted at his father, “Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again, I have told you so many times. It is a damn crow.  Are you not able to understand this?”

A little later the father went to his room and came back with an old frayed diary, which he had maintained since his son was born. He opened a particular page and asked his son to read it. And this is what was written:

“Today my little son, aged three was sitting with me on the chair. There was a crow sitting on the window. My son asked me 23 times what it was and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a crow. Then, I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question. I enjoyed every time he asked and felt my love increasing every time!”

My dear friends, our parents cared for us ever since we were little children and still do – whether they are alive or no more. They always showered us with selfless love in spite of our endless idiosyncrasies in various stages of our lives.. So, let’s be more kind and tolerant towards them when they grow old, they deserve to be loved!

Dedicated to all parents!

 

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A Magical Treat at Sembium

The final meeting of the BE Audit on one side; Department meeting on the other. All of a sudden, a man appears out of thin air and claps his hand.

“CAN YOU SEE IT… ITS IN MY HAND… ITS IN MY POCKETS…. BUT WHAT IS IT?”……… MAGIC!

It was a sight hard to miss; everybody standing in astonishment some jaws open; some trying to figure out what was going on; some standing around, until the magician caught up with them.

Most were scared to be part of the trick… but also curious to be try something out. The magician entertained the employees and kept their weekend spirit soaring up into the sky!

It was a wonderful day with the amazing participation from all the employees in Sembiam!

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My Daughter

A man returned home late from work, irritated and fully tired, and to his surprise he found his little daughter waiting at doorstep for him.

By seeing him his daughter started the conversation like:

Daughter: “Dad, may I ask you something?”

DAD: “with anger moaned, tell me what is it?”

Daughter: “tell me how much do you earn an hour?”

DAD: “You have no business to ask this, why are you asking this to me?”

Daughter: “I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you earn an hour?”

DAD: “If you must know, I make Rs 200 an hour.”

Immediately the little girl said, “Daddy, can you please lend me Rs 100?”

The father was furious and replied, “You just waited for me to ask some money from me to buy something silly, idiot, get back to your bed and sleep”.

The little girl quietly went in her room and shut the door. After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think: Maybe there was something she really needed to buy as she really didn’t ask for money very often. The man went to the door of the little girl’s room and opened the door.

“Are you asleep, dear?” He asked.

“No dad, I’m awake,” replied the daughter.

“Am sorry, I was too hard on you earlier,” said the man. “It’s been a long day and I took out my anger on you. Here’s the Rs 100 you asked for.”

The little girl sat straight up, smiling and yelled “Oh, thank you dad!” and reached,  under her pillow and  pulled out some crumpled rupee notes and started counting the money.

The father shouted “Why you want more money when you already have some?”

The little girl replied “Because it is not enough,”

And she ran towards her dad and asked, “Daddy, Can I buy an hour of your time tomorrow? Here is Rs 200 so please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”

So what are the take aways from the story?

– Work is holy – but not wholesome – FAMILY is also crucial!

Don’t take those close to you, for granted. You might wake up one day and realize that you have lost a diamond while you were too busy collecting stones!

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Hearty Congrats to IBU s Maghatevan

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 “HAPPY MARRIED LIFE” 

 

 With the blessing of our parents

Born unknown to each other

We are beginning to bond together

For a better and effective life

You presense in our marriage

Is always a pleasure and unforgettable

 

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TAFE Young Achiever Monisha The Inventor

TAFE System Admin R&D M.Mayamurugan’s daughter, M.Monisha, was part of a team from Kaligi Ranganathan Montfort Matriculation HS School which has devised a system that could improve road safety by a considerable margin.

They have come up with a system that would set off a chain of light and sound effects to alert police incase drivers pick up their cell phones while on the road. Monisha and her friends were inspired to act on this after witnessing and hearing about many accidents that have been caused by drivers who get distracted by phone calls while on the road.

We salute Monisha and her friends for applying their minds towards a bright, safer future!

Below is the link to the article on Times of India:

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-07/chennai/34305888_1_mobile-phone-bus-driver-car