Minnie's Musings

Let's admit it, we've all faced this dilemma at least once in our work-life. We might have compromised on our job choices, or landed ourselves into roles that weighed heavily on our hearts and our minds. We have all been fence-sitters at some stage of our career. The obvious choice is to quit - some of us do it in a hurry - ending up with possibly another wrong choice, or, some of us live with it till it killed our passion to contribute effectively and creatively. For me, it was the latter. I went through some of the worst possible experiences in my last role, that impacted me physically, mentally and emotionally. I even contemplated quitting the corporate career for good, till I landed my new job role, that holds all the promises of a better work-life. Thus I decided to pen down some of my learning while I transition out of that difficult phase. So how to ascertain if you should quit your job if its failed to create the magic you expected. I suggest ans...

It beats me... visiting this place every decade or so - not by design but by chance. First in 1991, then 2001, and now in 2014...you must be kidding - 3 times!!!. I admit, this is not even the most sought after places on my "must see" list....in fact, its not even on it, but the record above proves otherwise. This place needs no introduction for us Indians, as we know it mostly due to the numerous Hollywood films shot here through the 90s and 2000s..."Maine Pyaar Kiya....Ashiqui...Raja Hindustani...and most recent one being Barfi" to name a few. It has filled our silver screens with beauty and serenity :) "Udhagamandalam or Ootacamund is sometimes abbreviated Udhagai and better known as Ooty" - Wikipedia. It is a municipality, and the district capital of the Nilgiris district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located 80 km north off Coimbatore and is a popular hill station located in the Nilgiri Hills. Made popular amongst tourists bec...