2009 DAWNS - THE Chrysalis

The dawn of 2009 was to herald a chrysalis in my life that would touch many areas of my life .
I was indeed the least knowledgable of it.

The first came early on in when one of my good acquaintances told me on the phone;
Prasad , this is the worst of the recessions that we have ever seen . It is almost akin to the one in the 30's.

Wham- that was the first blow on the 1st of january vide a telecon to wish the gentleman a Happy New Year.

Next came the realization that things were far from a smooth sailing-

The partner was as mad as one could be at my seeming continuity in pushing , promoting 'Peoples Skills'.

I had to take the call . It was going to be a tough one .

Ok!I took that call to shut down.

To effect this i had to summon a board meeting - this was done - there i gracefully laid down my papers as the head of the organization - saying enough damage had been done- i am out.
Let some one else take over and run the show- i pledge my support from outside in whatever way i can.

Ah! easy to say so , dificult to practice more akin to rats jumping offa sinking ship - I was no rat , there was no ship to jump off from.

Then followed a couple of telephone calls to my other close friends to apprise them of my move, my decision -

Next came the calls to some of the same people seeking their good offices to get a foothold in the corporate world.

Surely the good work that i had done till now would yield some good / positive results- sooner or later.
The damage assessment list indicated that i was going to be soon in the red from a healthy black if i hesitated in taking course correction actions.

So those calls.
The result one responded saying send me your papers - let me see what can happen.

He came back saying,'If you like you can get an assignment in Duabi as a faculty'.

Dubai - faculty who was i to say no, for what should i say no - There and then i accepted.

To cut to the chase - March 13- 2009 saw me board the flight to Dubai -

Today it's just a year and a few days old that i am in UAE at Dubai, as a faculty in an institution of repute.