Mind in motion

Monday, September 05, 2005

About me......

Greetings, and thanks for being here!!! I am an entrepreneur, since 2002. Alabos, the company I founded (after a long and rewarding career with Wipro and a few other majors) provides complete end-to-end value added back office services for clients at US, UK and Nigeria.

I have been a Bangalorean all my life but for stints overseas (about five years). My work takes me abroad quite a bit - spent almost a third of 2004 living out of my suitcase. How many of you experience that awesome feeling of happiness when your return flight home lands? It happens every time to me!

Cricket is my BIGGEST interest, and I managed a local club at Bangalore that plays in the KSCA league. Highpoint of my unimpressive cricket career was leading the side to the 3rd Division Championship about two decades back. Have an ample collection of cricket books, tapes, DVDs. I never get tired of reading or watching them ever - over and over and over again. Music, driving, travelling (both work and holiday outings), weekends with friends either indoors or dining out, collecting beer mugs, hats and caps - these are some of my other interests. And as one who always wanted to be a journalist (after realising early that I wouldn't be a successful cricketer) I dabble a bit in writing, and I have been goading myself to complete writing all that I have started - on cricket and the travel memoirs covering Nigeria.

Driving (not racing) is another big passion for me. Have done several trips between San Jose- LA, San Jose-Las Vegas, Richmond to Niagara to New York (Manhattan), Sydney to Gold Coast to Brisbane. I am the ever ready driver. Thankfully the Indian highways are now getting better, and the roads from Hosur to Krishnagiri now compare with the best in the world - but for the moron who is driving in your lane and in your direction!!! #@%$#

Travel is such a wonderful learning experience, and the interface with people of different cultures and traditions contributed a lot to widening my perspective of life, to becoming more tolerant of other cultures and practices. Its been a lovely experience to meet and mingle with folks from different places, and develp friendships from far flung places.

Thanks again for your visit, and good luck in everything you do!!! Do ping me, and I promise a response!! :-)

PS: ;-) In all humility - Vincent is from the Roman name Vincentius, which was from Latin vincere - "to conquer". This was the name of several saints. I guess I have the most inappropriate name!!!! :-)