third day back to India) you're welcome))
yesterday were planing to make some kind of Global Village in CS. why not? i brought Ukrainian vodka, Kazakh guys have their one and Andre promised to prepare delicious pasta. Due to some reasons we appeared a bit late in CS, exactly to the end of pasta dinner) thanks Andre, he left some part of the delicious dish) Vodka still has it's place in the fridge, and our gathering was with different types of chocolates: Brazilian, Ukrainian and Kazakh.
Some of the Kazakh guys came back from Indian AIESEC conference, so at some point of time we decided to dance. Funny - we have different movements even in Tunak - Tunak, which is well known all around the world) Now it reminds me about the video 'Ferengi boys' you can try to find it on You Tube or facebook. Don't mind any other dances - together we made one international (if you can call so cooperation of Ukraine and Kazakhstan)'lele'and 'kalashnikov'.
Imagine, our world is so small. I met Alice, Chinese intern from Mariupol when had arrived in CS on Monday. It was so interesting. She came to our flat quite occasionally: get to know Milosz in Mumbai and he invited her to be our guest.
Actually she's second person in India(not even India, Pune, CS) whom i've known before coming here, but due to some reasons contact with. Really, life is full of surprises.
I was missing home yesterday. Second time is a bit harder to leave it. So i found great support in headphones and ukrainian and russian music from the internet. Nice.
Today we plan to have basketball match. First one after coming back. feel good about it)
Wednesday, 7 July 2010
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
Coming back to Pune was very fast. actually it's even hard to believe now, that i was at home. the only real proof are pictures in social networks and on the hard disk.
second time coming to India you notice more differences then when coming in the beginning.
And one more thing - now i have 2,5 homes in total) 1 in Ukraine and 1,5 in Pune) funny. or even not 2,5 - more, if to count as 'home' place, where you have your very close people and where you want to come back.
and i really understood that some part of my soul will always be Ukraine with my family and close friends, doesn't matter which country i will live. I miss you.
second time coming to India you notice more differences then when coming in the beginning.
And one more thing - now i have 2,5 homes in total) 1 in Ukraine and 1,5 in Pune) funny. or even not 2,5 - more, if to count as 'home' place, where you have your very close people and where you want to come back.
and i really understood that some part of my soul will always be Ukraine with my family and close friends, doesn't matter which country i will live. I miss you.
Monday, 21 June 2010
So, I’m already one week out of Pune and 5 days in Ukraine India Ukraine
I have a language question here, switching between languages happened very fast, but even now I get confused which language and with whom I should speak. Today I woke up in the train and asked my dad: “Which station is this” in English language) later I realized it)
Getting used to people, prices and atmosphere of my own country. I got used not to eat a lot of meat, so here I see a big difference, when almost 90% of dishes are either with chicken or with beef. The funniest thing is that you really don’t want it now, just look and that’s all.
What else? Cultural shock? Yeah, I had a bit, when I went out for the first time in short skirt. Not usual feeling. Not so usual to see couples hugging and kissing on the streets. Hehehe, could I ever imagine that I will take time to get used to it?
Quite streets and traffic on the other side of the road. While driving a motorbike I had to remind myself to keep right, not left.
First 3 days I spent in my grandmoms village, where it was quite challenging to explain, why I don’t eat meat in big quantities.
Overall I’m happy. I feel excited of going to Mariupol.
Thursday, 27 May 2010
Suzlon Xp
So, today is my last day in Suzlon Energy limited. It is said, that I should feel something about it. I don’t feel anything. Actually, it’s more, that I don’t believe in it. May be I will recognize it today, during farewell event, may be tomorrow in the morning. Not now… but somehow deep in my soul I feel that I have some invisible chords, which are connecting me with this people and this place. So I want to write about some moments. Let’s see, what comes to my memory for these 9 months.
Definitely it will be first day. Going in the rickshaw to KP to some unknown place. It’s here. 5th floor (later I will like to go by stairs, not by lift, what will irritate Edu a bit and Michal will call it ‘stamina’. Yeah, guys?). First person who we meet, was Hemangini, she became our guide in the world of Suzlon for initial period of time. I remember it clearly, as if it was yesterday – excursion around 2nd and 5th floor, meeting commodore for the first time, our sitting places and get to know members of Suzlon team. (I didn’t remember any name for the first time, they were so different for me).
E- induction and first meeting with team members. For me it was Swati mam. Wow, I remember the feeling: it was total excitement. When you get, what you really want and you work on it, when you see your future impact and believe in it. I’m very passionate about training, so developing ‘content for coaching for performance’ was really cool thing to do.
First workshop facilitated by Sandip. That time I didn’t know that in 2 weeks I will co-facilitate it. And it was my first co-facilitation experience here, which gave motivation for long time ahead.
Presentation about countries. Haha, I thought my English was good; it was my assumption about it. Now I understand that it was not understandable for most of the people, who were sitting there. But the video was nice. And it saved me.
One Earth excursion. I was impressed by it. It was the most beautiful office complex, which I have ever seen in my life. And even now I’m very proud of it!
Shifting to One Earth. Lekshmy. Our story started quite funny. My side – I started to get interesting spam mails from somebody called Lekshmy U, for that time, my orientation in genders was quite poor, so I was just looking around and trying to understand, whom I’m replying. Then everything started with sweets. Lekshmy side – she thought I have too much attitude.(I should think about it) but everything changed with the sweets. Then were a lot of episodes and stories, which are not directly related to Suzlon (not all of them) but which are cool to remember. Time flushes, yeah Lekshmy? )
Remember first time, when I entered library. I felt in love with it from the first second. So many cool books, in English – in that moment I understood, dreams are really coming true. I spent a hell of hours in this book heaven, especially in one earth, when it was expanded to a great extend. Thanks Madhavi for being with me in this journey. You made it unforgettable)))
Lunches in cafeteria. Edu, who was dreaming about something all the time, and Michal, who was trying to love spicy Indian food and learn how to eat with his hands only. In the end, even I have learned how to do it.
Lonavla trip with Shyam Raj. We heard a lot about this place before going) it was actually quite nice, but as for me – very overpromoted(the same as Mahabeleshwar). In any case, we had really good time with this people.
Dinner in commodore’s house. It was very interesting event, when you get an opportunity to talk to your senior in non-formal situation and get to know more. And delicious dinner, prepared by the second half couldn’t leave any of us indifferent.
That’s true, when you write, preferably positive moments come to your mind. It doesn’t mean that there were no moments, when I was tired, disappointed or frustrated. They were, first of all, we’re human beings. But you choose what to remember. Either to feed your mind with negatives, which are not going to make somebody happier, or to choose another path. I prefer second option – I want to remember the best moments of my experience.
Every day was bringing some learning. How to work in a team, communicate with your boss, be proactive. Thank you Abinash sir for the lessons I got from you for the entire xp, even if sometimes I got the lessons much later then it should be. In any case in the end of the day, one should understand that you’ve learned something. And this is about me: for the entire 9 months I was learning something day by day.
Session about learning objectives. When saw the book about LO for the first time and got to know that I need to make review and presentation in one week, I was shocked. But then, reading it and thinking about each chapter I understood the importance of subject and it start to interest me a lot. Session was nice, and I got the feedback that in 3 months my English became much better, at least people were able to follow up me without big difficulties and problems.
Actually language was one of the main challenges of the xp. First of all – lack of practice in Ukraine, lack of public speaking in it. Now my parents tell me, that my Russian have changed.
First assessment. ’Communication skills’ I was really passionate about this workshop. When you revise it and put a lot of efforts, it becomes part of you to some extent. So it was feeling of excitement, confidence and a bit of fear. Passed, I can deliver it as a co-facilitator. Yeah! I was eager to jump))
Customer satisfaction feedback survey. My biggest challenge here. challenge, which taught me how to be proactive, how to go till the end, how think a bit further, then it seems to be. Thanks God for this challenge. Now I can definitely say it could be done better, I will take this learnings ahead for my future assignments.
Assessment and co-facilitation of ‘Goal - setting’. Learning form subject matter experts is always cool, that was about this workshop. And it also took a lot of efforts in reading and preparation, looking from the participants perspective – what will be interesting for them.
That’s why I was waiting feedback so much. You know, it’s like your kid, you put a lot of efforts in it and you want so much to see the great result. And then you feel so happy about it. Even now I remember the moments of this workshop and they make me feel very –very good.
Lot’s of events, which also brought such kind of feelings. Realization of ‘GLD marketing’, ‘Facilitation skills’, ‘E - induction’. I just want to remember all the good feelings, which connect me to each of these projects.
International women’s day. Women of the company, showing their talents – we have so many talented ones! And even I was reading some poem there)) p.s. got a prize)
Excursions around the wind gallery. I like this place a lot and think everybody should go there. Each slide is a masterpiece.
One earth day and our visit with Utkarsh, Shrish and Puriya here. Crashing the bike on the first day of driving in the parking lot, ‘Proud to be a suzlonian’ wall, ‘Creativity wall’, talks to Madhavi and hours in libratry, time spend with Swati , her Excel workshop, engineering trainees and visit to Satara site, my further communication with each of them, quite good communication with guardians and office boys, whose level of English is the same as my level of hindi, Lekshmy(as mentioned above- separate page of different cases)), meeting Tulsi Tanti, actually occasionally get to know some senior people from the company, morning mails to and from my friends, people, who became my friends here – so many good things happened.
In the end, I would like to thank God for this unique experience. And I know that there will be something new and more exciting in the future.
Definitely it will be first day. Going in the rickshaw to KP to some unknown place. It’s here. 5th floor (later I will like to go by stairs, not by lift, what will irritate Edu a bit and Michal will call it ‘stamina’. Yeah, guys?). First person who we meet, was Hemangini, she became our guide in the world of Suzlon for initial period of time. I remember it clearly, as if it was yesterday – excursion around 2nd and 5th floor, meeting commodore for the first time, our sitting places and get to know members of Suzlon team. (I didn’t remember any name for the first time, they were so different for me).
E- induction and first meeting with team members. For me it was Swati mam. Wow, I remember the feeling: it was total excitement. When you get, what you really want and you work on it, when you see your future impact and believe in it. I’m very passionate about training, so developing ‘content for coaching for performance’ was really cool thing to do.
First workshop facilitated by Sandip. That time I didn’t know that in 2 weeks I will co-facilitate it. And it was my first co-facilitation experience here, which gave motivation for long time ahead.
Presentation about countries. Haha, I thought my English was good; it was my assumption about it. Now I understand that it was not understandable for most of the people, who were sitting there. But the video was nice. And it saved me.
One Earth excursion. I was impressed by it. It was the most beautiful office complex, which I have ever seen in my life. And even now I’m very proud of it!
Shifting to One Earth. Lekshmy. Our story started quite funny. My side – I started to get interesting spam mails from somebody called Lekshmy U, for that time, my orientation in genders was quite poor, so I was just looking around and trying to understand, whom I’m replying. Then everything started with sweets. Lekshmy side – she thought I have too much attitude.(I should think about it) but everything changed with the sweets. Then were a lot of episodes and stories, which are not directly related to Suzlon (not all of them) but which are cool to remember. Time flushes, yeah Lekshmy? )
Remember first time, when I entered library. I felt in love with it from the first second. So many cool books, in English – in that moment I understood, dreams are really coming true. I spent a hell of hours in this book heaven, especially in one earth, when it was expanded to a great extend. Thanks Madhavi for being with me in this journey. You made it unforgettable)))
Lunches in cafeteria. Edu, who was dreaming about something all the time, and Michal, who was trying to love spicy Indian food and learn how to eat with his hands only. In the end, even I have learned how to do it.
Lonavla trip with Shyam Raj. We heard a lot about this place before going) it was actually quite nice, but as for me – very overpromoted(the same as Mahabeleshwar). In any case, we had really good time with this people.
Dinner in commodore’s house. It was very interesting event, when you get an opportunity to talk to your senior in non-formal situation and get to know more. And delicious dinner, prepared by the second half couldn’t leave any of us indifferent.
That’s true, when you write, preferably positive moments come to your mind. It doesn’t mean that there were no moments, when I was tired, disappointed or frustrated. They were, first of all, we’re human beings. But you choose what to remember. Either to feed your mind with negatives, which are not going to make somebody happier, or to choose another path. I prefer second option – I want to remember the best moments of my experience.
Every day was bringing some learning. How to work in a team, communicate with your boss, be proactive. Thank you Abinash sir for the lessons I got from you for the entire xp, even if sometimes I got the lessons much later then it should be. In any case in the end of the day, one should understand that you’ve learned something. And this is about me: for the entire 9 months I was learning something day by day.
Session about learning objectives. When saw the book about LO for the first time and got to know that I need to make review and presentation in one week, I was shocked. But then, reading it and thinking about each chapter I understood the importance of subject and it start to interest me a lot. Session was nice, and I got the feedback that in 3 months my English became much better, at least people were able to follow up me without big difficulties and problems.
Actually language was one of the main challenges of the xp. First of all – lack of practice in Ukraine, lack of public speaking in it. Now my parents tell me, that my Russian have changed.
First assessment. ’Communication skills’ I was really passionate about this workshop. When you revise it and put a lot of efforts, it becomes part of you to some extent. So it was feeling of excitement, confidence and a bit of fear. Passed, I can deliver it as a co-facilitator. Yeah! I was eager to jump))
Customer satisfaction feedback survey. My biggest challenge here. challenge, which taught me how to be proactive, how to go till the end, how think a bit further, then it seems to be. Thanks God for this challenge. Now I can definitely say it could be done better, I will take this learnings ahead for my future assignments.
Assessment and co-facilitation of ‘Goal - setting’. Learning form subject matter experts is always cool, that was about this workshop. And it also took a lot of efforts in reading and preparation, looking from the participants perspective – what will be interesting for them.
That’s why I was waiting feedback so much. You know, it’s like your kid, you put a lot of efforts in it and you want so much to see the great result. And then you feel so happy about it. Even now I remember the moments of this workshop and they make me feel very –very good.
Lot’s of events, which also brought such kind of feelings. Realization of ‘GLD marketing’, ‘Facilitation skills’, ‘E - induction’. I just want to remember all the good feelings, which connect me to each of these projects.
International women’s day. Women of the company, showing their talents – we have so many talented ones! And even I was reading some poem there)) p.s. got a prize)
Excursions around the wind gallery. I like this place a lot and think everybody should go there. Each slide is a masterpiece.
One earth day and our visit with Utkarsh, Shrish and Puriya here. Crashing the bike on the first day of driving in the parking lot, ‘Proud to be a suzlonian’ wall, ‘Creativity wall’, talks to Madhavi and hours in libratry, time spend with Swati , her Excel workshop, engineering trainees and visit to Satara site, my further communication with each of them, quite good communication with guardians and office boys, whose level of English is the same as my level of hindi, Lekshmy(as mentioned above- separate page of different cases)), meeting Tulsi Tanti, actually occasionally get to know some senior people from the company, morning mails to and from my friends, people, who became my friends here – so many good things happened.
In the end, I would like to thank God for this unique experience. And I know that there will be something new and more exciting in the future.
Tuesday, 18 May 2010
Part 3.
Actually i should write more about the things I really like here in India, then about those, which are totally different.
Basic example is your banking system. I really appreciate, that you can pay with your debit\credit card everywhere, starting from the shops on the Laxmi road and cinemas. I really like the level of internet-banking, especially when you need to book tickets. Was checking with Ukraine, we don’t have on-line booking tickets for buses and trains in such common way as here.
I like your attitude towards traditions. Somehow India managed to save traditional dresses and develop rich fashion industry. For example, even now, saris and salvars are considered as a formal dress, but believe me, you can wear it in such way, that it will look more sexy then western ones. And I really like attitude towards it and respect.
Your festivals and religions will be separate topic of the discussion, very big and colorful one.
One of the best things, I like in India – is national anthem before movies in cinemas. I saw people singing it. Last clip with the participation of Indian army on the northern border is so impressive. Even I start to feel really proud for this country. It will be cool to implement such practice in Ukraine. At least to increase the level of awareness about it in citizens.
Process of getting license for the vehicle. It has both sides, definitely. The good side is it is very-very simple, the opposite one is – that you have no idea how much people will have their first time on the roads today.
Attitude towards family and parents. It will be one more post only about . It has a lot of interesting moments and sides and it’s impossible to cover it in 2 – 3 words.
Food. I can write about it for the entire day. Describing my favorite dishes and what ideas come to my mind. I love cooking, that’s why my close people become the ‘victims’ of my experiments.
Basic example is your banking system. I really appreciate, that you can pay with your debit\credit card everywhere, starting from the shops on the Laxmi road and cinemas. I really like the level of internet-banking, especially when you need to book tickets. Was checking with Ukraine, we don’t have on-line booking tickets for buses and trains in such common way as here.
I like your attitude towards traditions. Somehow India managed to save traditional dresses and develop rich fashion industry. For example, even now, saris and salvars are considered as a formal dress, but believe me, you can wear it in such way, that it will look more sexy then western ones. And I really like attitude towards it and respect.
Your festivals and religions will be separate topic of the discussion, very big and colorful one.
One of the best things, I like in India – is national anthem before movies in cinemas. I saw people singing it. Last clip with the participation of Indian army on the northern border is so impressive. Even I start to feel really proud for this country. It will be cool to implement such practice in Ukraine. At least to increase the level of awareness about it in citizens.
Process of getting license for the vehicle. It has both sides, definitely. The good side is it is very-very simple, the opposite one is – that you have no idea how much people will have their first time on the roads today.
Attitude towards family and parents. It will be one more post only about . It has a lot of interesting moments and sides and it’s impossible to cover it in 2 – 3 words.
Food. I can write about it for the entire day. Describing my favorite dishes and what ideas come to my mind. I love cooking, that’s why my close people become the ‘victims’ of my experiments.
Greeks and corporate
In Geek mythology there was a story about the Apple of discord. 3 beautiful Goddesses: Gera, Athena and Aphrodite got and apple with title “For the most beautiful”. Each of them wanted to get this title. In the end it was given to Aphrodite in exchange for the most beautiful women in the world, Helene. What happened after – war of Troy, with lots of victims and wasted resources for it, useless war actually. The goddesses were too busy with their ego and competition and they had no business, what will be the consequences.
In corporate world we often face some politics, which are going on. Like in example of the myth if management of the company gives an opportunity to ego to overcome the professional characteristics it will have disastrous consequences for the employees who will face only the end point
In corporate world we often face some politics, which are going on. Like in example of the myth if management of the company gives an opportunity to ego to overcome the professional characteristics it will have disastrous consequences for the employees who will face only the end point
Monday, 17 May 2010
Part 3.Attitude to foreigners.
I will put in the form of statements, how I see it. And describe each one a bit.
Foreigners have money.
Why this one is coming as the first one to my mind? May be because of everyday communication with sellers, drivers, when they try to cheat you? if I’m going to the shop, I check for the written prices, thanks, every item has printed price on it. It’s really hard to explain, that you’re earning on the same level as an average Indian employee in corporate sphere.
“special price” – common expression, which you hear, when say ‘no’ for the first time in barging. Barging also has its structure. First you ask the price (if you ask in Hindi, you should know enough to be able to understand the answer), sure, price will be too high. You say ‘no, babba’ and try to go. This is where round 2 of the battle starts, babba will check how much he can earn on you with giving you an opportunity to think, that you have cool negotiation skills. Number of round depends on your wish to have something, patience and the real (reasonable) price for smth. In the tourist places you can start from 300 and buy for 25 -30 rupees. ‘Poker face’ skill will help you a lot in such kind of the negotiations.
For me the most uncomfortable situation is when you need to remind about 2-5 rupees change to somebody. It’s very small money, but if you don’t have them, nobody will give you something in the shop. Sometimes I just go for the principle, if you write such kind of prices, then find change. May be I’m cheap, but I don’t think so.
I like rickshaw drivers for this. When you are walking on the street, lots of them will stop and propose their service, the funniest thing is that I’m walking with the helmet from the bike))
For system of price differentiation was very strange for the first time. When you go to the historical monument, you need to pay 10-20 times more, than Indians. Now we manage it somehow with driver’s licenses and other tricks. Actually I understand the origin of it. For travelers from Europe 5 euro entrance for the museum is not a big price. And it becomes quite good business.
Remembered one funny moment. Agra fort, street café. Menu with the prices of good restaurant, when we almost had left, the waiter brought us a menu with Indian prices, which were half of it. The same printing, the same dishes, you’ll never see the difference from the other table. Creativity, yeah? )
Beggars – I don’t like when they touch me. brrr… feel very bad about it. I often think, what happens to these nice small girls, when they have grown up? Die? Become prostitutes? How many of them go to any basic studies? And their parents are not far from the kids, sitting on the sides of the roads and sending them to beg.
Foreigners have money.
Why this one is coming as the first one to my mind? May be because of everyday communication with sellers, drivers, when they try to cheat you? if I’m going to the shop, I check for the written prices, thanks, every item has printed price on it. It’s really hard to explain, that you’re earning on the same level as an average Indian employee in corporate sphere.
“special price” – common expression, which you hear, when say ‘no’ for the first time in barging. Barging also has its structure. First you ask the price (if you ask in Hindi, you should know enough to be able to understand the answer), sure, price will be too high. You say ‘no, babba’ and try to go. This is where round 2 of the battle starts, babba will check how much he can earn on you with giving you an opportunity to think, that you have cool negotiation skills. Number of round depends on your wish to have something, patience and the real (reasonable) price for smth. In the tourist places you can start from 300 and buy for 25 -30 rupees. ‘Poker face’ skill will help you a lot in such kind of the negotiations.
For me the most uncomfortable situation is when you need to remind about 2-5 rupees change to somebody. It’s very small money, but if you don’t have them, nobody will give you something in the shop. Sometimes I just go for the principle, if you write such kind of prices, then find change. May be I’m cheap, but I don’t think so.
I like rickshaw drivers for this. When you are walking on the street, lots of them will stop and propose their service, the funniest thing is that I’m walking with the helmet from the bike))
For system of price differentiation was very strange for the first time. When you go to the historical monument, you need to pay 10-20 times more, than Indians. Now we manage it somehow with driver’s licenses and other tricks. Actually I understand the origin of it. For travelers from Europe 5 euro entrance for the museum is not a big price. And it becomes quite good business.
Remembered one funny moment. Agra fort, street café. Menu with the prices of good restaurant, when we almost had left, the waiter brought us a menu with Indian prices, which were half of it. The same printing, the same dishes, you’ll never see the difference from the other table. Creativity, yeah? )
Beggars – I don’t like when they touch me. brrr… feel very bad about it. I often think, what happens to these nice small girls, when they have grown up? Die? Become prostitutes? How many of them go to any basic studies? And their parents are not far from the kids, sitting on the sides of the roads and sending them to beg.
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