Spring clean

Cleaned my cupboards over the weekend . Cleaning a cupboard is a strong reminder of the Ayurvedic principle that you can't (effectively) treat a part without addressing the whole.

Applies equally to organizations :)

Never say never :)

I've never liked the idea of playing games on the computer or mobile. On any mobile or computer I used so far I've never given more than a cursory look at the gaming options. That cursory look would be mostly when the device was purchased and one is trying to figure out the range of options. 

Last evening I went to the local Star Bazar . The check out area would have inspired books titled 'Exodus'. Had a polling booth been installed there the voter turnout of the area could have shot up be a few percentage points at least. In any of the queues the waiting time was a minimum of 25 mins . I could see store staff wandering around making no effort to expedite the billing. Having complained earlier at this store on this issue I could see that they lacked the recognition that this is a problem for customers , the willingness and ingenuity to do something to alleviate the situation. 

The music system at the store was on high blast (the curious thing about this store is that when it's crowded they seem to crank up the volume and vice-versa. Perhaps there's a retail myth that this helps in some inexplicable way ). Anyway , the din of the music and the heightened decibel level by hundreds of consumers threatened to overwhelm . I tried to switch on the FM channel on my phone . For some reason it would play only one channel which was playing songs that made the environment at Star Bazar more appealing in comparison.  While going the entertainment section of the phone I saw rescue in the form of Sudoku ! Switched it on and spent 20 blissful minutes playing Sudoku .Finished one puzzle successfully. Had a Zen like calm at the end of it . 

At most large format food retailers there is a considerable waiting time. Retailers must look at reducing the waiting time and find ways to make the wait pleasant/tolerable. A retailer who respects a customer's time would be generously rewarded by customers. 

In my next phone I'll probably look for Crossword :)