“People want to pursue their passion and make a living with that, of late,” Jigneshbhai remarked while sipping his coffee. Swami and I were busy in our passion for the double chocolate muffin. But what Jigneshbhai said still caught our attention. “Yes, a colleague of mine left his job a while back to follow his … Read more
“What if you find yourself in the middle of an ocean on a boat that is sure to sink?” Jigneshbhai asked me and Swami the other day. Swami was caught at that time dipping a cookie in his coffee, and it broke and sank. “What kind of arbitrary question is that?” Swami raised his eyebrows … Read more
The other day over coffee, Jigneshbhai told Swami “Decide and automate your investments so that you don’t give yourself a chance to change your mind.” Swami revolted. “But there are always unforeseen circumstances due to which I want to change my mind,” he said. Jigneshbhai smiled and said, “Leave some space to foresee the unforeseen, … Read more
“My father-in-law used to be a businessman,” Swami remarked while biting into his muffin. “But that was twenty years back. He is a grandfather now. And on weekends, he is a moviegoer.” “Every few months, he becomes a traveller. He is also a devotee. And a reader. He has forgotten that he was a businessman, … Read more
“Raichand has gone crazy,” Swami said the other day while munching his muffin with vigour. Jigneshbhai looked up. “I thought he always was or was he not?” he asked with an eyebrow raised slyly. “Yes, that’s true. But last week he has gone mad,” Swami reiterated. We waited for him to finish his muffin bite. … Read more
“If we go by pure logic, no one has any reason to eat this double chocolate muffin,” Jigneshbhai remarked the other day. Swami scowled with his mouth full of two bites of it. “It’s logical to have it for its taste,” he said. “But logically, it’s not good for health, especially the frequency with which … Read more
On a normal working day, Robin Warne would be in some corporate meeting this time in the afternoon. But today was a light afternoon at work, to his delight. So he sat at his desk staring at the laptop screen, pretending to be busy. At his level in the company, he couldn’t afford to look … Read more
“What was his reason for not turning up today?” Jigneshbhai asked Swami as we stepped into our café after a game of badminton last weekend. One of Swami’s office mates had promised to join us a few weeks back. “Well, he says he still needs to get better. He is practising at home. He is … Read more
“You can slice and dice your data to come up with hidden insights,” boasted Swami while sipping his coffee the other day. He had come to the café straight from his office after a meeting with one of the data vendors. “Raichand was impressed,” he continued, talking about how the vendor presentations had made a … Read more