A Cavil on Chronology

The last couple of posts were titled 'Act II, Scene I - What Lies in Store' and 'Act III, Scene I - The Reading Habit'

We studied the five Acts of 'Julius Caesar' over five trimesters in the 9th and 10th grade. With its twists and turns; plots and sub plots; and the eventual oratory climax delivered by Antony, 'Julius Caesar' had a substantial influence on shaping my mind, and the result is apparent in the title of each post.

In pretty much the same way that Acts changed as the drama unfolded, heralding a change of characters, costumes, locations, props and moods; < kborlikar.blogspot.com > will also switch Acts to herald a change of theme.

Each Act will typically follow a central theme over several Scenes. Act I is an introduction to the blog and its structure. Act II started with an in depth review of an app, while Act III followed with a glimpse into what i am reading. More Acts may follow about things which are an integral part of my life and as i branch out into a different theme, a new Act may be born.

The only difference being, while the literature followed each Act till its demise and switched to the next one in chronological order, this blog may keep alternating between different Acts, depending on the theme of each post. I only hope i can keep you as glued to my stories, as we all were to His. Cheers! Or rather.. 

"Antony: Now let it work. Mischief, thou art afoot, 

Take thou what course thou wilt." 

 < Exit Antony >

{ The complete text of Julius Caesar can be found here, and audio-file here }

The Introduction

Having browsed through numerous online introductions and summaries of eminent and not-so-eminent personalities (the latter being friends and acquaintances :P) i have come to the conclusion that modesty is lost on the human race. So in the interests of following the herd, i shall do the same with mine own.

< Statutory warning > Many of the sentences in this post will start with an 'i'

I am currently pretending to be a credit analyst at a leading financial institution in India, which basically allows me to sit at my desk the whole day typing away at my laptop, whilst staring at spreadsheets and financials full of numbers.

On a more serious note though, the asset finance division where i work is concentrated on building a portfolio of niche equipment with specialized applications like heavy lift cranes, work-over rigs, aircraft pullers, trans-shippers and anchor handling tugs. Having grown up in awe of (and wanting to someday operate) all types of huge machines, probably explains why i love my job

The profile also gives me an opportunity to travel to sites where the assets we have financed are deployed. Somewhere along the short two year journey, I realized that any other finance professional (read i-Banker, hefty pay packet, BMW/Audi in garage, typing away at his presentation for 15 to 20 hours a day) would never get to experience the exhilaration i look forward to in my job. So, just to make up for the lack of those materialistic things quoted above, I will expand in great detail about the amazing trips and how these man made marvels work, in later posts.

Meanwhile, proceeding in reverse chronological order, the two years i spent studying for my MBA, before taking up a job in finance, have been the most productive years of my life. Luckily, i stumbled into an awesome set of friends who made life on campus an unforgettable experience. It is possible that they may, too, have a few posts dedicated to them somewhere down this road.  

Time off from work is generally spent in a variety of sports. Luckily i am quite good at very few sports, so there is always space to improve, be it badminton, football or cricket. Of late, cycling has entered my life with some regularity on Saturday mornings and also brought with it the beneficial side effects of cutting out Friday night binges. Of course, like almost every other person in this world, I can also be found on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Until next time. Cheers.