I was recently asked to give a write-up on an event conducted by our office. It's been so long since I've written an article or posted anything out here, I thought "Why not post this?". So here's the write-up :)
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Over a 100
people screaming and shouting like children in a playground, squealing in
delight over little things like winning a game – not something you expect when
you know that they are qualified professionals working for a multinational
company of repute. But that was what we witnessed on Friday, the 28th
of June, 2013, at the Hall of Fame, held at the Golden Palms Spa &
Resort, Bangalore, where the entire team had gathered to celebrate the
successful year that had just gone by.
On reaching
the venue, we were divided into groups named after famous Bollywood villains,
and asked to move through various tasks that brought us together as a team and
helped the seniors and juniors blend together as one on common grounds. Running
around hunting for clues, solving puzzles, clicking photographs and getting
clicked yourself, there was fun and frolic all over the place. After the
challenging task of piecing together a puzzle drawn by us itself, the
exhausting search for clues, and other mind numbing tasks, seeing the lunch
buffet felt like heaven. As we attacked the food ravenously, we wondered what
other tasks lay in store for the rest of the day. The organizing team did not disappoint – the afternoon was filled with loads of
charades, singing, sports events like swimming and cricket, and everyone
participated enthusiastically to ensure their own team wins.
Post all the
enthralling events of the first half of the day, we broke for an hour to “get
ready” for an evening of bedazzlement. And bedazzled we were, as each
individual walked out exhausted, but walked back in looking like models on a
ramp. The red carpet event, themed along the lines of the Oscars was embraced
by all and we had the award winners coming on stage in style to receive the
awards they were nominated for. The catch though – these awards were given in
jest, in award categories such as the Lochness award (given to the person who
is never at their desk, but always ‘Available’), Bermuda Triangle award (given
to the person whose desk has more exhibits than a museum), Chatter Patter award
(given to the person who exercises their mouth the most) etc.
The icing on
the cake was definitely the Yakshagana (popular folk theatre art form in
Karnataka, India) performance by the Global Services & Support Lead
Prashantha Kumar and Satish Kumar. This was followed by amazing singing and
rapping performances by Prashantha Kumar, Mohammed Haji, Vidya R and Pearl
Fernandes. Awards were also given to the winners of the “You Snooze, You Lose”
contest that was conducted in the week prior the event, creating a lot of hype
and excitement among the members.
The Lead
India Sanjay Bhatikar was exuberant as he brought the ‘formal’ awards event to
a close, recalling the events of the day and the thrill and excitement he felt.
As the night grew colder, the windcheater given as a memento to all the members
was gladly embraced by each one. Any event is incomplete without a dance floor,
or so we Indians believe. The dance floor was opened up and all the members
set the floor on fire, grooving to popular dance numbers.
