Performer of the Week ending 26th November2011!!

The last week had been hectic to say the least and that has spilled over to this week as well and hence the delay in the post. Most of the Blue Caramelers have performed admirably during this period. The Committees have been doing their assigned tasks earnestly and the coordination too has been satisfactory. Although the focus was on Blue Caramel Events but there have been some great news from the mydestination.com/rajasthan front as well.

Manish from Jodhpur has been the star with respect to mydestination.com/rajasthan and has consolidated on a fair show last week. Blue Caramel, Jodhpur has at last pulled up a Rabbit from its basket and delivered a splendid result this week in terms of revenue. Great Perseverance and follow up, Manish, thoroughly rugged Show.

Mehul from Udaipur and Sujit from Jaipur worked in tandem to generate revenue, that had its source in Jaipur but was finally clinched in Udaipur. A great example of team work between Blue Caramel Jaipur and Blue Caramel Udaipur. Good show guys!!!

Sanjay, Niharika, Prerna, Mehul and Suheil (back in action after his bout of chicken pox) too have been earnest in their efforts. But Suheil has a lot of catching up to do with relation to his performance in Matrix. Srishti to a certain extent has been the lone black sheep in the Blue Caramel fraternity. She has to be more innovative and action oriented, to fulfill the expectations we have of her. On in all a very satisfactory week was the week ending 26th November2011 but the performer of the week for her contributions to the designing of the Op-OPR, besides her usual efficient handling of the day to day affairs of Blue Caramel-Udaipur, mydestination.com/rajasthan and mydestination.com/mumbai was the Birthday Girl (29th Nov), Tulsi. A big round of applause for her!!!!!!!

As for us, Himanshu and Shinod have gone to Jodhpur to complete the VTs that have been clinched by Manish and me, Arunabh , am completely immersed in the wave of Blue Caramel Events... Hope for a superlative power packed performance during Op-OPR!!!!

The Fielding is Set!!

Today, all the Committee members of Op-OPR of Blue Caramel, Udaipur, went and met Dr Anand, the first thing in the morning, to discuss the modalities and modus operandi of the crack team for the D-Days (8-11th Dec). The discussion between the team members and Dr Anand were quite fruitful to say the least. Now, each member had a clear cut mandate of what was expected of her/him during Op-OPR.

There was a flurry of activity at the Udaipur office after the team members came back. Various vendors came and some even went to the venue to get an idea of what was expected from them. The artistic Team of Tulsi and Niharika, in tandem with Sanjay were in an artistic overdrive for the designing of various templates for the event. The G-force of Mehul and Suheil too were onto the job and finding innovative ways for a better Venue and Catering Management. They also went about scouting for suitable "non conventional" sponsors as well. The "Flower Power" of Niharika and Srishti too provided the necessary back office support required from them, admirably.

So, on in on Blue Caramel Events has set the fielding in place for the "Big Match".

On a lighter note, Mehul gave his long due "First Salary" party today at the office.. in which even the spicy dishes tasted very sweet coz as a saying in Hindi goes " Sabr Ka Fal Meetha Hota Hai"

Op OPR!!!

The new week has already begun but we haven't had any change of guard at the Blue Caramel office-Udaipur and Prerna continues to be the Head/AM till the time, the members have their evaluation session. The reason for this delay has been the renewed focus on Op- OPR for the D-days of 9th, 10th and 11th December, the date for the first event to be held by Blue Caramel Events in Udaipur-the city of Lakes.

Various committees have been formed, each having its own Chief.
1) Scientific Programme and E-Souvenir Committee and Certificate and I-Card Designing Committee would be under the overall leadership of Tulsi with help from Niharika.

2) Accommodation, Transport and Excursion Committee head is Prerna.

3) Catering & Bar and Security, Cultural & Venue Management Committees would be headed by Mehul and Suheil.

4) Srishti would be heading the On-site and spouse Management Committee...

5) Miscellaneous and Inaugural Function Committee would be under Sanjay and Tulsi.


Sanjay would be the person responsible for the overall smooth functioning of all the committees and also for the successful organizing of the Event.

Blue Caramel office Jaipur had a pretty weak week with Sujit being here in Udaipur for some important consultations with us.

Blue Caramel-Jodhpur under Manish is showing promise but the actual deliverance of the same is still missing.

Anyway, the Elite Team in place for Blue Caramel Event, I am sure, will ensure the success of Op-OPR...

The End of a Disappointing Week!!!

Today brings this week to an end and this week, a prolonged week at that, has been a week where much was expected but very little delivered. So much Promise but so less Achievement. The different locations of Blue Caramel had everything going for them at the start of this week, but the consolidation of that, went bust by the week end.

 Blue Caramel office-Jaipur had the added advantage of Himanshu being there but besides new avenues for GoR deals and future tie-ups nothing concrete materialized. Sujit missed a chance, if one were to analyze.

Blue Caramel Office-Jodhpur started the week with a Bang! After clinching the first substantial revenue deal from that location, Manish had the best chance to establish his supremacy for the week and get into a comfortable position. But alas, he blew the chance!!!!

Blue Caramel Office-Udaipur probably fared the worse among all the 3 locations with virtually no momentum as a Team. Though there were individual sparks but the members as a TEAM failed quite spectacularly on all fronts, be it meeting of targets (esp revenue based) or with respect to Discipline. Prerna, the first Lady AM/Head of Blue Caramel could neither repeat her previous week's individual performance nor could she lead the team in the way desired. The fact that this was her first experience in a Leadership role might be a reason for the miserable performance. On the Events front, Sanjay's performance was steady but nothing great. Matrix was a dead meat as Suheil continued to be out of action with Chicken Pox. mydestination.com/rajasthan under Mehul continued to be a complete "Disaster" this week. He needs to pull up his socks pretty fast otherwise he might land up in a soup. The Girl's Brigade was the only bright spot from Udaipur in an otherwise disappointing week with Tulsi being the perfect driving force for the Brigade. Prerna was additionally given the task of co-ordinator for Jodhpur while Niharika and Srishti were entrusted upon with Jaipur.

Coz of Mehul and Suheil's absence, the review meet will be held on Monday, in which both Sujit and Himanshu are also expected to be a part, besides Shinod and of course  myself, Arunabh!!!!

Mid Week Blues!!

It is the middle of the week and AM/Head Prerna has been at the helm of affairs at Blue Caramel-Udaipur for the last week or so.. Good news have rolled in this week, though not from Udaipur but from Jodhpur. The Area Manager of Jodhpur has atlast delivered on the promise that he holds and what we have expected of him from a very long time.

AM-Jodhpur, Manish, has been able to crack a deal which has resulted in the first substantial revenue from the Blue Caramel Office-Jodhpur. For that, a round of applause for him. The phrase Quitters Never Win and Winners Never Quit seems to be applicable to him, for the time being, as he has risen like the Phoenix from the ashes and from the brink and delivered quite a bit on his commitment. We hope this is just the tip of the iceberg for much better things that await us in Jodhpur.

At Udaipur much is still expected from our first Lady AM/Head-Prerna but the days of her reign are fast elapsing. Though on a lighter note, Manish at Jodhpur cracked the deal on the day, Prerna was deputed additionally as a Co-ordinator for Jodhpur. So, maybe Jodhpur has a Lady Luck with it, though she is based out of Udaipur. 

Some Firsts at the Team Members Meet @ Blue Caramel-Udaipur

So, we have a new AM/Head for the current period in Prerna and also we have the performer of the preceding week in Sanjay. But in having them we have some firsts at the Blue Caramel Office in Udaipur.

Prerna after her election as the new AM/Head for the current period becomes the First Female AM/Head at Blue Caramel Udaipur and Sanjay, on the other hand, became the first current AM/Head to have bagged the Best Performer award. So, Kudos to the duo again for a good work done and also for setting up of a new benchmark for the members at Blue Caramel Udaipur.

How the team members fare under a new Lady Boss or rather does the feminine touch create any wonders at Blue Caramel, Udaipur, only time will tell------ Saturday, 19th November, Ahoy!!!!!!!

Performer of the Week till 10th Nov11!!!

The Blue Caramelers of Team Udaipur made a slight change in the schedule for the evaluation for their performance for the preceding week. AM/Head for the week, Sanjay initiated the meeting which was also attended by Shinod this week. Suheil, though was indisposed as he had Chicken Pox.

It was agreed at the meeting that the performance last week left a lot to be desired not in the intent of endeavors but the actual outcome of the endeavors.  Mehul's mydestination.com/rajasthan and Suheil's Matrix needed to come up the curve, quickly. Srishti still had a lot of things to learn and was a bundle for improvement. Tulsi continued to be an effective manager but not a leader of the "Girls' Brigade". Niharika, the last Performer of the Week lost out on her crown this time around. The 2 top contenders for the coveted Performer of the Week were Sanjay and Prerna and it was a tough decision for all to choose between the two. Prerna had one of the most improved performances for the last week. She consciously stepped out of her "Comfort Zone" and went in and Fixed appointments, took interviews and tried hard to garner some revenue. But she was also involved in a serious lapse of judgement and for this she lost out to Sanjay, who went to Jaipur and Kota for the event and also continued to be the AM/Head for the week. On account of this Sanjay was voted as the performer of the week till 10th Nov11. 


Prerna, on the other hand, was voted unanimously as the new AM/Head till the week ending 19th Nov!!
Congrats to Sanjay for getting the cash prize for the best performer from the new AM/Head-Prerna and all the very best-Prerna!!!! It sure is going to be a very exciting 10days or so!!!

With Every Day you Have a Night as Well!!

The last week has been a very quite week with respect to the Blue Caramelers. Sujit who had come to Udaipur for the Diwali break, went to Kanpur to get his wife settled, she incidently has joined a Medical School as a Principal, there. Manish hardly made an impact in Jodhpur and neither did Mehul in Udaipur. Suheil did a pretty decent job trying to find out additional sources of revenue viz travel packages besides the usual Matrix sales. Sanjay, who went for a whirlwind tour of Jaipur was able to get a decent number of registrations from there. Himanshu stayed put in Jaipur to forge the lucrative GoR deals. The Girls' Brigade were efficient as usual. Shinod and myself were in Udaipur, though I was preoccupied with more personal matters than official.

The last few days have taken me through a journey of a wide range of emotions for me personally. Op Garnet, which was handled very well by Blue Caramel Events courtesy Sanjay and Suheil , gave me immense Joy with quality time with the near and dear ones. This was then replaced by a acute feeling of Grief and Sorrow as I lost my maternal aunt, who was more like a second mother to me. Then there was a feeling of Anger as I lost my mobile phone and along with it and more importantly, I lost all my contact data and snaps which I had taken over a period of time and foolishly, of which I had not taken any backup.

Life is a great leveller the saying goes, With Every Day, You Have a Night as Well!!!!

The Jaipur Jazz!!

Today was a day when we had 3 members of Blue Caramel office-Udaipur in Jaipur for a variety of reasons, Sanjay, as posted in the previous blog was already there in Jaipur on account of the December event. Himanshu went today to Jaipur on a personal cum official visit. Shinod too was to have accompanied him to Jaipur, but did not. Tulsi on the other hand left for Jaipur with her family to further her "final placement" on her personal front.

So, the Girls' Brigade in Udaipur consisting of Niharika, Prerna & Srishti calmly took over the onus of seeing to it that their stated targets for the week did not go haywire. Suheil and Mehul were also on the job to strive and achieve their respective targets. Jodhpur though continued to be an area of concern with the performance not meeting the bare expectations.
At the Udaipur office, the co-founders of Junglee Dera, Tauseef and Anshul came and we had some very fruitful discussions with them about prospects of Eco/Adventure/Camping Tourism in Rajasthan as a whole and Udaipur, specifically. Sanjay reported from Jaipur that he had 27 (15+12) registrations confirmed from Jaipur for the December event since yesterday.

We are all keeping our fingers crossed and hoping for a Wonderful Event in the month of December courtesy Blue Caramel Events!!!!

The November Charge!!

With the advent of the new month of November we have a new AM/Head at the Blue Caramel office in Udaipur. Though I was indisposed due to some personal reasons, the team members elected Sanjay as their new AM/Head for the week ending 5th November. So, Sanjay, though he would be in Jaipur on account of the Doctor's meet in December, would be spearheading the November charge of Blue Caramel for the first week of the month with support from all the other Teams ie. Mehul from Team mydestination.com/rajasthan, Suheil from Team Matrix & the Girls Brigade of Tulsi, Prerna, Niharika & Srishti.

The performer of the week though was not elected for the past week by the members as there was such competition among the members that they could not come to any unanimous decision. So, a new Performer for the Week awaits us at the end of this week!!