Software AG Chennai - a day outta office.....Bowling @ Mayajaal and Karting @ Kart Attack

We were all set for the day out on 16th Dec 08.

Folks striking in the carrom room @ 9 in the morng.. started off the mood for the day.....

Letz go....!! Bowling @ Mayajaal was our first hit, and we know that itz gonna be about having fun all together right from the start.

We enjoyed a lot over thr.... a decent bowling alley...it was a sporty entertainment & splendid of course... we had gud players to bowl 'em over, some were trying to spin the ball and some even bowlin it backwardz.... :)

....... for all of them who were trying this first time even had lotta fun and for sure they r not gonna let this out of their memories...even though the ball wasnt reaching the pins when they bowled........ :)

It was 1 in the afternoon, we moved away from Mayajaal towards ECR Dhaba for lunch . Battling over the soup was the scene over thr after the tiredsome bowling session. Everyone had a gud plate, with gulab jamoon and ice cream signing off the lunch......... :) had a walk around the place watchng fancy fishes, birds, goose and emu...

Most of them were keen in having a boat ride and we landed down in the boat house...while few of us were resting down the tree playin g back the old memories.........

even though it wasn't in our cards, most of them had a gud drive.... turn down the bridge was a gud experience and also posing out titanic stills, trying to grab fishes were the moments to take a note...

The final one was the most exciting thing which brought us the ultimate momentum...... Kart Attack.. Karting.... we were out there...... throttling to the maximum speed and set the track on fire..... we found different riders in each session.... there were walkers, cycle riders , awesome auto drivers and the real racers...... :) with many crashes and spins all over the track.. some struggling to cross the start line and few riding on to the tyres on the side of the track.. overall was a terrific scene to watch....it was all so charging up ourselves and a perfect finish for the day....

More videos and snapz....

• bowling @ Mayajaal,
• lunch @ ECR Dhaba,
• boating @ Muttukadu
• karting @ Kart Attack
  

Winners

Aravind & Dinesh won the SAG Carrom league

Semi-finals and final

Semi-finals

Aravind & Dinesh Vs Saravanan & Vishnu --------- > Aravind & Dinesh

Sampath & Maheswaran Vs KG & Thamizh --------> Sampath & Maheswaran

(Stephen was replaced by Maheswaran)

Final

Aravind & Dinesh Vs Sampath & Stephen -------- > Aravind & Dinesh

Quarter Finals

Teams qualifying for the quarter finals :

1) Aravind & Dinesh

2) KG & Thamizh

3) Bharat & Sesha

4) Rohit & Sachin

5) Gokul & Shan

6) Deepak & Malli

7) Saravanan & Vishnu

8) Satish & Mohan (Wildcard Entry)

Matches

03/11/08

1) Aravind & Dinesh Vs Maheswaran & Murugan ------> Aravind & Dinesh

2) KG & Thamizh Vs Rajesh & Narayana Rao ----------> KG & Thamizh

04/11/08

1)Bharat & Sesha Vs Karni & Venkat ------> Bharat & Sesha

2)Rohit & Sachin Vs Senthil & Magesh -----> Rohit & Sachin

05/11/08

1) Mubin & Prabahar Vs Saravanan & Vishnu -------> Saravanan & Vishnu

2)Deepak & Malli Vs Satish & Mohan --------> Deepak & Malli

3)Sam & Kumaran Vs Gokul & Shan ---------> Gokul & Shan

Satish & Mohan -----> Wildcard Entry

SAG Carrom Laws

1) SITTING POSITION

• In doubles, the partners shall sit opposite to each other, occupying all four sides.
  
• During the board no part of the body of a player, except the playing arm shall touch the Carrom Board, stand or table on which the C/B is placed.
  
• No part of the body, except the ‘hand’ of the player shall go beyond the imaginary lines of the arrows.
  

2) HOW TO STRIKE

• The Striker shall be struck and not pushed.
  
• While taking the stroke, the 'hand' may touch the playing surface.
  

3)TOSS

• There shall be a toss by the Umpire at the commencement of each match. The toss shall be by spin of coin
• The pair winning the toss, shall have the choice of side or the option to strike first. Should the winner               decide to have the choice of side, he shall indicate same to the umpire, who shall instruct the loser to sit first.
• If, however, break is chosen by the winner of the toss, the choice of side shall lie with the losers, and the winner shall have to sit first.
• Once the losers have sat down, they cannot interchange. This order of sitting shall continue throughout the match.
  

4)BREAK

•  Break is taken by a player who has chosen to strike first.
• The player who is to break shall have the white C/m during that board leaving the black C/m to his opponent. The Queen shall be the common C/m.
• Break is considered to have been made if the Striker touches any of the C/m even slightly.
  

5)TURN OF PLAY

•  As long as a player pockets his own C/m and/or Queen in accordance with the Laws, his turn shall continue. Otherwise it shall pass on to the opponent.
  
•  A player shall not take more than 15 seconds for making a stroke.
  

6)CHANGE OF SIDE

•  In Doubles, the change of sides by the players shall be made to the next right hand side, at the conclusion of each game.
  

7)C/m OVERBOARD

•  If a C/m and/or Queen jump out of the playing surface, the jumped C/m and/or the Queen shall be placed by the Umpire in the Centre Circle, if space permits, covering it fully or the maximum portion of it that is available.
• If both the Queen and a C/m jump In the same stroke preference shall be given to place the Queen first, and the jumped C/m shall be placed, touching the Queen, in the opposite direction of the player presently having his turn..
• If both White and Black C/m jump in the same stroke, preference shall be given to place the C/m of the player who made that stroke first and the other C/m shall be placed, touching the first C/m
• If C/m and/or Queen jump out and fall back on the playing surface, the C/m and/or Queen shall be placed by the Umpire in the Centre Circle as per Laws. The position of the disturbed C/m, if any, shall be corrected by the Umpire, as far as possible, at his discretion.

8)DUES

• If in a proper stroke a player pockets his Striker alone, his turn shall be lost and one of his C/m will be taken out as penalty by his opponent for placing. Such penalty C/m shall be called Due.
• If this happens before any of his C/m is pocketed the penalty Due shall remain outstanding and shall be taken out as soon as it is available.
• If a player pockets the Striker with his own C/m, the number of C/m so pocketed, with a Due C/m, shall be taken out for placing and the player shall continue his turn.
• If a player pockets the Striker with the C/m of his opponent, the C/m shall be deemed to have been pocketed. The Due shall be taken out for placing and the player shall lose his turn.
  

SAG Carrom League

The inaugural carrom tournament would begin with the doubles team striking each other.....watch out for the sizzling games..........

Venue : Carrom room

Date   : 03 Nov 2008

Time   : 6.00 PM

Striking Teams

1)Karthik.G and Thamizharasu

2)Mubin and Prabahar

3)Rohit and Sachin

4)Deepak and Malli

5)Gokul and Shan

6)Jeb and Sam

7)Aravind and Dinesh

8)Saravanan and Vishnu

9)Bharat and Sesha

10)Narayanarao and Rajesh

11)Mahesh and Senthil

Lookin out for more strikerz........

Work While you have fun

In today's workplace, threatening people has not been effective.!!! 

Paying them lots of money (even if you can afford it) has only shown short-term success.

Only number three, making their workplace enjoyable, has a track record of effecting real change. 

It is time managers learned how to create an atmosphere that is challenging, creative and fun for employees as well as for themselves.

A fun filled working atmosphere, brings out more positive results....

 

Laughter creates a bond that brings others together; people like to be with employees who are having fun. 

Creativity, intuition and flexibility are key to successful operation of organizations today. In stimulating environments, employees enjoy their time at work and they will also excel at work.

All offices have spaces earmarked for people to have fun and interact. Employees can do what they like with 20 per cent of their time. People are encouraged here to interact and opportunities are created for them to collaborate, and when people from diverse backgrounds interact, they discover great ideas.

              Every Time You're Together It's Team Building....