Face to Face... : An Young Entrepreneur's view

Hi Readers..

This is an interview with an young Entrepreneur…. Owner cum Manager of Malai Mart, Kulalumpur... Mr Aurlyn… (This is my first experiencine in an interview… plz forgive me if in case of mistakes.. )

Welcome Sir,

.Aurlyn:Thanks. Thanks for having me.
.me: here’s a quick question …. how is food business these days
.Aurlyn: good... food biz is always good
.me: for how long have u been in biz
.Aurlyn: 3 years
.me: ancestors did the same biz
.Aurlyn: nope
.Aurlyn: my dad worked in a chemical company and had a sundry shop
.me: oo... you are great... u have the guts to have biz of your own.. I honor your guts…
.Aurlyn: what is there to be afraid about
.Aurlyn: jump first worry later… ha ha ha
.me: ha ha ... sure..
.Aurlyn: ask most of the people who does biz, most of them do it because ...... 1.They have the opportunity 2. Because they inherited it 3. Because they got no choice, do or die
.me: mm.. i get it...
.me: how many outlets you have
.Aurlyn: still one
.me: oo.. good.. Further plans..
.Aurlyn: of course . .. Some expansion plans
.me: what is the plan..
.Aurlyn: that I cannot tell you… ha ha
.me: ha ha .. Business secret..
.Aurlyn: but generally, to have more outlets and eventually franchise
.me: wow..
.Aurlyn: nobody's doing tacos or oblong burgers
.Aurlyn: ha ha , except for maybe mc D and KFC (tacos)… probably
.me: mm ..sure.. if there is a market potential we need to tap it..
.Aurlyn: definitely
.Aurlyn: when I started with cupcake biz, there were not many people doing it
.Aurlyn: now, its like everyone is into cupcakes
.Aurlyn: but i have my client base already
.me: oo .. that’s awesome
.Aurlyn: who are so hardcore, eveyone else is not nice
.Aurlyn: hahaha
.me: thats good..
.me: what kind of customer base u have..
.Aurlyn: ho.. do you mean, demographics?
.Aurlyn: or numbers?
.me: mm... not exatly
.me: i was about to ask ... what the segment of customer mostly u serve..
.Aurlyn: all demographics
.Aurlyn: are you working?
.me: am a student.. and a part time blogger
.me: mmm.. some insight.. yes
.Aurlyn: well, everyone eats burgers and tacos... they are dinner items right
.Aurlyn: so, I have curtomers from 7 years old to 70 years old
.me: wow..
.me: so its really a large base.. :)
.Aurlyn: you can say that
.me: what do you feel that you have that will make you special.. and successful
.Aurlyn: my hard work and intuition…
.me: Whats your plan for New yr
.Aurlyn: ha .. I thought you will not ask… am planning to add catering services and supplies
.me: that’s wonderful.. all the best for your growth
.Aurlyn: thank you
.me: a few words for my readers
.Aurlyn: Don’t miss any opportunity … if it doesn’t come to you … go for it…
.Aurlyn: all the best.. you ll also achieve your goals

.... that was all for today....

Things people Miss

"Hi guys... how are u all... am fine.... missing India ??? " i posted this question to a few of my friends living outside home country... there were a lot of things on the list... in this post i am giving out all of those without my trusted friend's names...

here comes answers..

1. Mom / Parents
2. Girlfriend / other relatives / fiancee
3. Indian food
4. Hometown.. places of enjoyment
5. friends
6. teashop.. cheap place to spend some time
7. job security.. he he
   
8. politics and local holidays
9. festival enjoyments
10. Indian girls
11. dressing style
12. temples
13. cinema, theaters and crowd
14. roads
15. Indian style toilets ( this was one of the weird requests )
16. road side eateries
17. my dog / pet
18. bike
    

These were all i heard... have u heard anything apart from this... !!!

Risky 76013

'Vaalkaiyee porkalam... Vaalnthu thaan paarkanum;
Porkalam Maaralam.... Poorgal thaan Maarumooo....;'

[life is a war-field ... we have to live in it... ; War-Fields change but... wars dont... ]

This is an old Tamil saying... but a meaningful saying... and it ll be reinforced everywhere we go... This is becoming true in and around 76013... There were multiple incidents which were scary and really bad.. All the incidents can be classified as mugging and aggravated robbery.

Fall started smoothly.. and my first year doing my Masters is also done.. ( Successfully ... i ll tell abt this on the next post...) everything was good and fall colors were awesome to experience.. and my courses were also going well.. And time went by... Temperature dropped... Safety dropped along with it.. that was the bad part of fall's other-side...

"...... male, medium tone, approximately 6 feet, 200 pounds, late 20s to early 30s, mustache (few days growth), wearing a striped knit hat, dark colored jacket, white T-shirt with dark writing, and dark pants and Weapon: Handgun – unknown type.... Suspect fumbled around checking pockets, leaned against the counter and brandished a handgun. Suspect told the clerk, “Give me all your money.”...... " --- was a mail from campus cops...

i was just upset for a minute and forgot.. A week passed by, heard about one more incident ... a student was mugged and grabbed a phone off ... my fear raised a bit... and finally it happened to one of my friends... he was mugged and his laptop was robbed... i was shocked to hear that 15 people were involved in the robbery... one blow he lost one of his tooth i couldnt see his face.. soo bad and this happened in the heart of the place were lot of people will usually be around but on that day none were there to prevent that.
my rommie helped him to the hospital and got his first aid done.. now people (me too) are really frightened to walk alone in parking lots of their own apartments... students reduced the time of night study... but could'nt be avoided cos many work the whole day and do their school works at night..

Cops Instruction To All - To avoid more similar incidents

- Avoid walking alone late nights
-Try to be in Flocks... if u cant avoid night-outs..
-Be attentive...
-Avoid dark areas .. walk through well lit areas..
-Call cops for assistance..
-Call Night transit assistance people for quick and safe transit to your apartments / parkings

Please Do follow instructions ... tell your friends to come along if possible.. at least tell them where you are going so that if you are late they can track you down even in event of some mis-happening...

Hope Situations Change... Cops are doing their best by increasing patrol force .. and striving hard to improve the safety @ 76013 and around