Weekend started yesterday ....

Finding my cubicle at work is like wading your way thr a maze. Unlike every morning, the maze wasn't buzzing with activity today. 30 odd coworkers from my team are out today and tomorrow on a fun team building trip to Kabini. Kabini is not very far from Kushal Nagar. They plan to go on a safari ride, sleep in the tents, do a bit of trekking and have fun. I couldn't go on this trip as we are heading to Madurai tonight. The workplace was deserted today and I was in no mood to work either..wish I could have taken the day off! 10 more days to go.

Check these links :

1. CEO Blogs List - Interesting that U.S still tops the number and is way ahead of the rest.
2. Consider the outsource

The work is getting done faster and better, Prestowitz argues, because Indians are not only hungrier than we are, but better educated. China, India, Japan and Europe all churn out more science and engineering degrees than we do. Worse -- and downright embarrassing -- is the state of American education. Globally, our 12th-graders rank only in the 10th percentile in math (that's 10th percentile, not 10th). Our students also rank first in their assessment of their own performance: we're not only poorly prepared, we have delusions of grandeur.

-- an interesting change in perspective on outsourcing from what was an year ago. If you recall the Cafferty File conversation or Lou Dobb's show Exporting America where the quality of outsourced work was criticised so much! Will America wake up in time to the China challenege and not lose its edge?