Know your GQ? do you? I do!!!

Do you know your GQ?

The acronym GQ is gaining popularity by the second.
Thanks to Google.
GQ means ‘Google Quotient’.

On the net now a days, its quite common to find out ones own GQ.
There are several e-mails fluctuating hither thither to this effect.
Dudes are going ga ga over GQ…all over the globe

To me… GQ means much more.
This acronym was coined, way back in late 90’s when one of my team members was instrumental in navigating the car across the lanes and bi lanes of twin cities we both belonged too.
I had returned to the twin townships recently, then, after almost 14 plus years of absence and the town had swelled.
Driving was a punishment then …and I would prefer to stick to the main roads.
My colleague would always insist on the lanes and bi lanes that would be known by heart as the two-wheeler that this person so skillfully drove in those days had left a tread mark or two, in every lane, bi lane, that existed, then.
Hence, I decided to name this person as GQ.

Since then, I address this person as GQ.
And in turn I get addressed as KQ too as now this person is away from India and I am stuck here navigating the lanes and the by lanes on two wheelers, three wheelers and at times four wheelers, too.

This Blog entry got initiated today, as GQ popped up on the chat, the other day, from far latitudes, just like that.
Until then, it was as if no news is good news

I am very poor in polite conversations with people that I jell.
GQ and me jelled so well professionally.
Although I did mentor GQ too largely until GQ joined a multi national, but there are others who have influenced GQ more.
GQ has morphed globally pretty well ‘quickly',deftly,adeptly.
The reason being exposure to Multinational companies and the razzle-dazzle that comes packaged along with it.

On the personal front as family friends, we did well too.
GQ had to grow.
Now GQ is testing GQ in Europe.
That is for sure, as we chat rarely, on Google

Today I inadvertently dug…and that upset GQ.
My photogenic memory cant but help, not to dig the last goal setting that GQ decided would be the main venture for flying over to Europe.
Now those time lines are gone so have the efforts.
Hence, I enquired.
With a salutation that was like knuckle wrapping for prolonged absence.
For avoiding too!

Therefore, I enquired whether they were fruitful and how were things at the professional front.
I touched the Achilles heel.

Europe has its advantages and disadvantages too.
I should have known.
In any case knowing GQ it would be not so long before I would get to know the details.
Until then, I got the food for thought for the next blog.
I did announce the same to GQ while signing off the chat.

GQ…A very shy person then, would never look me in the eye.
Very efficient.
Very reliable.
Very committed.
Very gullible to tricksters, then, as managers that GQ would report to, before I joined.


We worked as a team so well we delivered missions impossible, GQ, self, and GQ’s inseparable companion then, a common colleague.
The two were stuck to one another like Siamese twins.

There were others too.
They are all scattered now as the company folded up once we left.

Those were the good times.
Post work socials were a whopping success two.
OdC’s were just happening in Hyderabad then.
We were kind of trendsetters.
On one occasion, we made it to the P3 page of TOI too, as a team.

GQ would always dream and drive hard towards those dreams.
In whatever way in whichever capacity I could, I always helped GQ achieve the same.
One of the dreams that GQ wants to pursue, has been pursuing ever since, is getting a PhD.
However, but for certain constraints that life demands, a person must get over, at an age, I am sure by now GQ would have been... Dr GQ.

Last we met was years ago.
Now a lot of water has gone under the bridge.
Global exposure and growth do affect a person’s life style and thinking.
Once the person sees through that stage and is able to compare the same with earlier times closer to home, one realizes what/who is/was worth it and what is/was not.

As “all that shines is not gold”

GQ is minus the that Shine.
GQ is gold.
GQ is bold.
GQ is affection.
GQ is reflection.
GQ loves to live life on the high-speed highway.
GQ is growing out there…day by day.



GQ knows…I know…now you know too.

So, do you know your GQ?

I do.

Axee
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Arunpilot