"The mindset of any consumer is an enigma"

2 The weekdays: Since I stay away from home, the day begins at 6:30 am in the morning, with coffee and yoghurt for breakfast, and news from Japan on the internet. Being punctual by nature, I usually end up being the first one in office, by 8:30 am. Office hours are from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, and usually all of us try leaving on time. Of late, people have started turning up on time as well, which pleases me no end, since I like being on time. In India, Olympus has a pretty young team with a majority of our staff being young, vibrant and full of energy. This comes through now in the fact that people have started coming in at 9:00 am, which I understand is early by Indian office timing standards. Days are spent in meetings, conference calls and checking and rechecking office mails from Tokyo.

3 The weekend: Indian lifestyle and Indian culture fascinates me. There are often instances when I actually while away time on weekends observing

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