Real Estate: A day in the life of Janak Malkani

6:45 am: I wake up to collect milk and to abuse the milkman for waking me up so early. 7:00 am: Open the door for my maid. She picks the shirt I wear to work so she first needs to iron it. 7:15 am: My daughter normally wakes up at this time, so I feed her some cornflakes and milk or a paratha. 7:45 am: I wake my wife up and hand my daughter over to her. 7:50 am: I'm off for my bath, and if it's not too cold then I bathe my daughter too. 8:30 am: I leave for work. I either drive or, four out of five days a week, I take the train. 9:30 am: I reach my workplace. 9.30 am to 10.30 am: I reply to emails. 10.30 am to 1:00 am: I attend team meetings, follow up on prospective clients and projects. I also catch up on market news. 1:00 pm to 1.30 pm: I normally eat lunch. 1.30 pm to 6:30 pm: I do more follow-ups if needed. I email and phone old associates and clients. 7:00 pm: I head home to Colaba. 8:30 pm: I feed my daughter or take her for a walk. 11:00 pm: I sometimes do a conference call with my company's overseas offices or work on the computer. On good days, I'm off to bed by this hour.