This post is dedicated to my two friends Kranti Vikram and Nitin Kumar UK , and the people whom I met at the gym. Thanks for your support..
Loads of thanks going out to Aru , Subbu and Mridul.
Guys u rock!!!!!
And to my cousins , Appu , Munni , Raju , Sachin , Rani and my brother Santosh,
Guys ,, i ve shared some of the memorable moments of my life with you..
Here it goes ::::
Its weekend time again,
A golden day to put my thoughts on paper with a pen,
Its about happiness which I want to speak,
Something which every person tries to seek,
Indeed I am lucky to have found happiness in many forms,
Some of them, to which I ve been glued like a bee in a swarm,
Some of these happy moments, are history for sure,
Putting them in a blog makes them secure,
There are many other things which make my day,
In this post, all of which are soon going to make their way,
As a programmer , writing code ,
completing assigned tasks are my goals,
These are the things which help me,
earn my living and attain higher roles,
Debugging some of the best lines of code, not only
gives me happiness and immense pleasure,
But also improves my knowledge and
adds loads of value to my career.
Reading books by good authors, acts a welcome change,
All of which gives me an extra sight, with a long range,
Happy I am, when I hookup with my two friends on a weekend,
Everytime it turns out to be a memorable day, when my laughter never seems to end,
Talking about the good old college days, is what we cherish,
The thoughts of which are never going to perish,
Memorable it is , every time I go out with my cousins on a trip,
Any thoughts of work , is something which I try to skip,
Tonnes of jokes is what I plan to equip,
Finding all people on board, laughing with their heart out, gives the story a huge flip,
On such a occasion, happy I am ,
to stop along the highway at night,
Taking a walk, singing at the top of my voice ,
is sure an awesome sight,
My cousins try to capture my snap and
video with all their might,
Its nothing but true happiness on my face,
which shines bright,
An apple a day keeps the doctor away,
But it used to be the workout at the gym , which helped me everyday,
The gym was a meeting place, for people,
from differnt age groups and different professional background,
All of whom thought it was the best place to get unwound,
Often it turned out to be the exercise which we used to burrow,
While busy we were, speaking about our joy and sorrow,
To obtain a sculpted body, is where I failed,
But the time I spent at the gym, is when all happiness prevailed,
At the end of the day, its not money
which takes the center stage,
But its all about these countable happy golden moments,
which you are able to put on a page.
My Basics
Its been yet another day , when a worry has eluded me , from getting a sound sleep at night. Its one of these days when my basics have gone for a toss.
By saying basics I mean , my basics with respect to technology. As I approach office every morning, my only wish is to get more confident with respect to my basics. But today is not my day.
I ve been let down by my own self. I ve not kept my eyes open to technology. Hence now I am keeping my eyes open at night , without sleep, thinking over and over again , kicking the bean bag. Hopefully its a lesson for me.
According to me , whatever technology we may be purusing, the heart or the core of the technology can be conquered with only strong rock solid basics. Thats my assumption. If anyone think , something else please comment.
Hopefully I have learnt my lesson and while proceeding ahead along the technical ladder, I would not make such mistakes , where in I find , ifs and buts in my basics.
I would love to brush up from level -1.
Hopefully its gonna happen this weekend.
I forgot to mention that , I get loads of support from my team , my Lead , who are ever so patient to answer my queries (all of which are silly though). Thank you guys , you guys make my day,everyday.
By saying basics I mean , my basics with respect to technology. As I approach office every morning, my only wish is to get more confident with respect to my basics. But today is not my day.
I ve been let down by my own self. I ve not kept my eyes open to technology. Hence now I am keeping my eyes open at night , without sleep, thinking over and over again , kicking the bean bag. Hopefully its a lesson for me.
According to me , whatever technology we may be purusing, the heart or the core of the technology can be conquered with only strong rock solid basics. Thats my assumption. If anyone think , something else please comment.
Hopefully I have learnt my lesson and while proceeding ahead along the technical ladder, I would not make such mistakes , where in I find , ifs and buts in my basics.
I would love to brush up from level -1.
Hopefully its gonna happen this weekend.
I forgot to mention that , I get loads of support from my team , my Lead , who are ever so patient to answer my queries (all of which are silly though). Thank you guys , you guys make my day,everyday.
Things worth learning from Dil Chahta Hai
1. Freaking out and enjoying life doesn't need drugs or cigarettes.
2. There are relationships apart from Bf/Gf, marriage,siblings,friendship that can be very emotional and true which is beyond the understanding of many people.
3. And yeah even though U may be the best of friends there is always a limit which should never be crossed. Then it starts hurting...........
4. Improving U r imperfections after you realize it, always take some time.
5. Believe in Love , true love will never let you down.
6. Never be ashamed to go back to your old friends, friends are there to understand your mistakes.
7. Whenever you need your friend, remember that he is just a phone call away...distances can't separate friends.
8. In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends
2. There are relationships apart from Bf/Gf, marriage,siblings,friendship that can be very emotional and true which is beyond the understanding of many people.
3. And yeah even though U may be the best of friends there is always a limit which should never be crossed. Then it starts hurting...........
4. Improving U r imperfections after you realize it, always take some time.
5. Believe in Love , true love will never let you down.
6. Never be ashamed to go back to your old friends, friends are there to understand your mistakes.
7. Whenever you need your friend, remember that he is just a phone call away...distances can't separate friends.
8. In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends
Best Moments in Life
Few days back , I had recieved a mail forward, from a friend of mine, which quoted some of " the best moments in life ". Here I am bringing it as a post. Hope you folks agree with the content mentioned.
" Best Moments in Life "
1. Falling in love .
2. Laughing till your stomach hurts.
3. Enjoying a ride down the country side.
4. Listening to your favorite song on the radio.
5. Going to sleep listening to the rain pouring outside.
6. Getting out of the shower and wrapping yourself with a warm, fuzzy towel.
7. Passing your final exams with good grades.
8. Being a part of an interesting conversation.
9. "Accidentally" hearing someone say somthing good about you.
10. Listening to a song that reminds you of an important person in your life.
11. Receiving or giving your first kiss.
12. Feeling this buzz in your body when seeing this "special" someone .
13. Having a great time with your friends.
14. Wearing the shirt of a person you love and smelling his/her perfume.
15. Visiting an old friend of yours and remembering great memories.
16. Hearing someone telling you "I LOVE YOU".
You can add on with your favorite ones' too.
" Best Moments in Life "
1. Falling in love .
2. Laughing till your stomach hurts.
3. Enjoying a ride down the country side.
4. Listening to your favorite song on the radio.
5. Going to sleep listening to the rain pouring outside.
6. Getting out of the shower and wrapping yourself with a warm, fuzzy towel.
7. Passing your final exams with good grades.
8. Being a part of an interesting conversation.
9. "Accidentally" hearing someone say somthing good about you.
10. Listening to a song that reminds you of an important person in your life.
11. Receiving or giving your first kiss.
12. Feeling this buzz in your body when seeing this "special" someone .
13. Having a great time with your friends.
14. Wearing the shirt of a person you love and smelling his/her perfume.
15. Visiting an old friend of yours and remembering great memories.
16. Hearing someone telling you "I LOVE YOU".
You can add on with your favorite ones' too.
My weekend (16 , 17 June 2007) , an attempt to bring in self discipline
This weekend's official over. Its 8 in the evening and its time for me to press my clothes , gear up for tomorrow. Here I am writing a new post (Trying to keep it minimal) where in I want to tell that I ve been successful in imbibing a bit of self discipline.
Yes , my previous post did the trick. The major change this weekend was I was not at all in front of my I D I O T box. Fidee-di-deee , hurrah , I had lots of time for other activities.
For the past few weeks I was watching a bit more of this so called television , and end up with headaches , boredom , idleness . Thank god there s no headache this weekend.
I was on the verge of watching Oceans 13 this weekend , somehow escaped !!!!
I did loads of stuff this weekend. Coming up with three posts on saturday and sunday (winding it with this one) , meeting relatives over the weekend, loads of talk, lots of reading , about Queen and Freddie Mercury over the internet , lots of time sleeping , dreaming and a little bit of gardening.
I ve read three different books this weekend.
The book by Lance Armstrong , which I ve not completed though, Malicious Gossip by Khushwant Singh which infact I completed , The High Performance Entrepreneur, by Subroto Bagchi , which I ve almost completed and not to forget technical too .
I wish all my weekends are as good as this !!!
Yes , my previous post did the trick. The major change this weekend was I was not at all in front of my I D I O T box. Fidee-di-deee , hurrah , I had lots of time for other activities.
For the past few weeks I was watching a bit more of this so called television , and end up with headaches , boredom , idleness . Thank god there s no headache this weekend.
I was on the verge of watching Oceans 13 this weekend , somehow escaped !!!!
I did loads of stuff this weekend. Coming up with three posts on saturday and sunday (winding it with this one) , meeting relatives over the weekend, loads of talk, lots of reading , about Queen and Freddie Mercury over the internet , lots of time sleeping , dreaming and a little bit of gardening.
I ve read three different books this weekend.
The book by Lance Armstrong , which I ve not completed though, Malicious Gossip by Khushwant Singh which infact I completed , The High Performance Entrepreneur, by Subroto Bagchi , which I ve almost completed and not to forget technical too .
I wish all my weekends are as good as this !!!
OST - Original Sound Track
Original or Official Sound Track can be termed as the musical soundtrack sold for any movie.
I have always had a special liking towards OST 's . I feel its not just OST , its an anthem in itself. After downloading the video for the T2 , OST , I felt I had to come up with a small post , putting together all those sound tracks which I adore a lot , which I keep listening to , over and over again.
So here goes my list of all time favorite OST's
1. You could be mine , Artist- Guns 'N' Roses , Movie - Terminator 2
2. IRIS , Artist - Goo Goo Dolls , Movie - City of Angels
3. Dancing Queen - Artist - ABBA , Movie - Murial's Wedding.
4. It must have been love - Artist - Roxette , Movie - Pretty Woman.
5. King of Wishful Thinking - Artist - Go West , Movie - Pretty Woman.
6. Cant Fight the MoonLight - Artist - LeAnn Rimes , Movie - Coyote Ugly.
7. Breakaway - Artist - Kelly Clarkson , Movie - Princess Diaries 2.
8 Signal Fire - Artist - SnowPatrol , Movie - Spiderman 3.
9. There you will be - Artist - Faith Hill , Movie - Pearl Harbor
10.Heroes - Artist - The WallFlowers , Movie - GodZilla
11.I am not a girl ,not yet a woman - Artist - Britney Spears , Movie - CrossRoads
12.American Pie - Artist - Madonna , Movie - American Pie
13.Tu Kaun Hai - Artist - Lucky Ali , Movie - Bhopal Express.
14.Garaj Baras - Artist - Ali Azmat , Movie - Paap.
15.Na Janey Kyoon - Artist - Strings , Movie - Spiderman 2 (Hindi)
16.Hero - Artist - Chad Kroeger (NickelBack) , Josie Scott (Saliva) , Movie - Spiderman
17. Welcome to my life - Artist - Simple Plan , OST - The Hours
There are many more to come.
Folks , please provide valuable comments by mentioning about your favorite soundtracks' too.
I have always had a special liking towards OST 's . I feel its not just OST , its an anthem in itself. After downloading the video for the T2 , OST , I felt I had to come up with a small post , putting together all those sound tracks which I adore a lot , which I keep listening to , over and over again.
So here goes my list of all time favorite OST's
1. You could be mine , Artist- Guns 'N' Roses , Movie - Terminator 2
2. IRIS , Artist - Goo Goo Dolls , Movie - City of Angels
3. Dancing Queen - Artist - ABBA , Movie - Murial's Wedding.
4. It must have been love - Artist - Roxette , Movie - Pretty Woman.
5. King of Wishful Thinking - Artist - Go West , Movie - Pretty Woman.
6. Cant Fight the MoonLight - Artist - LeAnn Rimes , Movie - Coyote Ugly.
7. Breakaway - Artist - Kelly Clarkson , Movie - Princess Diaries 2.
8 Signal Fire - Artist - SnowPatrol , Movie - Spiderman 3.
9. There you will be - Artist - Faith Hill , Movie - Pearl Harbor
10.Heroes - Artist - The WallFlowers , Movie - GodZilla
11.I am not a girl ,not yet a woman - Artist - Britney Spears , Movie - CrossRoads
12.American Pie - Artist - Madonna , Movie - American Pie
13.Tu Kaun Hai - Artist - Lucky Ali , Movie - Bhopal Express.
14.Garaj Baras - Artist - Ali Azmat , Movie - Paap.
15.Na Janey Kyoon - Artist - Strings , Movie - Spiderman 2 (Hindi)
16.Hero - Artist - Chad Kroeger (NickelBack) , Josie Scott (Saliva) , Movie - Spiderman
17. Welcome to my life - Artist - Simple Plan , OST - The Hours
There are many more to come.
Folks , please provide valuable comments by mentioning about your favorite soundtracks' too.
Freddie Mecury , " Mr Farenheit " - A tribute
Well.. I cant imagine myself coming up with two posts on the same day. Well its true. After pinning down a post about the days , when I was down , I am here hoping to write about a person , infact a great singer , song writer , musician and awesome piano man.
He is none other than Freddie Mercury also known as Farrokh Bulsara, known to the world as the frontman of Queen.
Freddie Mercury was born on the spice island of Zanzibar. He did his schooling at St Peters School @ Panchagani , outside Mumbai.
It was until late 2005 or 2006 , that I was not a huge fan of Queen. Until then I was aware that there was a band called Queen , and they had a major hit in the form of " We Will Rock You ".
But once I got to know that Freddie Mercury did his schooling @ Panchagani , Maharashtra , I was all curious to know more about them, their music.
Bohemian Rhapsody , Radio Ga Ga , Another One Bites the Dust , I want to break free , Its a kind of magic my , are my all time favorite Queen songs.
What inspired me to write this post on this very day ?
Well I saw , the video of the song , " Its a kind of Magic " by Queen on VH1 and instantaneously thought of writing about this very talented musician.
Also I am a huge fan of Freddie Mercury , his voice . Any person who checks out the song " Its a kind of magic " will surely become a fan of Queen and Freddie Mercury.
As a huge fan of Queen and U2 , I have always felt both the bands cannot be compared head to head. Both of them are the greatest.
I wish Queen was still around , giving the world some more memorable numbers. But thats not the case.
Here I end my post , quoting the Queen era as " A kind of Magic ".
Long live Freddie Mercury , long live his legacy
My days of depression ( or can I call it self pity )
This time I ve chosen to write about the topic , which I ve always found hard to digest. Its about the days of my life , when my luck had ran out .
My blog was initially called " The Second Chapter of my Life " , since I started my blog with posts about my engineering days ie from 2001 which have brought loads of happiness to me. I have never mentioned anything about the days prior to 2001 , except one instance where I talk about U2.
This weekend is also very special to me . I found a new inspirational book , at one of the road side book vendors @ Domlur signal , while I was coming back from workplace. The book is " Its not about the Bike , My journey back to Life " by Lance Armstrong.
This book inspired me to bring about a post about my hard to digest days ( I hope I ve passed them ). Thank you Lance.
As I am writing this blog, I am also doing another activity in parallel. I am watching one of my all time favorite vidoes of all time " Over and Over again ". I somehow found a valid reason to download this video, this very day. There are many reasons associated with it. The prime being , It is the middle of the month , and I ve still 700 MB of download available (via ISP) . My brother told me to use this 700 MB somehow by the end of the month ( Value for Money u see !! ). Instantly I downloaded this video.
Oops , I ve not mentioned about the video.
Its from the Motion Picture SoundTrack of Terminator 2 . You guessed it right.
Its " You Could be Mine " by Guns 'N' Roses. Not only I love the song and the video there are also other things which I love. I have been a huge fan of Guns 'N' Roses, also Arnold , his moves , his walk , the way he carries the " Sawed Off Shot Gun " ( From my knowledge of past Computer Games like HITMAN , DELTA FORCE , MAX PAYNE ) , its just awesome.
I love both T2 and T3. Above all every person who has ever hit the GYM , looks @ Arnold as his idol ( I too do) . I assume all the GYM S' across Bangalore have atleast one Arnold poster.
ie Arnold at his peak
Also I am a huge fan of AXL Rose .
So with a good inspirational book , coupled with an awesome all time favorite video on board, I prepare to give a light highlight into the years of 1999 , 00 , 2001 .
It was during my PU days , there was altogether change in my personality , my attitude. All of a sudden my enthu was no where to be found. I felt as though I had lost my way.
I continued with life but I had lost all my confidence , there was no one to pump me up, no U2 tracks too. I was all by myself. The clock was ticking.
Two years into PU ...
It was now 2001, when I completed my PU exams and CET. I had a horrible result. My academic graph had taken a complete " U Turn ". With the CET rank I got , My hope of getting admission into an engineering college had almost ended.
The months of May , June of 2001 were the toughest time of my life. There are loads of opportunities other than engineering , loads of fields other than software. But the feeling of not getting a BE degree when all your counterparts get a BE degree , is totally unimaginable. And also choosing something else than software ?? , well I dint want to do that though..
My days were totally dark. Once an enthu guy I was , now was a sober gentleman. Though I never cried all during these days I was always locked up in my room, I spent most of my time sleeping (after my PU and CET results) , I used to sleep 16 hrs a day ( Can u imagine that ?? ) . I dont know why ??
My parents were on the verge of taking me to a "Pschychiatrist " or can I say they even to this day , they are , to know why ??? , to know whether I was in depression.
I too dont know the answer to this.
I hated meeting any people other than my own family members ,as where ever I went , people would always ask me
" Why my performance was so dismal .??" ,
" What was in store for the future ??" ,
" Are u still thinking of joining an engineering college ?"
" Which engineering colleges you were thinking of "
" Why dont you join a BSc course and quit when you get admitted into an engineering college ??"
" Why dont you appear for the exams one more time , the next year??"
" Why dont you join CIVIL Engineering??"
" Start making a note of engineering colleges in neighboring cities/towns".
I had no answer , I had begun to hate myself, hence I avoided literally everyone , anyone and everything.
Thank God I got admitted into a engineering college, that too close to my house , I had something to cheer for. Atleast I would be awarded the same degree as my contemporaries.
To this date this is a deep scar. Even today I ve no interest to attend any weddings , nor go to any movies. I do watch movies but only @ my place itself when someone lends his DVD or my brother gets one . Else I watch them only on " Star TV , Zee and Sony".
A lot of people ask me why dont I freak out ?, why dont I go out to Forum or join any of my friends who are going to Forum , Corner House or Tamarind or Angeethi.
My answer is I ve no interest to enter the city on weekends. I do freak out in my own ways , as written in my previous blogs. I prefer to spend my time at home , amidst nature , and all alone
The habit of locking myself up during my bad days , has taught me one golden rule. To spend time with myself all alone. I enjoy doing that the most.
I even plan to start meditating someday atleast for 15- 20 mins once in a weekend.
I do love to take time out to think , rethink , as to what should I do , what makes me happy and this move has made me really very very happy . Now I know what my goals are , the purpose of my existance , my distant dreams .
Though my dismal performance @ PU continues to be a permanent scar. I ve learnt to live with it.
Failure is the stepping stone to success.
Well its absolutely true , I ve learnt a lot after a failure.
My journey in this software industry has been awesome , and I ve been thoroughly supported by my GURUS' from my first organization Sobha Renaissace IT.
They are Chandrashekar SK , NP Prashanth , Nishad CP , Rajesh Seth and few others. I am thinking of coming up with a post dedicated to my gurus.. I sure will do that.
Well as far I am concerned , I continue to enjoy life , I thank god for that.
" I am proud to say I have made a comeback in a strong way , proving a strong point , silencing my critics ( Cant metion who ??). I hope to still grow as a more intellectual person . I hope God gives me strength. "
One thing which I really hate is to come out into the city during weekends.
I wont do that unless its necessary to the Core...
I end this post by thanking all my GURUS (Seniors) who amidst their busy routine , have taken time out , to sit next to me (when I was a fresher) , to teach me , help me debug , write better code , understand and feel OOPS and above all helped me to become a better individual
Thank you guys. I hope one day will surely come when I will be proud to work for your team..
My blog was initially called " The Second Chapter of my Life " , since I started my blog with posts about my engineering days ie from 2001 which have brought loads of happiness to me. I have never mentioned anything about the days prior to 2001 , except one instance where I talk about U2.
This weekend is also very special to me . I found a new inspirational book , at one of the road side book vendors @ Domlur signal , while I was coming back from workplace. The book is " Its not about the Bike , My journey back to Life " by Lance Armstrong.
This book inspired me to bring about a post about my hard to digest days ( I hope I ve passed them ). Thank you Lance.
As I am writing this blog, I am also doing another activity in parallel. I am watching one of my all time favorite vidoes of all time " Over and Over again ". I somehow found a valid reason to download this video, this very day. There are many reasons associated with it. The prime being , It is the middle of the month , and I ve still 700 MB of download available (via ISP) . My brother told me to use this 700 MB somehow by the end of the month ( Value for Money u see !! ). Instantly I downloaded this video.
Oops , I ve not mentioned about the video.
Its from the Motion Picture SoundTrack of Terminator 2 . You guessed it right.
Its " You Could be Mine " by Guns 'N' Roses. Not only I love the song and the video there are also other things which I love. I have been a huge fan of Guns 'N' Roses, also Arnold , his moves , his walk , the way he carries the " Sawed Off Shot Gun " ( From my knowledge of past Computer Games like HITMAN , DELTA FORCE , MAX PAYNE ) , its just awesome.
I love both T2 and T3. Above all every person who has ever hit the GYM , looks @ Arnold as his idol ( I too do) . I assume all the GYM S' across Bangalore have atleast one Arnold poster.
ie Arnold at his peak
Also I am a huge fan of AXL Rose .
So with a good inspirational book , coupled with an awesome all time favorite video on board, I prepare to give a light highlight into the years of 1999 , 00 , 2001 .
It was during my PU days , there was altogether change in my personality , my attitude. All of a sudden my enthu was no where to be found. I felt as though I had lost my way.
I continued with life but I had lost all my confidence , there was no one to pump me up, no U2 tracks too. I was all by myself. The clock was ticking.
Two years into PU ...
It was now 2001, when I completed my PU exams and CET. I had a horrible result. My academic graph had taken a complete " U Turn ". With the CET rank I got , My hope of getting admission into an engineering college had almost ended.
The months of May , June of 2001 were the toughest time of my life. There are loads of opportunities other than engineering , loads of fields other than software. But the feeling of not getting a BE degree when all your counterparts get a BE degree , is totally unimaginable. And also choosing something else than software ?? , well I dint want to do that though..
My days were totally dark. Once an enthu guy I was , now was a sober gentleman. Though I never cried all during these days I was always locked up in my room, I spent most of my time sleeping (after my PU and CET results) , I used to sleep 16 hrs a day ( Can u imagine that ?? ) . I dont know why ??
My parents were on the verge of taking me to a "Pschychiatrist " or can I say they even to this day , they are , to know why ??? , to know whether I was in depression.
I too dont know the answer to this.
I hated meeting any people other than my own family members ,as where ever I went , people would always ask me
" Why my performance was so dismal .??" ,
" What was in store for the future ??" ,
" Are u still thinking of joining an engineering college ?"
" Which engineering colleges you were thinking of "
" Why dont you join a BSc course and quit when you get admitted into an engineering college ??"
" Why dont you appear for the exams one more time , the next year??"
" Why dont you join CIVIL Engineering??"
" Start making a note of engineering colleges in neighboring cities/towns".
I had no answer , I had begun to hate myself, hence I avoided literally everyone , anyone and everything.
Thank God I got admitted into a engineering college, that too close to my house , I had something to cheer for. Atleast I would be awarded the same degree as my contemporaries.
To this date this is a deep scar. Even today I ve no interest to attend any weddings , nor go to any movies. I do watch movies but only @ my place itself when someone lends his DVD or my brother gets one . Else I watch them only on " Star TV , Zee and Sony".
A lot of people ask me why dont I freak out ?, why dont I go out to Forum or join any of my friends who are going to Forum , Corner House or Tamarind or Angeethi.
My answer is I ve no interest to enter the city on weekends. I do freak out in my own ways , as written in my previous blogs. I prefer to spend my time at home , amidst nature , and all alone
The habit of locking myself up during my bad days , has taught me one golden rule. To spend time with myself all alone. I enjoy doing that the most.
I even plan to start meditating someday atleast for 15- 20 mins once in a weekend.
I do love to take time out to think , rethink , as to what should I do , what makes me happy and this move has made me really very very happy . Now I know what my goals are , the purpose of my existance , my distant dreams .
Though my dismal performance @ PU continues to be a permanent scar. I ve learnt to live with it.
Failure is the stepping stone to success.
Well its absolutely true , I ve learnt a lot after a failure.
My journey in this software industry has been awesome , and I ve been thoroughly supported by my GURUS' from my first organization Sobha Renaissace IT.
They are Chandrashekar SK , NP Prashanth , Nishad CP , Rajesh Seth and few others. I am thinking of coming up with a post dedicated to my gurus.. I sure will do that.
Well as far I am concerned , I continue to enjoy life , I thank god for that.
" I am proud to say I have made a comeback in a strong way , proving a strong point , silencing my critics ( Cant metion who ??). I hope to still grow as a more intellectual person . I hope God gives me strength. "
One thing which I really hate is to come out into the city during weekends.
I wont do that unless its necessary to the Core...
I end this post by thanking all my GURUS (Seniors) who amidst their busy routine , have taken time out , to sit next to me (when I was a fresher) , to teach me , help me debug , write better code , understand and feel OOPS and above all helped me to become a better individual
Thank you guys. I hope one day will surely come when I will be proud to work for your team..
Self pity or self discipline
This post is to keep me inspired always .
One monday morning , I recieved a powerful quote , as a part of my official mail.
I wish to put it up here , so that I see it everytime , I open my blog.
It inspires me a lot.
" Anytime you concentrate on the difficulty of the work instead of its results or rewards, you’re likely to become discouraged. Dwell on it too long, and you’ll develop self-pity instead of self-discipline.
No matter how much it seems to be about talent and time, 9 times out of 10 it’s really about discipline ."
This seems to be a quote from a book.
I wish to bring in more discipline with respect to myself. Doing things in a more satisfying way, making most of weekends , being more focussed , spending more time amidst mother nature , giving more time for myself , some reserved time for gardening, watering plants , watching less television , reading more, are few of them.
I pray , asking God to give me more strength to imbibe self discipline.
One monday morning , I recieved a powerful quote , as a part of my official mail.
I wish to put it up here , so that I see it everytime , I open my blog.
It inspires me a lot.
" Anytime you concentrate on the difficulty of the work instead of its results or rewards, you’re likely to become discouraged. Dwell on it too long, and you’ll develop self-pity instead of self-discipline.
No matter how much it seems to be about talent and time, 9 times out of 10 it’s really about discipline ."
This seems to be a quote from a book.
I wish to bring in more discipline with respect to myself. Doing things in a more satisfying way, making most of weekends , being more focussed , spending more time amidst mother nature , giving more time for myself , some reserved time for gardening, watering plants , watching less television , reading more, are few of them.
I pray , asking God to give me more strength to imbibe self discipline.
Legends of Rock - BONO and the gang
Its weekend time once again . I am welcoming the weekend , in the most incredible way possible. It gives me loads of satisfaction , when I write about something which I feel really good. There are many such instances in my blog , be my friends , be the books which I read or be my illness (remember blessing in disguise). It just opens up a new world in itself.
This time , I wish to write all about my favorite band, about someone whose inspired me all through my childhood days , my rookie days and continues to inspire me in every way possible.
This post is dedicated to BONO and the gang - better known to the world as
U2. " The legends from Ireland ".
It was in 1988 , I was a 4 year old kid, when I had my first acquaintence with U2 track. Yes , it was quite early. If u recall its almost 19 years into the past.
The track was " Where the Streets have no name " . It was from their 1987 album " Joshua Tree ".
Even to this day , its stands as one of my all time favorite anthems.
U2 has also provided us with many amazing songs. There are many to number. But above all the two songs which inspire me the most are
" Stuck in the moment " and " Walk On "
The band, their music has remained unchanged over a couple of decades. It has touched,inspired millions of people world wide.
There has been many a situation when I have been upset , down , felt lonely. I ve always found a U2 song , which pumps me up, gets me going again.
This post is a dedicated to a person , infact dedicated to group of talented musicians , who have touched my life in many ways , with their amazing songs.
Long Live BONO , Long Live U2.
This time , I wish to write all about my favorite band, about someone whose inspired me all through my childhood days , my rookie days and continues to inspire me in every way possible.
This post is dedicated to BONO and the gang - better known to the world as
U2. " The legends from Ireland ".
It was in 1988 , I was a 4 year old kid, when I had my first acquaintence with U2 track. Yes , it was quite early. If u recall its almost 19 years into the past.
The track was " Where the Streets have no name " . It was from their 1987 album " Joshua Tree ".
Even to this day , its stands as one of my all time favorite anthems.
U2 has also provided us with many amazing songs. There are many to number. But above all the two songs which inspire me the most are
" Stuck in the moment " and " Walk On "
The band, their music has remained unchanged over a couple of decades. It has touched,inspired millions of people world wide.
There has been many a situation when I have been upset , down , felt lonely. I ve always found a U2 song , which pumps me up, gets me going again.
This post is a dedicated to a person , infact dedicated to group of talented musicians , who have touched my life in many ways , with their amazing songs.
Long Live BONO , Long Live U2.
I am unwell .. Is it Sad or a Blessing in disguise ... Thank you God
Strange seems to be the title of my new post. Infact it is.. It is during one of these days , i am coming up with a blog.
Its the 6th of June , 2007.
I am down with viral fever since 3 days. Its sad that all these 3 days are working days. My sick leaves at my organization are all over , and my annual leaves have to be applied now. Some people say this affects ur appraisal (since i am in my First Year @ this very organization ) . Well who cares !!!!!
I ve never worked for appraisals , and i will never work for appraisals.
Though I am quite upset , tat i am unable to be present @ the office premises , due to my illness , but still I feel this whole chapter is a blessing in disguise.
Everytime i take leave during working days , I am pleased to mention that I get to spend the maximum time for myself. Myself means me all alone . I am locked up all alone in my room , no one to disturb, where I get to interact with myself. I do listen to a lot of music during this time.
I call it a blessing in disguise , as I get time to rethink my strategies , restructure my goals and objectives and above all read a book to the fullest.
I get all the time in this world , to plan and come up with steps , which will eventually help me establish a , work - personal life balance.
Everytime I fall ill and take leave during workdays , I wish to find a book , which inspires me to go back to my organization with altogether a new look , new set of goals and objectives.
The last time I was ill during a workday , I remember reading " The Greatness Guide " by Robin Sharma for a second time . A truly inspirational book , no matter how many times I read it. Prior to that I was reading " Wise and Otherwise " by Sudha Murthy which is another awesome inspirational book .
This time too I was fortunate enough to find one such awesome book . Its none other than " The High Performance Entrepreneur " by Subroto Bagchi.
Folks might be wondering , Is this guy behind opening a new organization ??? . Well absolutely incorrect. Its not that I want to build an organization from scratch , that i read this book but I am a huge fan or Mr Subroto Bagchi's writing.
I am totally impressed by his column " Times of Mind " for the Times of India , the article " The Fallen Tomato Cart " being my all time favorite.
I dont read Times of India though , I read his postings from the archive maintained at the official MindTree website.
When I found this book @ my place , I could not resist reading it . I ve no words to describe the book , One of its kind.
After having read the book , I feel totally inspired . I have also come up with a " two month planner " , where in I have pinned down my goals and objectives .
One of them includes , getting technically more stronger..
I would like to thank God for this blessing in disguise , for forcing me to slow down , to take a break , to take time out of my regular routine , to rethink , come up with a new plan and above all spend some awesome time with myself.
This blog makes loads of sense to me ,, well about others , please provide feedback
Its the 6th of June , 2007.
I am down with viral fever since 3 days. Its sad that all these 3 days are working days. My sick leaves at my organization are all over , and my annual leaves have to be applied now. Some people say this affects ur appraisal (since i am in my First Year @ this very organization ) . Well who cares !!!!!
I ve never worked for appraisals , and i will never work for appraisals.
Though I am quite upset , tat i am unable to be present @ the office premises , due to my illness , but still I feel this whole chapter is a blessing in disguise.
Everytime i take leave during working days , I am pleased to mention that I get to spend the maximum time for myself. Myself means me all alone . I am locked up all alone in my room , no one to disturb, where I get to interact with myself. I do listen to a lot of music during this time.
I call it a blessing in disguise , as I get time to rethink my strategies , restructure my goals and objectives and above all read a book to the fullest.
I get all the time in this world , to plan and come up with steps , which will eventually help me establish a , work - personal life balance.
Everytime I fall ill and take leave during workdays , I wish to find a book , which inspires me to go back to my organization with altogether a new look , new set of goals and objectives.
The last time I was ill during a workday , I remember reading " The Greatness Guide " by Robin Sharma for a second time . A truly inspirational book , no matter how many times I read it. Prior to that I was reading " Wise and Otherwise " by Sudha Murthy which is another awesome inspirational book .
This time too I was fortunate enough to find one such awesome book . Its none other than " The High Performance Entrepreneur " by Subroto Bagchi.
Folks might be wondering , Is this guy behind opening a new organization ??? . Well absolutely incorrect. Its not that I want to build an organization from scratch , that i read this book but I am a huge fan or Mr Subroto Bagchi's writing.
I am totally impressed by his column " Times of Mind " for the Times of India , the article " The Fallen Tomato Cart " being my all time favorite.
I dont read Times of India though , I read his postings from the archive maintained at the official MindTree website.
When I found this book @ my place , I could not resist reading it . I ve no words to describe the book , One of its kind.
After having read the book , I feel totally inspired . I have also come up with a " two month planner " , where in I have pinned down my goals and objectives .
One of them includes , getting technically more stronger..
I would like to thank God for this blessing in disguise , for forcing me to slow down , to take a break , to take time out of my regular routine , to rethink , come up with a new plan and above all spend some awesome time with myself.
This blog makes loads of sense to me ,, well about others , please provide feedback
"2005, Life as a fresher" ,, Graduated without a job ,, in a dilemma about the future ????
2005 was a prominent year in my life.. It was a year which marked the end of my engineering days. I dreamt of getting through campus interviews , having a job , the role of a software engineer , atleast with one of the IT Majors . This dream was no where to be fulfilled. I could not land up with a job. I graduated without having a job.
Mark my words , the winds of uncertainity were looming straight over my head . I was in a severe dilemma , as to plan what would be the right move for the future.
Being from Information Science background , I had and still have loads of love,passion for Microsoft Technologies as well as Unix/Linux programming. My other interests included Finance which still is a distant dream.
At this stage , I was not sure , where to set my goals on ...
1. To pursue a career in technology
OR
2. To pursue a career in management.
This issue was soon solved when I landed up a job with Sobha Renaissance Information Technology,which according to me is" One of the bestest companies to be associated with "
I would also like to mention that , myself not landing up a job from campus interviews , was a boon in disguise. It threw open a wide door where in I could pursue my passion ie Microsoft Technologies.
If I would have been recruited into any organization from my campus interviews , I could have been made to work on any technology testing , SAP , C , Java.
I always felt I could compromise salary , but not technology. To my surprise , my job @ SRIT was all about .NET .
I wish to thank god once again for guiding me along the right path, helping me pursue my passion (MS Technologies).
Its been close to two years , I ve turned a pro. Though my association with SRIT ended 10 months ago , I still value my experience @ SRIT and it holds a special place in my heart.
It was SRIT which taught me something , which even my engineering background dint teach me.
I dont have an exact word to describe it . I would coin it as " To keep my eyes open to technology". With this awesome phrase I have sure started on an awesome journey in this Software industry.
And about SRIT , there's another blog which is upcoming.
Mark my words , the winds of uncertainity were looming straight over my head . I was in a severe dilemma , as to plan what would be the right move for the future.
Being from Information Science background , I had and still have loads of love,passion for Microsoft Technologies as well as Unix/Linux programming. My other interests included Finance which still is a distant dream.
At this stage , I was not sure , where to set my goals on ...
1. To pursue a career in technology
OR
2. To pursue a career in management.
This issue was soon solved when I landed up a job with Sobha Renaissance Information Technology,which according to me is" One of the bestest companies to be associated with "
I would also like to mention that , myself not landing up a job from campus interviews , was a boon in disguise. It threw open a wide door where in I could pursue my passion ie Microsoft Technologies.
If I would have been recruited into any organization from my campus interviews , I could have been made to work on any technology testing , SAP , C , Java.
I always felt I could compromise salary , but not technology. To my surprise , my job @ SRIT was all about .NET .
I wish to thank god once again for guiding me along the right path, helping me pursue my passion (MS Technologies).
Its been close to two years , I ve turned a pro. Though my association with SRIT ended 10 months ago , I still value my experience @ SRIT and it holds a special place in my heart.
It was SRIT which taught me something , which even my engineering background dint teach me.
I dont have an exact word to describe it . I would coin it as " To keep my eyes open to technology". With this awesome phrase I have sure started on an awesome journey in this Software industry.
And about SRIT , there's another blog which is upcoming.
" I want to break free "
Finally i remembered to pen down one of my first titles after a loooonnng time .... Its weekend time.. on 1 June 2007 , I ve decided to chip in few more minutes in front of my comp ...
This post is termed " I want to break free " , for the following apt reasons ...
" I want to break free " is an awesome song by the band Queen... I was totally impressed by Freddie Mercury's vocals on this song. This song inspired me to make a new post , where in I bring out my current routine , my ideal routine ,my dreams and many other stuffs...
BTW , I am a huge fan of Queen and Freddie Mercury. "Bohemian Rhapsody" is my all time favorite.
I would like to begin by introducing myself. I am Sandeep . Working as a software engineer for some organization.... Through this post " I want to break Free " , I wish to bring out all my interests which are hidden inside me at this moment in time .
Well ,,, starting off ,, from my residential area , I do stay at a remote place, away from the city traffic, amidst mother nature , where I get to see loads of green trees , lots of birds chirping, cool breeze . To be honest its the best thing that has happend to me . But the saddest part is everyday I need to travel 40 kms to my workplace.
Unfortunately my organization does not provide me a reliable cost free commutation facility. Hence I end up commuting in different ways and also end up spending 15 hrs ,outside my house, either @ office or travelling.
This post is aptly called " I want to break free " since I want to give up all these stuff. I wish to have more time for myself. I wish to avoid this unncessary commutation / travelling , traffic uff.
" I wish to give up all these ". I sure wont elaborate on this particular sentence,
I sure want to break free and I wish , I have loads of time for myself where in I could pitch in some time for a workout (at the nearest gym ofcourse) . I also plan to join a circulating Library where in I could get my hands on some of the best books... Hope so there s a Library @ BEML Layout , RajaRajeshwariNagar.
Above all , i wish to read loads of technical stuff and sure wish to climb the corporate ladder...
Guys its close to 2 years since I ve turned pro. My interest in Microsoft Technologies has remained unchained over the past couple of years and I am looking forward to learn more stuff and apply them.
Speaking of my ideal routine , I wish to have a routine where in I have atleast two hours time for workouts every morning, then to office, travel to office should ideally take 10 - 15 mins.
Then back home @ around 7pm I wish to have some time for myself relaxing then reading some of the best books (Fiction ofcourse) for an hour , then switch to some technical book if my concentration still holds good. Then finally sleep peacefully .. grrrr (snoring)
I wish to improvise on this particular post , I would do so as when i get review comments.
Last but not the least I wish to thank God , for helping me sustain myself in this software industry.
This post is termed " I want to break free " , for the following apt reasons ...
" I want to break free " is an awesome song by the band Queen... I was totally impressed by Freddie Mercury's vocals on this song. This song inspired me to make a new post , where in I bring out my current routine , my ideal routine ,my dreams and many other stuffs...
BTW , I am a huge fan of Queen and Freddie Mercury. "Bohemian Rhapsody" is my all time favorite.
I would like to begin by introducing myself. I am Sandeep . Working as a software engineer for some organization.... Through this post " I want to break Free " , I wish to bring out all my interests which are hidden inside me at this moment in time .
Well ,,, starting off ,, from my residential area , I do stay at a remote place, away from the city traffic, amidst mother nature , where I get to see loads of green trees , lots of birds chirping, cool breeze . To be honest its the best thing that has happend to me . But the saddest part is everyday I need to travel 40 kms to my workplace.
Unfortunately my organization does not provide me a reliable cost free commutation facility. Hence I end up commuting in different ways and also end up spending 15 hrs ,outside my house, either @ office or travelling.
This post is aptly called " I want to break free " since I want to give up all these stuff. I wish to have more time for myself. I wish to avoid this unncessary commutation / travelling , traffic uff.
" I wish to give up all these ". I sure wont elaborate on this particular sentence,
I sure want to break free and I wish , I have loads of time for myself where in I could pitch in some time for a workout (at the nearest gym ofcourse) . I also plan to join a circulating Library where in I could get my hands on some of the best books... Hope so there s a Library @ BEML Layout , RajaRajeshwariNagar.
Above all , i wish to read loads of technical stuff and sure wish to climb the corporate ladder...
Guys its close to 2 years since I ve turned pro. My interest in Microsoft Technologies has remained unchained over the past couple of years and I am looking forward to learn more stuff and apply them.
Speaking of my ideal routine , I wish to have a routine where in I have atleast two hours time for workouts every morning, then to office, travel to office should ideally take 10 - 15 mins.
Then back home @ around 7pm I wish to have some time for myself relaxing then reading some of the best books (Fiction ofcourse) for an hour , then switch to some technical book if my concentration still holds good. Then finally sleep peacefully .. grrrr (snoring)
I wish to improvise on this particular post , I would do so as when i get review comments.
Last but not the least I wish to thank God , for helping me sustain myself in this software industry.
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