Yes.. I finally relocated to Singapore on 5th june 2010. And its been a week, now that I am kinda adjusted to this place and joined work as well, I have a now found a cyber center where in I could punch in few lines.
First of all, let me tell you something, in my 26 yrs of existance, I have never stayed away from my parents. Not even for a month's time etc etc. I have never travelled alone without my parents to other town ie away from Bangalore.
Now I was in a situation where in I had to relocate to a different country altogether, stay away from parents, relatives etc etc. But I accepted the offer, it is a good learning for me.
Thats it for today. I do not have a laptop to keep posting regularly.
Thanks God for this wonderful opportunity, to learn, to grow up. I would like to thank Goddess Mahalaxmi of Goravanahalli, my prayers are answered. Thanks God.
Cheers,
Sandeep
A special thanks going out to special people
I would like to thank God for whatever I am today. I had been to Goravanahalli Sri Laxmi Goddess temple in the month of February. I had written a previous post about the same, but I had not written as to what I had prayed for.
So here it goes..
I had prayed to Goddess to relieve me of my current job, ( which involved travelling to ITPL ) and also requested for some luck in finding a new job
Infact I would like to write that, my prayers have been answered. I now have a brand new, different workplace, to report to. Thank you Goddess for answering my prayers.
I also have loads of people to thank.
> My teachers.
> My parents
> My mentors who taught me .NET
> My friends at my ex organization Satish, Sharath and Naveen.
Cheers,
Sandeep
So here it goes..
I had prayed to Goddess to relieve me of my current job, ( which involved travelling to ITPL ) and also requested for some luck in finding a new job
Infact I would like to write that, my prayers have been answered. I now have a brand new, different workplace, to report to. Thank you Goddess for answering my prayers.
I also have loads of people to thank.
> My teachers.
> My parents
> My mentors who taught me .NET
> My friends at my ex organization Satish, Sharath and Naveen.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Out the blues.. finally...
Friday, 28 May 2010 , was my last day at my previous organization. Everything went really really well. Came home with kinda happy feeling. Next day, I had a house warming function to attend. Somehow made my mind, to attend the function and did the same. But my body was pulling me to one side.
Past one month had been a total drain out for me. I travel close to 70 kms per day. Apart from that, weekends also had loads of travel for me. So finally I gave up. Saturday evening, I realized I had bad flu coupled with throat infection.
Two days and I was completely on antibiotics. Since yesterday, I am on a little higher dose. Friday 4th being one of the important days of my life. Loads of things to look forward. Hoping the grass is greener on the other side.
If not also, I have no one to blame. If I succeed in doing whatever I have planned, I shall have another story to tell, else I surely have failure as an option. But I have tried.
So as of now, happy with my antibiotics and listening to Peter Frampton - Show me the way..
Apart from that, washing my clothes and getting ready for Friday.
One of my closest friends and mentors., Chandrashekar S K is getting married on 4th June. Here s wishing him a happy married life in advance. Its sad, I cannot attend his marriage nor reception. But yes, I am very very happy for him.
He is the one who taught me .NET. So thanks to him..
Cheers,
Sandeep
Past one month had been a total drain out for me. I travel close to 70 kms per day. Apart from that, weekends also had loads of travel for me. So finally I gave up. Saturday evening, I realized I had bad flu coupled with throat infection.
Two days and I was completely on antibiotics. Since yesterday, I am on a little higher dose. Friday 4th being one of the important days of my life. Loads of things to look forward. Hoping the grass is greener on the other side.
If not also, I have no one to blame. If I succeed in doing whatever I have planned, I shall have another story to tell, else I surely have failure as an option. But I have tried.
So as of now, happy with my antibiotics and listening to Peter Frampton - Show me the way..
Apart from that, washing my clothes and getting ready for Friday.
One of my closest friends and mentors., Chandrashekar S K is getting married on 4th June. Here s wishing him a happy married life in advance. Its sad, I cannot attend his marriage nor reception. But yes, I am very very happy for him.
He is the one who taught me .NET. So thanks to him..
Cheers,
Sandeep
GoodBye (current org) ... Hello.. .(next org)
Yesterday was my last day at my current organization. The day went pretty ordinary. Nothing really exciting.. But I was more than happy to tell myself, that I will no longer be travelling the roads to ITPL.
The day started with me wishing few people good bye.. Then after which I needed few documents to be completed, since the concerned person was on leave. It was none of my job, it all happens.
At the end of the day, I can say, I am smoothly relieved. I got the resignation acceptance letter. Will get relieving and experience letter in a few days.
So since my task is done, I would like to thank few of my friends namely...
Naveen, Sharath and Satish...
We have had some great discussions over great food at Kadamba (ITPL) on Friday's in particular.
Apart from that, we had loads of things to discuss at workplace.
I wish all these guys a very best for their future, and yes, here I am trying to get ready for the next organization,
Cheers,
Sandeep
The day started with me wishing few people good bye.. Then after which I needed few documents to be completed, since the concerned person was on leave. It was none of my job, it all happens.
At the end of the day, I can say, I am smoothly relieved. I got the resignation acceptance letter. Will get relieving and experience letter in a few days.
So since my task is done, I would like to thank few of my friends namely...
Naveen, Sharath and Satish...
We have had some great discussions over great food at Kadamba (ITPL) on Friday's in particular.
Apart from that, we had loads of things to discuss at workplace.
I wish all these guys a very best for their future, and yes, here I am trying to get ready for the next organization,
Cheers,
Sandeep
Short Story #2 :)-
Short Story:
Scene ::
Guy #1 : While travelling to ITPL in the so called cage (ITPL shuttle), in the morning, one guy was proudly boasting, " My new car touched 120 kmph easily on Hosur Road ".
Guy #2 & Guy #3 : " how can you drive your 1 week old car at that speed ? "
Guy #2 : Since the engine bore is new, it should be driven carefully at max speed of 80 - 90kmph.. for atleast a month..
Guy #1 :: Oh Thanks for the information.. I will take care hence forth.
Actors in the story::
Guy #1 :: Manager in a reputed IT Company. Has been driving cars for over 5 years. This new car being his second acquisition.
Guy #2 :: Looks like a mechanical engg by profession ::
Guy #3 :: By stander or a regular interupter in others' conversation. (and that too with a loud voice).
Things which surprised me::
On an average, Even an SSLC drop out owning a moped knows, not to drive the new vehicle at higher speeds, since there is a run-in period.
Why the fuck, the Guy #1, a manager in a reputed IT company with years of driving experience behind him, and with the power of internet (blackberry) behind him, not know about this. I mean how can he forget about the run-in period, that too being his second car ?
Neva mind, nothing drastically happend. But yes.. sometimes, makes me wonder, what do managers actually manage ???
Cheers,
Sandeep
Scene ::
Guy #1 : While travelling to ITPL in the so called cage (ITPL shuttle), in the morning, one guy was proudly boasting, " My new car touched 120 kmph easily on Hosur Road ".
Guy #2 & Guy #3 : " how can you drive your 1 week old car at that speed ? "
Guy #2 : Since the engine bore is new, it should be driven carefully at max speed of 80 - 90kmph.. for atleast a month..
Guy #1 :: Oh Thanks for the information.. I will take care hence forth.
Actors in the story::
Guy #1 :: Manager in a reputed IT Company. Has been driving cars for over 5 years. This new car being his second acquisition.
Guy #2 :: Looks like a mechanical engg by profession ::
Guy #3 :: By stander or a regular interupter in others' conversation. (and that too with a loud voice).
Things which surprised me::
On an average, Even an SSLC drop out owning a moped knows, not to drive the new vehicle at higher speeds, since there is a run-in period.
Why the fuck, the Guy #1, a manager in a reputed IT company with years of driving experience behind him, and with the power of internet (blackberry) behind him, not know about this. I mean how can he forget about the run-in period, that too being his second car ?
Neva mind, nothing drastically happend. But yes.. sometimes, makes me wonder, what do managers actually manage ???
Cheers,
Sandeep
Short Story #1 :)-
Short Story:
Scene :: While returing home from ITPL, in my so called cage (ITPL shuttle), I sat in front of a lady. The lady was accompanied by a guy (might be her friend) who also sat in the same seat.. I thought this guy was trying to impress her.. Never mind..My bad..
Result :: I ended up listening to whatever the lady spoke for a period of 1 hr 45 mins.. (I mean she spoke continously all through the journey with or without a lil break )... , and that too, 95% was all .... whatever...
Inference :: What a pathetic way to welcome, a well deserved weekend..
Question to be asked :: Why did that lady (or ladies) speak so much ??
To whomsoever it may concern :: Avoid sitting in front of ladies.. as long as the lady is unknown to you.. esp when you are travelling for such a long time..
Tips :: Try playing music a bit loud to distract her, or just get lost from your seat to somewhere else ... ( I should have tried this )
Jeee..
Cheers,
Sandeep
Scene :: While returing home from ITPL, in my so called cage (ITPL shuttle), I sat in front of a lady. The lady was accompanied by a guy (might be her friend) who also sat in the same seat.. I thought this guy was trying to impress her.. Never mind..My bad..
Result :: I ended up listening to whatever the lady spoke for a period of 1 hr 45 mins.. (I mean she spoke continously all through the journey with or without a lil break )... , and that too, 95% was all .... whatever...
Inference :: What a pathetic way to welcome, a well deserved weekend..
Question to be asked :: Why did that lady (or ladies) speak so much ??
To whomsoever it may concern :: Avoid sitting in front of ladies.. as long as the lady is unknown to you.. esp when you are travelling for such a long time..
Tips :: Try playing music a bit loud to distract her, or just get lost from your seat to somewhere else ... ( I should have tried this )
Jeee..
Cheers,
Sandeep
One last time from Reliance Connect @ ITPL :)
Its my last day, @ ITPL, at my current organization. Not sure how the relieving process is. Having loads of doubts whether I will get relieved today or not. But I am positive.
So as of now, I am posting this entry for one last time from Reliance Connect Cyber Center in the Creator building of ITPL. This cyber center has been helpful for many guys including me, who have no access to personal mails at office. I would like to thank my friend for his Reliance Connect ID " bornfrick ", the account which I did get recharged for a mere Rs 20 for half an hour. I would like to thank my friend who had enough patience to register himself as a user at the cyber center.
So here I am sending my last day mail from my personal ID to official ID so that I can send the same in the afternoon to my friends.
Thats it from me as of now. Will update the blog either tonight or tomorrow afternoon, hopefully I will get relieved by that time.
Jeee. Thanks Reliance Connect.
Cheers,
Sandeep
So as of now, I am posting this entry for one last time from Reliance Connect Cyber Center in the Creator building of ITPL. This cyber center has been helpful for many guys including me, who have no access to personal mails at office. I would like to thank my friend for his Reliance Connect ID " bornfrick ", the account which I did get recharged for a mere Rs 20 for half an hour. I would like to thank my friend who had enough patience to register himself as a user at the cyber center.
So here I am sending my last day mail from my personal ID to official ID so that I can send the same in the afternoon to my friends.
Thats it from me as of now. Will update the blog either tonight or tomorrow afternoon, hopefully I will get relieved by that time.
Jeee. Thanks Reliance Connect.
Cheers,
Sandeep
One of my all time favorite posts
Never knew such an inspirational post even existed. I have been reading Robin Sharma books a lot number of times, but this post just provided me the right kind of inspiration when I needed it most, that is now.
So here is the link to that post. Hope it inspires you too..
http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/11/25/assrockets-and-opportunities-or-why-i-changed-jobs/
Cheers,
Sandeep
So here is the link to that post. Hope it inspires you too..
http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/11/25/assrockets-and-opportunities-or-why-i-changed-jobs/
Cheers,
Sandeep
One of my favorite Bollywood superstar
Long time, since I have written about a movie I watched or something related to Bollywood. Incidentally I happend to watch Feroz Khan's Jaanbaaz on Friday Morning. Yes, I bunked office, even during my notice period. Can't help.
I have grown up seeing Feroz Khan's movies. ( I can remember watching Qurbani n number of times and Dharmatma. Apart from this I had seen Jaanbaaz, but only once.)
So watched the movie again. Yes, awesome movie, somehow I fall in love with movies of Dev Anand, Feroz Khan and few others. Will watch the movie again, if it comes up in future.
But here's a big salute going to the great man, for his unique style of film making and acting.
Hats off.
Cheers,
Sandeep
PS::: Love the song Har Kisi Ko Nahi Milta.... Listening to it over and over again :)
I have grown up seeing Feroz Khan's movies. ( I can remember watching Qurbani n number of times and Dharmatma. Apart from this I had seen Jaanbaaz, but only once.)
So watched the movie again. Yes, awesome movie, somehow I fall in love with movies of Dev Anand, Feroz Khan and few others. Will watch the movie again, if it comes up in future.
But here's a big salute going to the great man, for his unique style of film making and acting.
Hats off.
Cheers,
Sandeep
PS::: Love the song Har Kisi Ko Nahi Milta.... Listening to it over and over again :)
Nightmare of a weekend
It was one such weekends, where in loads of events were happening, but at the same time, instead of me being overjoyed, I was kind of dull..
There were loads of things happening around me.
1. Visit to Lord Venkateshwara and Godess Padmavathi temple in Tirupati.
2. Kranti's marriage over the weekend @ Tirumala.
3. Abhijit's engagement.
Infact, I would have cherished this weekend for years to come if not for one gloomy incident involving, AIR INDIA aeroplane. Its something which really shook me. Somethings are beyond our control. But still I am very very upset.
Here's praying to GOD to give more strength to all those people who are in need of it.
Cheers,
Sandeep
There were loads of things happening around me.
1. Visit to Lord Venkateshwara and Godess Padmavathi temple in Tirupati.
2. Kranti's marriage over the weekend @ Tirumala.
3. Abhijit's engagement.
Infact, I would have cherished this weekend for years to come if not for one gloomy incident involving, AIR INDIA aeroplane. Its something which really shook me. Somethings are beyond our control. But still I am very very upset.
Here's praying to GOD to give more strength to all those people who are in need of it.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Need to feed my reader with URL's
Its going to be one huge task for the coming days. Over a period of 5 months I have accumalated loads of blogs, many of whom I keep visiting atleast once a week. Now my aim is to put all of them in google reader.
Last time, I had a huge collection of blogs which I pumped into SharpReader and exported as .OPML file. But unfortunately, in my previous organization, they banned all freewares and had to uninstall SharpReader.
After which I have never been able to import my .opml file into google reader. Main reason being laziness. So this time, I am planning to store a whole bunch of blog urls intosharpreader (google reader) so that, the next time, I keep track of them and also can access them elsewhere.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Last time, I had a huge collection of blogs which I pumped into SharpReader and exported as .OPML file. But unfortunately, in my previous organization, they banned all freewares and had to uninstall SharpReader.
After which I have never been able to import my .opml file into google reader. Main reason being laziness. So this time, I am planning to store a whole bunch of blog urls into
Cheers,
Sandeep
Its strange, what people end up counting
Yes, its true, people end up counting whatever they can. They count hen, chicken, pigs whatever..
One fellow in my shuttle has counted how many road humps are there from Uttarahalli to ITPL.
Kudos to this gentleman. Nice feat.
According to his calculation there are 44 road humps from Uttarahalli to ITPL.
Jeee, thanks.
Cheers,
Sandeep
One fellow in my shuttle has counted how many road humps are there from Uttarahalli to ITPL.
Kudos to this gentleman. Nice feat.
According to his calculation there are 44 road humps from Uttarahalli to ITPL.
Jeee, thanks.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Bus puncture
It was second time in two weeks that, the ITPB bus in which I was travelling had a flat tyre. I mean, my travel in the evening takes 2 hours of time, amidst all this there is this flat. Infact it happened right in front of Brook Fields, Kundalahalli.
I have loads of memories with respect to Kundalahalli. Incidentally, the first company which I ever worked for was Sobha Renaissance IT, was few feet away from where this flat happened.
So remembered those good olden days, the period from July 2005, to Sep 2006, the people with whom I worked with etc etc. SRIT has given me loads, I will run short of words infact to tell how much I am indebted to this particular organization.
Anyways.. sometimes having a flat tyre is not so bad.
Cheers,
Sandeep
I have loads of memories with respect to Kundalahalli. Incidentally, the first company which I ever worked for was Sobha Renaissance IT, was few feet away from where this flat happened.
So remembered those good olden days, the period from July 2005, to Sep 2006, the people with whom I worked with etc etc. SRIT has given me loads, I will run short of words infact to tell how much I am indebted to this particular organization.
Anyways.. sometimes having a flat tyre is not so bad.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Yet another busy weekend.
Not sure why weekend's have become so busy these days. For the past few weeks, not able to anything on the weekend, forget weekdays.
This weekend was one such, loads of people coming in on both the days. Meeting them, chatting with them, time is just flying away.
Sunday evening was a very busy one indeed. Loads of relatives. Engrossed in a discussion about friend's marriage, other functions etc etc.
Now back to work tomorrow again.
Manic monday.
Cheers,
Sandeep
This weekend was one such, loads of people coming in on both the days. Meeting them, chatting with them, time is just flying away.
Sunday evening was a very busy one indeed. Loads of relatives. Engrossed in a discussion about friend's marriage, other functions etc etc.
Now back to work tomorrow again.
Manic monday.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Bringing the blog visibility ... back to public
Its been almost a month since I made my blog private. The main reason behind it was, I did not want someone to read it. (let me be more specific about it.. its a female). Now that the other people who read my blog (mostly the gentlement) are rest assured that its not them, I would like to iterate that, I had expressed extreme anger in my posts for this particular person. Hence thought of avoiding the posts going public.
Since I had no options, I ended up making the blog itself private. Now that one month has gone by, I have suddenly realized, I have not blogged lately. I feel, I need to write more. Just for the few posts where in I express anger over this particular person, I ve nothing else to hide.
So moved those posts into a new blog altogether, so that I did not lose track of those posts. Now back to blogging where everything is public.
Loads to write about, my recent trip to Yercaud Hogenekal.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Since I had no options, I ended up making the blog itself private. Now that one month has gone by, I have suddenly realized, I have not blogged lately. I feel, I need to write more. Just for the few posts where in I express anger over this particular person, I ve nothing else to hide.
So moved those posts into a new blog altogether, so that I did not lose track of those posts. Now back to blogging where everything is public.
Loads to write about, my recent trip to Yercaud Hogenekal.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Sample Resignation letter. :)
I would like to inform you that I am resigning from my position as Account Executive for the Smith Agency, effective August 1.
Thank you for the opportunities for professional and personal development that you have provided me during the last five years.
I have enjoyed working for the agency and appreciate the support provided me during my tenure with the company.
If I can be of any help during this transition, please let me know.
Sincerely,
Your Signature
Thank you for the opportunities for professional and personal development that you have provided me during the last five years.
I have enjoyed working for the agency and appreciate the support provided me during my tenure with the company.
If I can be of any help during this transition, please let me know.
Sincerely,
Your Signature
A reason not to post
For the past few days, I have not blogged anything. In the first four months of this year, I had lots to write about. Now all of a sudden I seem to have gone quiet.
Also, I have turned my blog private, with access only to a few people. Is that the reason not to blog. I feel its one of the reasons. The other reasons include,
> Lack of interest at workplace.
> My hatred towards travelling to ITPL.
> Not luck when it comes to finding new jobs.
So these are the reasons.
May 1st I am planning to go out of Bangalore, with my cousins. I feel the trip is confirmed. Waiting for May 1.
Hope to blog something before that.
Till then,
Cheers,
Sandeep
Also, I have turned my blog private, with access only to a few people. Is that the reason not to blog. I feel its one of the reasons. The other reasons include,
> Lack of interest at workplace.
> My hatred towards travelling to ITPL.
> Not luck when it comes to finding new jobs.
So these are the reasons.
May 1st I am planning to go out of Bangalore, with my cousins. I feel the trip is confirmed. Waiting for May 1.
Hope to blog something before that.
Till then,
Cheers,
Sandeep
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