Not sure why I am writing this.. but yes.. I have to write about what I have done in the current year, what am I going to do in the coming year.
2010 as year has been quite good to me. But as I write this post, I am a bit upset, bit depressed. Let me come to the point as to why am I upset later.
But 2010 started in a good way for me. I found an offer from a new software company in Bangalore for quite a good salary. There was no looking back. I joined this company on 4 January 2010. This company was really good. There I met one of my old classmates working for the same company. He along with 2 other people from Bangalore became so close that, we formed a group of our own and then kept on hanging out together in ITPL.
All good things have to come to an end, like wise, my friends and me started to find the work over there not so interesting, So one by one my friends started looking out for a job outside.
Finally it was my turn to look out. I indeed ended up with couple of offers from companies in Bangalore. But I chose to work in Singapore. I ended up in Singapore, but I guess I left my heart in Bangalore only. Yes its true.
I wonder if its one of the not so worth decisions of my life, which I took in the month of May 2010, that I am still repenting upon it. Though there has been lots of positives which have come out of it. I still feel I missed out on loads of things.
Why am I writing this post is, at this moment I miss Bangalore very much, I have been talking to family and friends and loads of people about how I feel after 7 months in Singapore. Many people have told me to continue even after 1 year in Singapore.
But that is not going to be the case with me. I am planning to join a company in Bangalore once my 1 year contract finishes. I feel I have saved some amount of money, now its time to get back to Bangalore and do all those things which I have missed out in 2010. Yes visit loads of near by places travel a lot and have a gala of a time with family and friends.
After all mother and motherland are sweeter than heaven. I guess I am not one of those persons who can stay away from Bangalore for a long time.
So its just 5 months away for me to be in Bangalore. I hope these remaining 5 months just ease away in no time and I find my way back home.
Once upon a time I prayed and prayed to God for a better opportunity now I am praying to God to help me just pass out these 5 months so that I can be back in Bangalore. Yes I miss my hometown very much.
I do not know how the 2 people who read my posts will react when they read this post, but yes this post is all about my heartfelt feelings of missing the warmth and lovely atmosphere of Bangalore. There is no place on earth like Bangalore.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Time to party
Its almost 4 weeks, since the last time I had visited the disco. In these 4 weeks, I really had out done myself with the work, felt too much stress. So had to find a way out to destress. As I wrote in my previous post, a leave on a working day was denied to me, so had to do something on this weekend.
Friday night was one such occasion, where I stayed late, was roaming around little India, sat @ Hookers for about an hour and half, then came back home at 2:30 am in the morning.
But Saturday was a bit different, went to the disco this time the one with Indian music. Before that, went to Orchard road to look out for Christmas decorations and some performances happening over there.
Then went to Clarke Quay where in me and my friend sat for sometime having a drink and felt hungry so we went to Boat Quay to have food.
So it was around 1am in the morning when we were done with food, took some photos and then ended up at Clarke Quay. Decided to go to the Rupee room and danced from 1 30 am till 5 am in the morning.
Took the first train home and have been sleeping all day.
So tomorrow all set for office.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Friday night was one such occasion, where I stayed late, was roaming around little India, sat @ Hookers for about an hour and half, then came back home at 2:30 am in the morning.
But Saturday was a bit different, went to the disco this time the one with Indian music. Before that, went to Orchard road to look out for Christmas decorations and some performances happening over there.
Then went to Clarke Quay where in me and my friend sat for sometime having a drink and felt hungry so we went to Boat Quay to have food.
So it was around 1am in the morning when we were done with food, took some photos and then ended up at Clarke Quay. Decided to go to the Rupee room and danced from 1 30 am till 5 am in the morning.
Took the first train home and have been sleeping all day.
So tomorrow all set for office.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Leave or no leave..
After days and days of working, I finally did some release to the QA, hoping I would get a day off after the release. I was overjoyed thinking of a one day leave during the week.
I thought everyone would agree that I had worked quite hard since last few weeks including Saturday and Sunday too and give me a day off.
So went and told my manager that I wanted to take a leave on December 24 2010. But sadly my manager refused to grant me leave and told me to take leave only on the next friday since QA work is going on, I need to be there.
Now even though my mind refused to think, to code, I still had to manage a day ie today and I did it.
Gosh. finally its weekend.
Hoping to dump my stress and frustration over the weekend..
Cheers,
I thought everyone would agree that I had worked quite hard since last few weeks including Saturday and Sunday too and give me a day off.
So went and told my manager that I wanted to take a leave on December 24 2010. But sadly my manager refused to grant me leave and told me to take leave only on the next friday since QA work is going on, I need to be there.
Now even though my mind refused to think, to code, I still had to manage a day ie today and I did it.
Gosh. finally its weekend.
Hoping to dump my stress and frustration over the weekend..
Cheers,
Some relief finally
After days and days of coding, finally did a kind of release to the QA team. There are lots of missing functionality in the code and lots of things are buggy, but still at the end of the day, my back feels a bit lighter.
Now I can look at some other stuffs. Moreover I can enjoy on this weekend. No need to think about work. But still two more days to go before the weekend comes up.
I still feel a bit nervous about the missing functionality in the code and about the bugs which shall be reported tomorrow onwards. But yes, something has finally gone for testing.
When I told my friend Nageswara Rao, he told to party, celebrate..
Incidentally, my other room mate gave jamoons, celebrating birth of his niece back in India...
So..... having jamoon, today feeling a bit lighter too.
Thanks a ton God.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Now I can look at some other stuffs. Moreover I can enjoy on this weekend. No need to think about work. But still two more days to go before the weekend comes up.
I still feel a bit nervous about the missing functionality in the code and about the bugs which shall be reported tomorrow onwards. But yes, something has finally gone for testing.
When I told my friend Nageswara Rao, he told to party, celebrate..
Incidentally, my other room mate gave jamoons, celebrating birth of his niece back in India...
So..... having jamoon, today feeling a bit lighter too.
Thanks a ton God.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Listening to music...
This week, I took some time out, to catch up with some of my old favorite songs.
Though these days, I am not actively listening to any english music, I adore the songs of yesteryears.
I love many bands. One such band is The Beatles. I knew nothing about the Beatles till 1993. On one fine day, my father took me to Brigade road, to get the Beatles tapes. I still remember that day. Coming home I started listening to the Beatles.
I love the song Sha la la la , baby its you.. I liked many other songs.. though I do not remember all of them.
So here is my post remembering the day when I go to know about the Beatles for the first time. Yep its 17 years back. But I still remember the day very well..
Cheers,
Sandeep
Though these days, I am not actively listening to any english music, I adore the songs of yesteryears.
I love many bands. One such band is The Beatles. I knew nothing about the Beatles till 1993. On one fine day, my father took me to Brigade road, to get the Beatles tapes. I still remember that day. Coming home I started listening to the Beatles.
I love the song Sha la la la , baby its you.. I liked many other songs.. though I do not remember all of them.
So here is my post remembering the day when I go to know about the Beatles for the first time. Yep its 17 years back. But I still remember the day very well..
Cheers,
Sandeep
One such strange day...
Today was one such strange day where in I had taken leave from work,. but still ended up at workplace.
Yes, Monday blues had caught up with me. I had headache and was in no mood to go to the office. So woke up an hour late and called my manager saying that I wont be coming to work. Then again I dozed off.
But I was up in an hour's time. This time I was wondering what would I do sitting at home. My headache had calmed down a bit. So decided to go to workplace and ended up at work. So took my colleagues and manager by surprise.
I still remember one such instance, were I had previously been, in which I told my manager that, I would not be coming to office but still ended up at work.
Yes, it was during one of my earlier companies. I had told my manager I will not be coming to the office, instead I was planning to attend a walk-in interview.
So when I went for the interview, it was called off and I had nothing to do for the day. My workplace was close to the place where the walk-in was happening and as a result, I ended up going back to the office. Strange is it.
Yes, today was one such day (but I was not attending any interviews) and the other day is dated about 5 years back.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Yes, Monday blues had caught up with me. I had headache and was in no mood to go to the office. So woke up an hour late and called my manager saying that I wont be coming to work. Then again I dozed off.
But I was up in an hour's time. This time I was wondering what would I do sitting at home. My headache had calmed down a bit. So decided to go to workplace and ended up at work. So took my colleagues and manager by surprise.
I still remember one such instance, were I had previously been, in which I told my manager that, I would not be coming to office but still ended up at work.
Yes, it was during one of my earlier companies. I had told my manager I will not be coming to the office, instead I was planning to attend a walk-in interview.
So when I went for the interview, it was called off and I had nothing to do for the day. My workplace was close to the place where the walk-in was happening and as a result, I ended up going back to the office. Strange is it.
Yes, today was one such day (but I was not attending any interviews) and the other day is dated about 5 years back.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Spoke to a friend after a long time
To my surprise, I got a response from a friend, whom I was trying to contact since many days. Over the last 5 years, I have met many wonderful people at work. So this person incidentally happened to be one of my friends from my first work place.
Yes, its been almost 3 years, since I had last spoken to him, though we did kept in touch with mail.
So feeling kind a good speaking to someone after a period of 3 years. Incidentally he is in UK since one year.
Loads of things we talked about and unknowingly we ended up speaking for more than an hour.
You never know how time flies when we are speaking to interesting people. Yep..
Janardhan you are one such brilliant person. All the best in your future endeavors. Surely we shall meet in India.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Yes, its been almost 3 years, since I had last spoken to him, though we did kept in touch with mail.
So feeling kind a good speaking to someone after a period of 3 years. Incidentally he is in UK since one year.
Loads of things we talked about and unknowingly we ended up speaking for more than an hour.
You never know how time flies when we are speaking to interesting people. Yep..
Janardhan you are one such brilliant person. All the best in your future endeavors. Surely we shall meet in India.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Some inspiration from Pravs world
10 steps to Success.. not sure how many do I follow religiously.. but surely worth a mention..
1. Self-Belief:
Success is begins in the mind. One has to be a believer, first, if one wishes to be an achiever. Never under-estimate yourself. You have no idea how often can you surprise yourself. So to begin with, let's get in the belief, "I Can."
2. Clarity of Vision:
There is no point running around without knowing where one wants to reach. you must get your job cut out. Greatest achievers in the world have been visionaries. Know exactly what you are best at and give it your best shot.
3. Setting the Right Goals:
The goals should be realistic .The goals should be achievable ,and yet challenging enough - neither too easy nor too difficult -something in the middle.
4. Be focused:
If the sun's rays are focused on a piece of paper with a lens, the intensity of the concentrated energy burns the paper. Focus on your objective will enhance the intensity of the effects of your efforts.
5. No Short Cuts to Success:
There are no short cuts to success. Divide your overall goals into smaller targets. Divide your monthly plans into weekly and weekly plans into daily plans and see how simple can things be.
6. Take Risks:
Without any risk no progress is possible. Life comes to a stable standstill. People who take chances are the people who get ahead in life. The only way to reduce risk is to take risks.
7. Take the Initiative:
People who take the initiative make the most of their lives. Proactive people do not wait for success to happen; rather they make it happen. As they say, 'JUST DO IT'.
8. Never Hesitate to Struggle:
No one has ever climbed a mountain just by looking at it. Struggle, hard struggle, is a key to success.
9. Own Responsibility:
Failure to hit the bull's eye is never the fault of the target. People, who own complete responsibility of their lives, are the people who make the most of it.
10. Never Give Up:
Many people who failed in life, where those who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. Success demands extra-ordinary amount of perseverance. Never, never, give up.
Cheers,
Sandeep
1. Self-Belief:
Success is begins in the mind. One has to be a believer, first, if one wishes to be an achiever. Never under-estimate yourself. You have no idea how often can you surprise yourself. So to begin with, let's get in the belief, "I Can."
2. Clarity of Vision:
There is no point running around without knowing where one wants to reach. you must get your job cut out. Greatest achievers in the world have been visionaries. Know exactly what you are best at and give it your best shot.
3. Setting the Right Goals:
The goals should be realistic .The goals should be achievable ,and yet challenging enough - neither too easy nor too difficult -something in the middle.
4. Be focused:
If the sun's rays are focused on a piece of paper with a lens, the intensity of the concentrated energy burns the paper. Focus on your objective will enhance the intensity of the effects of your efforts.
5. No Short Cuts to Success:
There are no short cuts to success. Divide your overall goals into smaller targets. Divide your monthly plans into weekly and weekly plans into daily plans and see how simple can things be.
6. Take Risks:
Without any risk no progress is possible. Life comes to a stable standstill. People who take chances are the people who get ahead in life. The only way to reduce risk is to take risks.
7. Take the Initiative:
People who take the initiative make the most of their lives. Proactive people do not wait for success to happen; rather they make it happen. As they say, 'JUST DO IT'.
8. Never Hesitate to Struggle:
No one has ever climbed a mountain just by looking at it. Struggle, hard struggle, is a key to success.
9. Own Responsibility:
Failure to hit the bull's eye is never the fault of the target. People, who own complete responsibility of their lives, are the people who make the most of it.
10. Never Give Up:
Many people who failed in life, where those who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. Success demands extra-ordinary amount of perseverance. Never, never, give up.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Changing blog template...
Well, not sure its a ritual or what. I end up changing my blog template once in a year, or may be in the beginning of the year.
But this time I am doing it before the new year itself. Not sure why.
Also I have loads to write about my experiences in Singapore.
How it all started and how it all is shaping. But frankly speaking, I am not good at writing stuffs, as and when it happens. I love to write my memories out.
So hopefully I can recollect many such instances which I have encountered in the past 6 months and blog about them in the coming days.
Also till now I have never used the set date option while posting. Hopefully I shall use this time to make sure I write about stuffs which happened in appropriate months. (and also increase my post count for the year ;P)
Cheers,
But this time I am doing it before the new year itself. Not sure why.
Also I have loads to write about my experiences in Singapore.
How it all started and how it all is shaping. But frankly speaking, I am not good at writing stuffs, as and when it happens. I love to write my memories out.
So hopefully I can recollect many such instances which I have encountered in the past 6 months and blog about them in the coming days.
Also till now I have never used the set date option while posting. Hopefully I shall use this time to make sure I write about stuffs which happened in appropriate months. (and also increase my post count for the year ;P)
Cheers,
Watched all episodes of Tintin
Well, well well, I finished with all the episodes of Tintin. Yup thoroughly enjoyed all the episodes. My favorites include TinTin and the Picarros, flight 714, 7 crystal balls and prisoner of sun.
But all in all relived many many childhood memories.
Cheers,
But all in all relived many many childhood memories.
Cheers,
Tintin...
Yes, I got hold of all the episodes. Feels good to relive those childhood days, which I spent reading Tintin comics..
Cheers
Sandeep
Cheers
Sandeep
Feeling better :)-
So many days, I have not blogged.. I feel I forgotten about many topics which I wanted to write. Never mind. But I am back at it again. I am happy for that.
So for the last couple of months was busy swimming, swimming, in fact so much focused on the swimming side that I totally forgot to catch up with a friend over here.
By doing this I was feeling a lot lonely. Even at work, you catch up with lots of people, at the end of day, you need to speak something apart from work too.
Finally when I decided to meet my friend, he was off to India, for a week, so could not meet him.
Now a slight pain in my back forced me to take a break from swimming for few days, and whoa I feel a lot better. I got loads of time for myself, I can now listen so songs, watch stuff, do load more things. It was swimming which was holding me back or stressing me up everyday.
Morning, I get up go to office, work, come back in the evening, run to the pool, come back sleep and yes, its morning again. Weekend as usual I used to swim in the evening, could not meet up with my friend, and me spending loads of time all alone was taking a toll on me.
So yesterday, finally met my friend spoke a lot, we sat in the park till night 2.30. It was good, to know that lot of other people in the city are awake too at that point of time. And yes, little India was awake too.
Cheers, feeling better,
Sandeep
So for the last couple of months was busy swimming, swimming, in fact so much focused on the swimming side that I totally forgot to catch up with a friend over here.
By doing this I was feeling a lot lonely. Even at work, you catch up with lots of people, at the end of day, you need to speak something apart from work too.
Finally when I decided to meet my friend, he was off to India, for a week, so could not meet him.
Now a slight pain in my back forced me to take a break from swimming for few days, and whoa I feel a lot better. I got loads of time for myself, I can now listen so songs, watch stuff, do load more things. It was swimming which was holding me back or stressing me up everyday.
Morning, I get up go to office, work, come back in the evening, run to the pool, come back sleep and yes, its morning again. Weekend as usual I used to swim in the evening, could not meet up with my friend, and me spending loads of time all alone was taking a toll on me.
So yesterday, finally met my friend spoke a lot, we sat in the park till night 2.30. It was good, to know that lot of other people in the city are awake too at that point of time. And yes, little India was awake too.
Cheers, feeling better,
Sandeep
Cousin's marriage
I have been out of India for over 5 months now. One of my cousin is getting married in Pune on 14 Nov 2010. But sadly I am not able to attend the wedding. I have been to Dharwad and Hyderabad for my cousins' wedding, but did not want to miss this one too.
Yes, sometimes to win something you have to loose something.
Cheers,
PS: I better learn free style swimming perfectly, I have already let down many people's expectations.
Yes, sometimes to win something you have to loose something.
Cheers,
PS: I better learn free style swimming perfectly, I have already let down many people's expectations.
Lessons to learn
Its been a quiet 2 months. I have not written much. I have stopped reading books since 3 weeks. The only two things which I am focusing right now is work and trying to learn swimming.
Its been almost above 5 weeks. That I started to swim. But the sad part is I have not been able to do free style swimming properly. There is no such thing called perfection when it comes to me swimming. I think this thing is taking a toll on me.
I am not able to swim correctly even after so many days. This fact keeps coming back to me again and again. I have made a very good friend a localite a Singaporean who is helping me out with my swimming, free of cost.
He wants me to learn free style swimming. But what to do. Each and everyday I keep on doing mistakes. The next day I correct one mistake and then its altogether a new mistake.
I am very upset over this whole issue. While learning driving too I was very frustrated, and that too easily. But at a later stages, I was quite comfortable driving.
But when it comes to swimming nothing is really working out. My swimming is getting as bad as it can get.
Yesterday was one of the worst days in the pool. I have been doing all my mistakes while swimming in the bigger pool. But yesterday another gentleman who also happens to be a professional swimmer told me that, I was unfit for the bigger pool.
He told me to correct my basic stuffs. He also told me that, I was not floating on water but instead sinking. Hence was turning my head too quickly to breathe. But he appreciated my enthusiasm that, I used to come everyday and was trying.
Its quite embarassing to hear those words. But yes, that is true I have been on the receiving end of these words yesterday. So today I am back to the baby pool, trying to work on my kicking.
It took me more than two months to drive confidently. I hope after 2 months or more I can swim as confidently as I can drive.
I just pray to god to help me.
I have no other option, but to learn free style swimming or just drown in the pool once for all. Yes I am serious, I never want to give up midway, learning. Its going to be now or never.
I guess this is what is stopping me from blogging, breaking my concentration at work etc etc. Its a huge huge embarassment.
Doing swimming with a correct technique is really a dream for me.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Its been almost above 5 weeks. That I started to swim. But the sad part is I have not been able to do free style swimming properly. There is no such thing called perfection when it comes to me swimming. I think this thing is taking a toll on me.
I am not able to swim correctly even after so many days. This fact keeps coming back to me again and again. I have made a very good friend a localite a Singaporean who is helping me out with my swimming, free of cost.
He wants me to learn free style swimming. But what to do. Each and everyday I keep on doing mistakes. The next day I correct one mistake and then its altogether a new mistake.
I am very upset over this whole issue. While learning driving too I was very frustrated, and that too easily. But at a later stages, I was quite comfortable driving.
But when it comes to swimming nothing is really working out. My swimming is getting as bad as it can get.
Yesterday was one of the worst days in the pool. I have been doing all my mistakes while swimming in the bigger pool. But yesterday another gentleman who also happens to be a professional swimmer told me that, I was unfit for the bigger pool.
He told me to correct my basic stuffs. He also told me that, I was not floating on water but instead sinking. Hence was turning my head too quickly to breathe. But he appreciated my enthusiasm that, I used to come everyday and was trying.
Its quite embarassing to hear those words. But yes, that is true I have been on the receiving end of these words yesterday. So today I am back to the baby pool, trying to work on my kicking.
It took me more than two months to drive confidently. I hope after 2 months or more I can swim as confidently as I can drive.
I just pray to god to help me.
I have no other option, but to learn free style swimming or just drown in the pool once for all. Yes I am serious, I never want to give up midway, learning. Its going to be now or never.
I guess this is what is stopping me from blogging, breaking my concentration at work etc etc. Its a huge huge embarassment.
Doing swimming with a correct technique is really a dream for me.
Cheers,
Sandeep
If I could write more
Time and again, I tend to take so much breaks.. Am i busy.. or am I stressed or am I out of topics.. I am really not sure. But swimming on a daily basis surely keeps me occupied. Not that I have learnt free style swimming, but for sure I am trying.
I once thought of writing about the memories which I have about my engineering days. But yet again, ran short of time, words etc etc and its still unfinished. Given the time, I just end up hooking onto the internet, chatting. But do I really get enough time on weekdays to chat, surf etc etc. Yeh may be a hour and a half or so.. apart from office I mean..
Wish I could write few more things.
I once thought of writing about the memories which I have about my engineering days. But yet again, ran short of time, words etc etc and its still unfinished. Given the time, I just end up hooking onto the internet, chatting. But do I really get enough time on weekdays to chat, surf etc etc. Yeh may be a hour and a half or so.. apart from office I mean..
Wish I could write few more things.
Back to blogging...
Not sure how many times, I have written such a kind of post. But yep, yet again, after 20 days of break, I am back, writing an entry.
Had been to Johor Bahru, Malaysia today. Was kind of good day.
Will post something in a day or two. May be some pics of Johor Bahru and Sentosa as well..
Cheers,
Sandeep
Had been to Johor Bahru, Malaysia today. Was kind of good day.
Will post something in a day or two. May be some pics of Johor Bahru and Sentosa as well..
Cheers,
Sandeep
Finally able to prepare Rajma dal in a proper way
I started cooking on my own, only after coming over here. Before this, never had even thought of making something on my own. Because, my mother always fed me with good food. Now that the need for me to cook had arised, I too joined the bandwagon.
In the last 3 months, I have learnt to cook rice, chapathi, dal. I cook semiya too, but in a different way. I assume not many people would agree with my way of cooking semiya.
Though I could cook few stuffs, cooking other things was literally eluding me. Like making vegetable curry. I was too lazy to cut onions and tomatoes, boil the vegetables and then mix them with other ingredients to make a curry.
Even after repeated suggestions from Kapil and family, I was still reluctant to go by the normal approach. I was not interested in deep frying onions in oil. But as I realized, it was the only way to make proper curry.
So yesterday, made up plans to cook Rajma dal. Thought I could do it in the same way as Toor Dal.
But I was advised to soak Rajma for 3-4 hrs before steaming it in a pressure cooker. So I did soak some Rajma yesterday. Since I went to swimming 2 times yesterday, I could not prepare Rajma yesterday.
Today I had to prepare Rajma in the morning. I tried my normal way of preparing Rajma, steaming it, then heating oil in a pan and then adding mustard and then Rajma and then water plus salt.
This did not work out. The water and Rajma did not mix very well. So when I spoke to Kapil, they again advised me to go with making masala by deep frying onions and then adding tomatoes, coriander powder. After which I needed to whip the solution.
So I thought, let me do in this way and try it. Believe me or not. It actually worked. The Rajma mixed quite well with the paste prepared out of Onions and tomatoes. Now I have invited my friend to have some Rajma for dinner, let me see what his feedback actually is.
I hope its proper. In that case, I can try out the same way for different vegetables as well.
+2 lessons learnt.
Lesson 1.. To cook Rajma.
Lesson 2.. Never be reluctant to come out of ur shell and try something different, by listening to friends' advice.
Cheers,
Sandeep
In the last 3 months, I have learnt to cook rice, chapathi, dal. I cook semiya too, but in a different way. I assume not many people would agree with my way of cooking semiya.
Though I could cook few stuffs, cooking other things was literally eluding me. Like making vegetable curry. I was too lazy to cut onions and tomatoes, boil the vegetables and then mix them with other ingredients to make a curry.
Even after repeated suggestions from Kapil and family, I was still reluctant to go by the normal approach. I was not interested in deep frying onions in oil. But as I realized, it was the only way to make proper curry.
So yesterday, made up plans to cook Rajma dal. Thought I could do it in the same way as Toor Dal.
But I was advised to soak Rajma for 3-4 hrs before steaming it in a pressure cooker. So I did soak some Rajma yesterday. Since I went to swimming 2 times yesterday, I could not prepare Rajma yesterday.
Today I had to prepare Rajma in the morning. I tried my normal way of preparing Rajma, steaming it, then heating oil in a pan and then adding mustard and then Rajma and then water plus salt.
This did not work out. The water and Rajma did not mix very well. So when I spoke to Kapil, they again advised me to go with making masala by deep frying onions and then adding tomatoes, coriander powder. After which I needed to whip the solution.
So I thought, let me do in this way and try it. Believe me or not. It actually worked. The Rajma mixed quite well with the paste prepared out of Onions and tomatoes. Now I have invited my friend to have some Rajma for dinner, let me see what his feedback actually is.
I hope its proper. In that case, I can try out the same way for different vegetables as well.
+2 lessons learnt.
Lesson 1.. To cook Rajma.
Lesson 2.. Never be reluctant to come out of ur shell and try something different, by listening to friends' advice.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Time to post something
These days, I am getting lazy. I end up posting nothing for days together. So a few days back, I joined a nearby swimming center, not that I know how to swim, but to learn infact. So after two weeks, I can say that, I am satisfied with my progress.
Apart from that made new friends at the swimming pool, One person turned out from the same organization where I work, he sits in the same building as I do. So these days, he gives me company at the swimming pool. Unwinding after a stressful day seems to be so much fun. Each day, I just wait to run from work, rite across to hit the pool. Wow. Something to look forward, That makes me happy.
I can recall the song by Sheryl Crow " If it makes you happy :)- ", what a cute song.
Met two new people at the pool. Nice !!
Cheers,
Sandeep
PS:: You may think I have eaten few words in this post.. Yep.. Time for my dinner :)-
Apart from that made new friends at the swimming pool, One person turned out from the same organization where I work, he sits in the same building as I do. So these days, he gives me company at the swimming pool. Unwinding after a stressful day seems to be so much fun. Each day, I just wait to run from work, rite across to hit the pool. Wow. Something to look forward, That makes me happy.
I can recall the song by Sheryl Crow " If it makes you happy :)- ", what a cute song.
Met two new people at the pool. Nice !!
Cheers,
Sandeep
PS:: You may think I have eaten few words in this post.. Yep.. Time for my dinner :)-
Its been a while :)
Its almost 2 weeks since I have posted. Not that I am too busy to post, but a pinch of laziness here and there. So finally after 26 years, I started with swimming classes. Its almost 12 years since I last entered the pool. So this time, spent around 3 hours at the swimming complex which is at 5 mins walk from my place.
Had the first day's session, and tried practicing whatever the trainer had taught. It has resulted in tremendous amounts of pain. Shoulders, arms, triceps, thighs, chest, now everything's in pain :)-
But yes, kinda good feeling, I am getting to learn swimming :)-
Cheers,
Sandeep
Had the first day's session, and tried practicing whatever the trainer had taught. It has resulted in tremendous amounts of pain. Shoulders, arms, triceps, thighs, chest, now everything's in pain :)-
But yes, kinda good feeling, I am getting to learn swimming :)-
Cheers,
Sandeep
Nice way to end a weekend :)
First let me write about my previous post. About me missing Bangalore, India. Yes it happens. Sometimes my mind starts to ponder over a lot of things. Ok. Now let me now tell you how it all started.
Firstly I read a lot of blogs. Here and there, I remember quite a few blog url's, ( apart from the one's I have fed into my reader. I do not use at office because it reduces productivity ). So this Friday, after lunch, found quite sometime to open some blogs and I started reading. As I was reading came across various posts where the bloggers had travelled here and there, over Karnataka and lot other places. So this made me feel that, I was seriously missing something.
But let me tell you, the same evening, I spoke to my ex-lead Kishor, and finally after a bit of advice I was back myself. The feeling of missing on lots of things, just had calmed down.
So here I am trying to post enthusiastically about something, that happend, today evening. As usual, me and my friend went to Little India and had a pizza at the City Square Mall. And I went to do some shopping at Mustafa as usual. But today we had started a bit early may be an hour or so.
So we got loads of additional time, where in we could sit in the park. And to my surprise, there was a live band or orchestra or whatever, performing just opposite to the park.
Here we were, with some drinks in our hand, our tummy full sitting in the park and listening to some music. Could not understand an inch of the language, in which the songs were being sung, you can guess the language by the way. But the music was soothing.
We could also see some kids playing LOCK and KEY in the park. I was able visualise my good old childhood days when I used to play lock n key, hide n seek etc etc. It was kinda fun.
So all in all, a nice way to end the weekend.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Firstly I read a lot of blogs. Here and there, I remember quite a few blog url's, ( apart from the one's I have fed into my reader. I do not use at office because it reduces productivity ). So this Friday, after lunch, found quite sometime to open some blogs and I started reading. As I was reading came across various posts where the bloggers had travelled here and there, over Karnataka and lot other places. So this made me feel that, I was seriously missing something.
But let me tell you, the same evening, I spoke to my ex-lead Kishor, and finally after a bit of advice I was back myself. The feeling of missing on lots of things, just had calmed down.
So here I am trying to post enthusiastically about something, that happend, today evening. As usual, me and my friend went to Little India and had a pizza at the City Square Mall. And I went to do some shopping at Mustafa as usual. But today we had started a bit early may be an hour or so.
So we got loads of additional time, where in we could sit in the park. And to my surprise, there was a live band or orchestra or whatever, performing just opposite to the park.
Here we were, with some drinks in our hand, our tummy full sitting in the park and listening to some music. Could not understand an inch of the language, in which the songs were being sung, you can guess the language by the way. But the music was soothing.
We could also see some kids playing LOCK and KEY in the park. I was able visualise my good old childhood days when I used to play lock n key, hide n seek etc etc. It was kinda fun.
So all in all, a nice way to end the weekend.
Cheers,
Sandeep
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