What the heck in this world is impossible for me...Nothing!!! (I may be sounding a bit arrogant).But how many of those things i have achieved....Again Nothing!!! (This time i am trying to be a bit humble,right?).
All through my life,both on personal front and in terms of my career,i have always set high standards for myself but never i am able to reach within sniffing distance of meeting the standards. Lets keep aside my personal life out of this piece.I was expected-the expectation was in no sense a nonsense-to come out with flying colors in my class X board exams with no other even in my vicinity.I was the topper of my batch continuously for 6 long years!!! But when it mattered most i failed to deliver. Next mission was "IIT JEE". It could have been well within my reach considering that i was very good in 'Maths' (Ah..again a bit arrogant) and good enough in 'Physics' and 'Chemistry'. But as luck would have it-thanks to my mathematics score,the subject i used to boast of-i was so near and yet so far(I did qualify JEE exams but my rank did not allow me to make into any of the IIT colleges,though i take pride in being a BIT alumni).
Mission Impossible III(though it did not seem to be impossible at that time) was getting into 'Oracle'(Though it seem OK to me that finally i am placed in SISO). And quite incredibly i was unable to get past the first round(This time i have crossed all limit in showing my arrogance...Sorry) let alone make into it. The aptitude test did me in.
Now here i am ready to go for my another mission-CAT 2009.I am trying everything what it takes to score a good percentile(see, i have started spending some time on writing also to improve my fragile English) boasting yet again of my mathematical skills. I am keeping my fingers crossed and hoping against all hopes. Let there is a change in my fortune so that i don't have to rename this mission of mine as 'MI-4'.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Friday, May 29, 2009
What lies ahead???
It seems this blogging bug has caught me very badly. It has been only 4 days since i started blogging and i am penning down my 3rd Blog.I did not intend to write this piece(infact any piece for that matter) today but one reason forced me to do so.
Actually,today is no ordinary day in SISO for as many as 7 people are leaving the comapny for some or the other reasons (Most of them going for their higher studies). One of them is my teammate 'Nishant' (We were not in the same team for past 5 months once i moved out of DVB-H Project or to be more precise once that project was scrapped ,but still we were always connected).I have been here for quite sometime now and frequently i get a mail titled "Last Day in SISO". But never did 7 people left SISO at one go.
It was less than an hour in office today when i received a mail titled "End of a RolePlay" .On finding the sender to be Nishant i was taken back to the good old days i spend with the DVB-H team. It was one of the most closely knit team in SISO with teammates much more than colleagues. And the person who had the biggest hand in gelling the team(Its better to call the team "a group of buddies with no concern over age differences") was none other than 'Nishant'. He has the knack of lightening up the atmosphere with his well-timed pun.Working in DVB-H team was more than fun (infact i never felt that i was working).We used to have outings every now and then(more than once in a month).I don't know how much i gained technically (i was part of the DVB-H team for less than 4 months) but i learned much more than that - an individual accomplishment means nothing when the team as a whole fails to deliver and how to enjoy others' success. Special mention to our manager 'Rajaram' for i personally believe that a team is as good as a manager.
We (non-existent DVB-H team) are still working in the same roof and till now we spend lots of time together(Ofcourse when we are free) but the guy(Nishant) who used to to find humour out of the blue will not be around to spread the positive energy.His 3 years journey in SISO comes to an end today.I will definitely miss his enthu,energy and charisma. I am not sure if the team(Though it does not exist as such) will be the same anymore.
Actually,today is no ordinary day in SISO for as many as 7 people are leaving the comapny for some or the other reasons (Most of them going for their higher studies). One of them is my teammate 'Nishant' (We were not in the same team for past 5 months once i moved out of DVB-H Project or to be more precise once that project was scrapped ,but still we were always connected).I have been here for quite sometime now and frequently i get a mail titled "Last Day in SISO". But never did 7 people left SISO at one go.
It was less than an hour in office today when i received a mail titled "End of a RolePlay" .On finding the sender to be Nishant i was taken back to the good old days i spend with the DVB-H team. It was one of the most closely knit team in SISO with teammates much more than colleagues. And the person who had the biggest hand in gelling the team(Its better to call the team "a group of buddies with no concern over age differences") was none other than 'Nishant'. He has the knack of lightening up the atmosphere with his well-timed pun.Working in DVB-H team was more than fun (infact i never felt that i was working).We used to have outings every now and then(more than once in a month).I don't know how much i gained technically (i was part of the DVB-H team for less than 4 months) but i learned much more than that - an individual accomplishment means nothing when the team as a whole fails to deliver and how to enjoy others' success. Special mention to our manager 'Rajaram' for i personally believe that a team is as good as a manager.
We (non-existent DVB-H team) are still working in the same roof and till now we spend lots of time together(Ofcourse when we are free) but the guy(Nishant) who used to to find humour out of the blue will not be around to spread the positive energy.His 3 years journey in SISO comes to an end today.I will definitely miss his enthu,energy and charisma. I am not sure if the team(Though it does not exist as such) will be the same anymore.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Changing Times!!!
Recently i watched the movie "Aloo Chaat". I was long yearning to watch this movie. No,no,no this blog is not about the review for this movie in particular.In fact i rarely find any Hindi movie whcih is not worth watching ("Dev D" though taught me to be a bit selective) to form opinions for different movies. I just want to highlight how the taste of people varies with time. (Considering that few movies which were not considered to be good enough when they hit the theatres are liked by many people these days).
Yeah,so i was talking about "Aloo Chaat". This movie is full of double meaning talks with a short message (lets not talk about that message for time being).There were times in the movie when you needed to decode the "other" meaning encapsulated in seemingly very inane sentences.Compare this with the comedy movies of Amitabh Bachhan times or some 90's movies for that matter (Andaz apna apna is one of them) and you will find how different those movies were from this gen movies.It's not that i am critic of new gen movies and infact i love watching them but somehow i feel that nowadays people don't find humour in the things unless and until it is ornamented with some cheap humour.Moreover,what we used to call a joke is now aptly called a "PJ"(People don't find these jokes rich enough to make them hilarious).
Finding a movie with no cheap humour and still manage to make the people laugh out of nowhere is rare to find (i would say,not a single movie as such was released recently).If not the double meaning they would definitely contain the 'Gay' word.
Whatever be the reason,this generation people find comfort in the things, socially which are considered offensive to even utter.I don't expect the film-makers to go back to the old ways(even i won't like them to revert) but i can certainly expect them to come out with something very innovative that will make the people go crazy and laugh their heart-out even with no cheap humour in the content.
Yeah,so i was talking about "Aloo Chaat". This movie is full of double meaning talks with a short message (lets not talk about that message for time being).There were times in the movie when you needed to decode the "other" meaning encapsulated in seemingly very inane sentences.Compare this with the comedy movies of Amitabh Bachhan times or some 90's movies for that matter (Andaz apna apna is one of them) and you will find how different those movies were from this gen movies.It's not that i am critic of new gen movies and infact i love watching them but somehow i feel that nowadays people don't find humour in the things unless and until it is ornamented with some cheap humour.Moreover,what we used to call a joke is now aptly called a "PJ"(People don't find these jokes rich enough to make them hilarious).
Finding a movie with no cheap humour and still manage to make the people laugh out of nowhere is rare to find (i would say,not a single movie as such was released recently).If not the double meaning they would definitely contain the 'Gay' word.
Whatever be the reason,this generation people find comfort in the things, socially which are considered offensive to even utter.I don't expect the film-makers to go back to the old ways(even i won't like them to revert) but i can certainly expect them to come out with something very innovative that will make the people go crazy and laugh their heart-out even with no cheap humour in the content.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Last 9 Months!!!
Well,well,well...Here i am,trying my hand at writing blogs thanks to all the idle time i spent in my office. To be very true this writing thing has never been my cup of tea but then there are times when you need to re-invent yourself.
To start with,the first and foremost thing which i would like to mention is that Silicon Valley of India did not live up to my expectations.May be my expectations were higher or something else,i don't know.Nevertheless, there are things which i owe to Bengaluru.
I landed Bangalore on that fateful day of 25-07-2008 with six serial blasts marking my arrival.Just like others(Who were also going to join as freshers in SISO) i related it to a mere co-incidence.Now first few days in Bangalore(To be more precise in Diamond District-the place where we freshers were put up for 1st month) was more than a dream come true.I was sort of back to my college days having full of "masti and mazza" with no responsibility whatsoever.The time was simply flying by with each passing day bringing in more and more fun.But that 'Honymoon Period" did not last long and its end marked a beginning-my beginning as a full-time software engineer.I had to change myself a lot during this period- from September 2008 to May 2009.Last 8 months or so has been a good learning experience for me.From the college lad to a professional in an MNC is never so easy.Things are not as they used to be.It's not that i don't have enough friends here or i don't get enough time after my office work (In fact, as i mentioned in the beginning i have all time of the day), but somehow i miss the charm and excitement of being a college student.
9 months have passed since i joined SISO (Samsung India Software Operations). I have not changed much technically (since i am in a product based company, i expected to learn lots of technical stuff) because the mismanagement in the company provide me all time of the day(it's always easier to put blame on others) but as a person i have changed.People say there are somethings beyond your control and now i realize how true this can be.My priorities have changed and my ultimate aim pretty much clear to me.
All in all these 9 months have seen both ups and downs but still very much eventful for reasons known only to me.
To start with,the first and foremost thing which i would like to mention is that Silicon Valley of India did not live up to my expectations.May be my expectations were higher or something else,i don't know.Nevertheless, there are things which i owe to Bengaluru.
I landed Bangalore on that fateful day of 25-07-2008 with six serial blasts marking my arrival.Just like others(Who were also going to join as freshers in SISO) i related it to a mere co-incidence.Now first few days in Bangalore(To be more precise in Diamond District-the place where we freshers were put up for 1st month) was more than a dream come true.I was sort of back to my college days having full of "masti and mazza" with no responsibility whatsoever.The time was simply flying by with each passing day bringing in more and more fun.But that 'Honymoon Period" did not last long and its end marked a beginning-my beginning as a full-time software engineer.I had to change myself a lot during this period- from September 2008 to May 2009.Last 8 months or so has been a good learning experience for me.From the college lad to a professional in an MNC is never so easy.Things are not as they used to be.It's not that i don't have enough friends here or i don't get enough time after my office work (In fact, as i mentioned in the beginning i have all time of the day), but somehow i miss the charm and excitement of being a college student.
9 months have passed since i joined SISO (Samsung India Software Operations). I have not changed much technically (since i am in a product based company, i expected to learn lots of technical stuff) because the mismanagement in the company provide me all time of the day(it's always easier to put blame on others) but as a person i have changed.People say there are somethings beyond your control and now i realize how true this can be.My priorities have changed and my ultimate aim pretty much clear to me.
All in all these 9 months have seen both ups and downs but still very much eventful for reasons known only to me.
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