Cherishing Memories

Europe darshan!

2010-08-14T12:16:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I wrote a blog and simple reason behind it was - time. I remember, last time I wrote a

blog was an year back and it was about my selection in Infosys. Since then, many things happened which went into

my so called private diary, but few months later that too stoped. Fortunately, I got an onsite opportunity to

Brussels, Belgium and since then writing/typing anything was like going on moon!

Couple of trips in Europe, and I thought of making a blog on each trip. So, started with Paris - Disneyland

blog, which was blunder because, I started blog with an intension to help travellors/visitors and not with

personal expiriences. So, I tried to gave more information on hotels, beautiful sight seeing, blah blah. Ofcourse,

which was taken from the very net itself. Then, I realized, blogging is something very personal and all travelling these info are available on net. Still I went ahead and posted the Paris blog. But, then it was not about what I had to post. So, I

stopped blogging on my various Euro - trips as it would created lots of complication.

In present I am on my way to go back to India in the year end. Life is being very

kind to me, it gave me whatever I want. I did my education till Engineering in Aurangabad and after a lot of struggle

got a job at Bangalore in 2006. I would have seen at max 4-5 cities in India namely, Aurangabad (obviously),

Bangalore, Pune and Mumbai (once).

After 2 yrs, I was fortunate enough to get an onsite. It happened way back

in Aug,2008. Wrote a blog as well behind that wonderful expirience which is still ongoing. Work load was not

constant as usual and use to vary between quarterly releases but they didn't go till late nights. Many of euro

trips started and just to give you a glance, here's goes the ordered list with month/year:-

Disneyland - Paris, France - Sep'08
Rome, Italy - Dec'08
Amsterdam, Netherlands - Jan'09
Nizze & Monaco, France - Feb'09
Prague, Czech Republic - Apr'09
Venice, Italy - May'09
Paris, France (2nd visit) - May'09
Switzerland - Jul'09
Santorini Islands, Greece - Nov'09
London, UK - Dec'09
Barcelona, Spain - Jul'10

And list doesn't yet still as we haven't gone back to India. In span of 25 months, I visited many counteries in

Europe and if you'll make a count the no. of counteries/places visited is much less than no. of cities in India.

After seeing above places you might ask, isn't there anything to see in Belgium. :) And honestly, the answer is

Yes! And many of my friends in Europe ask is there anything to see in Belgium so that they can visit but sadly i

need to say enjoy. But, that is not completely true. We have some of places to roam around. Infact, Belgium is

famous for Beer's which you can enjoy near beaches. I have some of places to share with you:-

Walibi (Amuzement park) - Sep'09

Balankenberge - May'10

And some of tourist attraction in Brussels you can check out here.

If i am not mistaken, I am not posting this blog to show how many places I have visited, but to show how a journey

proceeds. When, I passed out from college, I didn't know i would anytime go to Belgium. As a matter of fact, I

didn't even knew there is some country named Belgium. God has been kind to me and i am sure he is with everyone.

God bless you all.

Disneyland, Paris - City of Lights/Love

2009-04-23T14:24:00.000-07:00

Disneyland, Paris - City of Lights/Love

I came to Brussels, Belgium in August'08. Winter had just started, temperature was bit ok, but being an outsider felt terrible in first couple of weeks. Since, in India, I had dealt with at max 15-17 deg cel.

Going to office was terrible job as temperature use to be in range of 9-11 deg cel. Heaters kept us normal in the room. Same routine continued for a month and then got habituated with environment.

In October'08, went to Disneyland, Paris. My first trip outside Belgium. We went in bullet train since we had to reach ASAP. We left around 6 and reach around 08:30

It's located @ Marne-La-Vallée, Disney village. Whole concept of Disneyland was really awesome. Along with childrens, adults are reminded of their childhood. I kept on browsing, clicking pictures and videos. Disney parade was good one. Although i had left Cartoon TV was back in my 20's. But, use to love Mickey mouse, Donald duck, Goofy.

We enjoyed almost all the rides, especially which are must. I don't remember the names currently but as soon as you enter the Disney village, you will be given a map. Their would be 3 land's. Do plan in advance for 30-40 mins, since these villages are bit far from each other. So, you definitely can't think of visiting village twice.

We had seen the Disney parade in Main street, central plaza. Then went for the Adventure land, then Fantasyland and finally Discoveryland. In between had lunch @ McD.
For more information have a look at map:

Most memorable was the 3D show, elevator show, space mountain, big thunder mountain, etc.

We left disneyland @ 23:00.

Next day, as we had to leave by evening so we initially went to La defence from Metro. And then took an hop-n-hop bus to have a glimpse of tourist attraction in the city. Then, we spend sometime @ Eiffel tower. Then, came back @ Airport and back to Brussels.
2 day tour is sufficient to Paris if Disneyland is not included.
If its included, then 3 days are required.

Initialising Brussels!!

2008-11-30T05:42:00.000-08:00

Dears, I got my laptop last Thursday, and since then everything is going on fine. Although, internet is not working as it has got some problem with Modem. But, hope that it would start working fine in a day or two. This mail I’m sending from my laptop, although it would be delayed by 2 days but still it would be good right? Ha ha.. Yesterday 11Oct, we had good time as we had cooked Dum aloo with Rice. Excellent combination. And then something happened which was not expected. Completely different and never happened before. It was so nice that we couldn’t stop eating and continued till it comes till our neck..But, somehow everything was managed properly.

I had thought of writing diaries daily, but it didn’t happen for couple of early days. I remember I landed to Brussels early morning @ 07:30. Had big line in front of immigration, so took around 30-40 mins to get out of Airport. After that, got a taxi and came to Wellington Aparthotel in Vulgrat. Hotel was pretty good, then called up Manish. But, was feeling very tired so slept for a while. Then, Manish and Bhavin came, had a chat. Most worst part was when I heard that there is no jet provisioning in this country. So, we’ve to use paper for the same. Somehow, I got ready. And went with them to have lunch at 259 Avenue Louise.

Their room was awesome, infact our hotel was not that good. J Then, they prepared Rice and Dal with papadam. Till that time, I was browsing internet. Thankfully, Akanksha was online, so chatted with her for a while. Although, I had called up to Parents and Mama after reaching the Airport. Then had lovely lunch in Brussels. Enjoyed and got to meet with everyone. We came back to hotel, I got some arrangements for tomorrow. So, bought Bread and cheese with few bottles of Water. As we were in hotel for 5 more days. Again went to Manish’s room for dinner again. Next day was first day to office, we went in Tram, then Metro. Meet Abhishek in the metro. Then we reached Nord. It was simply amazing. There were two towers of Belgacom. Simply awesome. Reached the office and met Vijay. Then all of them. And same damn crap work started off from the first day itself. Then, at lunch we went down @ food court and had some Corn dish which he had corn baked and potato fries along with few vegetables. Then, came back and worked till evening. Then came back to hotel @ 07:00. Then, again went to Manish’s room for dinner. For 4 days it was schedule. On Thursday we had to shift to our new room which was Vijay’s room earlier. We packed everything and went to Rue de mot, Etterbeek in Taxi. Time was 07:30 in evening. Owner was in room itself. We saw the room, it was simply amazing. It had wooden flooring which would help us in Winter times. It was actually divided into 2 floor. As we enter in room we’ve Hall in rightside and kitchen in left. And going down we’ve our bedroom. I liked the room a lot. We cooked some rice and slept as we had to go to office today. 22nd Aug morning we had to go to office, we didn’t new the way. So, we took taxi and reached the office, it was Friday.. And we came in formals. It simply got out of our minds. First weekend in Brussels was awesome. We took rest in room. Got our things settled. Then brought some food items. Then, went to Manish’s room. And things are going since then normal. Then, we had Ganesh Chathurthi celebration in here.

Then, we had Onam celebration too. Also, on 13thSep went to Paris with Baba, Jitu, Popo and Kutty. It was an awesome exp and it was mine first tour in Europe.

We covered Disneyland first and then next day Paris. Simply amazing…. Days were going very fine in here and then got news kay Babul is also coming. So, I had all things ready for him. He came on 21st sept and we cooked Omlette at breakfast. Then things were going even cooler as we both use to cook. Also, we booked a laptop which is expected in 10-15 days.

Then we had Diwali celebration at Avenue louise, 259... Wherein we gathered together and had a grand Lunch … around 30 people joined the party… Initially, we had distributed the work as per teams like Pulao team and all … And then came early and started with our respective work .. Puja of Laxmi .. And then aarti … And then lovely dinner… I use to call Home and assure them that everything is very much fine in here. And they shouldn’t take any tension regarding the same. So, I use to take care of each and everything. Also, I use to call Ajooba and Kaka. Then in some weekends, use to call Govind mama and Raja mama. And try to cover all the family members. Sorry if I haven’t called some. Then, sometime Romit and Prathamesh. So, this was the whole thing which was happening over past few weeks. And now things gonna change further as internet is gonna come. Although, we are really disappointed with it as its getting delayed due to some technical problem. Hope I would continue giving you with updates.

HOME SWEET HOME

2008-05-05T01:56:00.000-07:00

Last Friday, 4th April 2008, Went to my native as there were consecutive three days holiday on the occasion of Ugadi, we had a holiday on Monday. Also, had to bring Digicam from the home for our Mumbai trip. Me with Janardhan went with Bhagyalaxmi A/C Volvo @ 23:30.

We had nice time in the journey. Morning Saturday 5th, we reached around 05:30. I reached house in 10 mins. Then had tea and took bath after 1 hr. Went to my Grandfather’s place which nearby and came back after 1 hr. Then had nice time with my PC, playing games, listening songs, watching movies, etc etc. Damn good fun. Also, took videos and snaps with the Digicam. Then had lunch and again same routine started. In the evening also didn’t feel like going out. So, took rest. Played games. Burn the DVD’s. Installed the Operating XP with SP2.

Like this Saturday was gone, then Sunday, got up by 09:00. Had nice breakfast and brought vegetables from market along with Amrakhand since it was “GudiPadwa” alias Happy new year as per Hindu calendar. Had nice time taking lunch as usual and then went to sleep since power wasn’t there. In the evening, went to my Aunt’s place, as her Birthday was there. So, took videos in there and had nice time and came back at 20:30. Then, played the games and watched the movie, The bourne identity. Awesome movie.

We had to shift to a new place in Pune, so we decided to leave Aurangabad in afternoon and so had to get ready by 14:30. Last 3 hrs in home went like hell for me. Didn’t felt like leaving the house. Some kind of feeling was resisting me from getting away. Don’t know why, every time I get the same feeling. Felt like leaving everything and sit back in the house and enjoy the life. Clock was ticking hard and fast. Somehow last minute arrived and left the house forgetting my towel on the chair.

It was too hot in the bus, Humsafar A/C Volvo, journey was too cool. After crossing Ahmednagar, it was all the way raining. We flickered some snaps since had digicam with us. Then, watched the movie, Daag – The fire. We started feeling hungry at around 20:30 and so had some snacks which we had brought from our respective houses. There was one baby named Zara, she was really cute. We ask her parents for the snap and they happily gave. She was so cute that, remaining journey went like a swift. She even had our snacks. Then, our station shivajinagar came and went with Auto rickshaw towards Kalewadi phata.

Shifted Jannu’s luggage and then had nice dinner in the hotel in front of our Apartment.

Big ADDA - Friends > Stay back.

2008-03-12T03:29:00.000-07:00

It is wisely said, "Friend in need is a friend indeed".

I'm truly blessed to have wonderful friends in my life. Right from schooling till my service, I had numerous friends, few stayed back and walked with me. Those are the one's with whom, I share my wonderful memories. So this is the journey which will give you a glance of my journey so far.

During my schooling, I was too shy and use to have limited friends. We use to come to schools in school bus, on the stop we use to gather and play something. During rainy season, I remember our shoes use to get dirty and we use to enjoy the droplet's as we use to wait for the bus under a "Banyan" tree. I still remember those days, when sometimes my mom or dad use to drop me till school when i miss the bus. In school, use to sit in back bench. Was a studious child and use to take out most care to be silent for whole lecture. In the interval use to eat tiffins and then again lecturers. Then by the afternoon, we use to gather in the ground to board respective buses to our homes. Around 1:30 PM, use to reach home, we had Black and White TV kept on dinning table. So, we use to watch "Waqt ki Raftar" serial while taking our lunch. I still remember, everyone use to wait for me for lunch and after that we use to take it together. I use to finish my homework and then use to have Lunch. Then use to sleep till evening. Then use to go out for playing various sort of games like Hide and seek, Lingorcha, kabadi, etc etc.

Childhood went like dream... No tensions apart from school examinations which use to come semester wise. Every time, use to come in distinction or first class. Qualified each level and more on more study. As time passed, SSC came, didn't had any sort of tuitions, also advices from all of them really screwed me up. Somehow managed to get first class with 74 percentage. Luckily, had a centralized admission for the HSC admissions. So, got in good college. Completed my pre-university education with flying colors. 86 percentage were enough to get admission for good Engineering within university. So, applied for the college near by our native.

Engineering, was pretty tough job. But, friends stayed back and everything turned simple. First year, FE ... hmm what to say, I remember, it was our last day and PL(Preparation L eave's) were starting. We were coming from canteen, chit chatting about the girls hostel which was in front of our canteen. We had a challenge simply like who will go into hostel, etc. Suddenly, care taker from back screamed at us. And ask us to meet the hostel in charge. She was a talking various rubbish things which weren't in our talks or minds. We tried our best in explaining her but she was thinking something else. Somehow we managed to get out of that shit. Then SE, we got the branch specific subjects and we were suppose to become some what serious. Practicals and lectures were made compulsory. Although, being from Computer science background, no issues in attending lectures because of reasons :) ...

Then formed one group in practicals, and journey started of new friends. We use to stay back in college chatting for long hours. Their were around 7-9 of us, including 3-4 girls. We had formed a nice chemistry and use to help each other during tests, practicals, files, etc. Then we started celebrating birthdays and had reasons to throw and get parties :) ... and use to go out in different hotels, and flicker few snaps ... Then use to study together as well in library or someone's room :) .. It was damn good fun, mostly we use to chit chat and hardly for 1-2 hours use to study from whole day. But, it was damn good fun ... With this SE came and similarly TE. By this time we were were well known people in college as we had nice air. Because it was the perfect blend of Studious and Party hard rock people. Then, use to organize few events for Freshers apart from Ragging. This is one is damn good funny, in ragging, girls use to help us a lot, and as the fresher comes, we ask him/her to ask some weird questions to girls. Then we use to take him to canteen introduce to all our friends and he use to go smiling. :)

Finally, it was the last year BE, it was time when we had to look out for careers. Few of us turned their attentions towards Studies became serious. Looking at them, few more joined. On campus placements added to it, everyone started prepared Aptitude along with curriculum. Few of our snaps got success initially, and were placed in few nice companies. We still had kept some what balance in our schedule. Also, during last semester, projects added to depression. Submission + Files + Practicals, use to stay in college for 15-16 hrs for various reasons. Then, during our final days, strange feeling use to come of loosing as we would head towards our respective destination hereafter. Couldn't have thought it would become reality but its a cruel truth. It got refreshed in the movie RDB, too. Then everything got over, examinations, projects, practicals, and were released finally. Somewhere there were mixed feelings. But, life has to go on ... So, we celebrated our last get together treat in one famous hotel, flickered in nice snaps. And gave nice wishes to all of them and returned back, burying those wonderful memories deep into heart.

K - The unsaid truth !!!!

2008-03-11T22:48:00.000-07:00

It gives immense pleasure to me as I’ve clarified all the pending and unsaid things with you. It was my mistake or something else, I don’t know. But, one thing I know is that, I’ve done the right thing at last.

So far it has been nice journey, hope to continue the same.

Moving on to important topic of the day…

Day %/%/%% was the most important day in my life, as far as I know, it was Saturday, and I was watching TV… Wasn’t aware what are the things coming up and in store for me… Simply watching some movies, music channels, etc etc … And suddenly my cell rung … Sweet friend of mine was on call … I switched of the TV and went in bedroom, slept on the bed and started the conversation… She was talking very nicely…. And I was listening as boys usually do the same thing J ha ha …

After couple of minutes i.e. 30-40, she said something which shocked me like anything… It wasn’t scary but gave the same effect... It was the thing which all boys are waiting for …. And I was the lucky one to get it … Although being emotional, I didn’t react artificially but simply told her that, I am not ready for it so far and would think on it later… or in short just told her we’ll be friends … It was the greatest mistake which I had done … She had proposed me, and honestly speaking, I didn’t mind accepting it but the thing was, I wasn’t prepared for the same… and this I wasn’t able to tell her... which is more hurting…

Also, somewhere my heart was telling, go ahead and accept it, but the bloody mind wasn’t ready… Simply because, there were two reasons, first one, I wasn’t ready for the same and second was, sorry to say but she was little over weight, so somewhere it was hurting me a lot… When I saw her snap for the first time, it was of course close up, I didn’t get to know and so moved on … But, when I saw her full snap in front of some gate… I was really disappointed, and started questioning, why it happened with me etc etc… So, I tried telling her indirectly that please lose some weight but sometimes she use to get and sometimes she use to ignore it…. But, then one day, I had gone to my friends place, they had broadband connection, so I logged in Yahoo Messenger, and she was online. I said that now today I’ll tell her, and I did. She said that yea she is working on it… I was happy to know that, not because of “She was working on it” but the way she handled my issue and responded was very nice. It relieved me a lot.

We started communicating every now and then, even in the nights we were on call for 1-2 hrs… and days were nicely passing by…. Then suddenly, one day, one of my friend(girl) sent me a snap, I liked it a lot. My mind started thinking on it, and so I stopped calling the earlier one. Stopped it for few days. And was concentrating on the new one. But, couldn’t hold on for more and so on the sixth day, I called up my old friend, with honest mind I told her whole story, it was about 1am in the night, she listened everything, and as a nice colleague explained me what are the necessary steps which I should take …

Somewhere down the line, I wasn’t getting where I am heading to. Am I troubling both these girls, Am I doing it right, etc etc. But, then I stopped thinking and continued the way it went. After couple of weeks, I realized that, it can’t be planned out. It happens when it happens. No one can change it. Would like to share on famous dialogue from the movie, “Dil chahta hai”,

“ Pyaar faisle se nahi kiya jaata, buss ho jaata hain!! “

Same thing happened with me…

Then after few months, we were at the stage, where my old friend got into relationship, I was literally pissed off. But, nothing can be done. Since, I know it was all because of me. So, I kept mum and continued. Few weeks later, heard that she had again broken with that because the boy had some family problems, etc. And then one day, she said to me, that she had one special person in her life and no one can take his position. I wasn’t surprise to know that, it was the same guy which she had broken with.

Deep in my heart, I felt really bad, that they aren’t getting together. But, somewhere, I found my way clear. But, then now time had gone. With lots of efforts, I tried to explain in the numerous calls saying “Please bring my old friend back, but she use to ignore it by giving some comments”. So, far it’s fine, we’re just talking to each other and sharing our views. Hope she would understand my feelings and forget all past things and return me, my old friend.

Last but not the least, if she is reading this, I would not leave this opportunity to apologize, I am sorry if I had hurt you at any point. Thanks for being with me and I hope you continue the same for years and years … Sorry once again.

Roommates

2008-02-29T03:04:00.000-08:00

[Jab V Met]

Roomies… The word full of joy, excitement, fun, laughter and many more things come in mind. I remember those days when I use to stay with my Parents, and use to wonder when I’ll stay in room, when I’ll get all that freedom, no restrictions, no rules, etc. Sometimes, within our friends we use to chit chat about the advantages staying outside, far from our Family.

Till my Engineering, I was with my Parents. Haven’t seen hostel life till my Graduation.

Suddenly, after my Graduation, got a job posting far away from hometown. In a different state, where in different languages were spoken, different people. Moreover, it was mine first turn to face the situation. It was the city of Bangalore. City of Gardens, Girls, Software engineers and most important, Dogs. Sorry but it’s true. Along with these, what attracted was the climate. Its climate is truly unbelievable. So, much cool and calm that you won’t even dream of leaving the beautiful city. Also, there is one more interesting thing about people in here; they’ll speak in English, right from Auto rickshaw drivers to vendors and all over. Also, they won’t ever look into each other’s matter. I truly like such kind of people who live in their own world. Was wondering when my state people would start doing the same.

Initially, it wasn’t so difficult to get acquainted with the city. Since, along with me there were 200 people who were new to the city as well. Most interesting part was that, students from various states and background landed in the Silicon Valley. All of them needed each other since we had left our good old friends behind. Few were lucky enough to get their friendship continued in company as well. But, many were like me who didn’t have anyone from his/her friend circle. In fact, few were there, who were alone from their respective states. I remember, we had given a hotel room for initial days as our accommodation. During that period, we got to know each other atleast by names which we use to forget the very next day.. ha ha .. In company, lectures were arranged so no time to chit chat and so half day use to go in listening to crap and sleeping in the Auditorium. Few lectures were exceptional wherein we actually got to know something new and realized the value of our Company.

Another half day use to go in Practical’s, which we use to enjoy to the fullest. In fact, we use to wait eagerly for attending practicals. And reason you’ll come to know slowly as you continue reading further. One thing which binds most of us was found in our Practical labs. And it was the very own, Counter Strike. We use to play like hell, approximately 20-25 members use to play simultaneously. Just an idea for non-gamers in here, it’s the game played on Network wherein two teams as Terrorists and Anti-Terrorist, we’ve to either defuse the bomb / place a bomb depending on the team which you’re in. Also, it gave kind of relaxation from whole day work. Friends were formed. One funny thing which I would like to share was, in the game we have to give a name to our respective players, and so mine was “:” spelled as COLON. Similarly, there were many like Chicken, Jai-Shivaji, etc. So, what happened was, while playing the game, we use to communicate with players name and so each one got an identity. We use to call each other in real life with their players name. Actually, we didn’t even know their names and we use to communicate with Players name only. This is how we came closer and courtesy goes to Counterstrike.

This is how our Training happened and everyday a new battlefield, new plans, new bombing techniques, new artillery, and it was damn good fun. Seriously, it was the most memorable training we ever had and I’m sure no one would have imagined such things would happen in companies as well. When I use to tell my friends back home, they won’t believe all these things. But, we were lucky enough to be in such a gr8 company. Of course, there were other reasons too.

As days passed, our accommodation period was over and we had to manage our self. We had planned earlier, and made the roommates and finally shifted to new room. Initially, it was damn good fun. Since most of us started experiencing the roomies life. But, then conflicts started building up within us. Few were uncomfortable with each other. So, then again departing came into picture and few of them changed the room. New members replaced our old friends. We had nice time initially with them. We were 3 of us. We got so well adjusted that there were no conflicts or issues within us. Even, if some came, we use to sit back and discuss like professionals. I was truly blessed to have my two roomies. (Names are kept confidential). I was so easily staying with them, that I didn’t had any issues. And enjoyed every bit of it. We use to have Pizza party @ our room with all of our friends. And it was damn good fun. I was very happy in there.

After living for 18 months, I wanted a transfer closer to my native. I was about to join my college friends. We had dreamed of this day long back. I had a mixed feeling at that point of time, since I at one side my college friends were there while at other, new formed friends. I was enjoying with new ones like anything. But, somehow use to miss my old friends too. So, took a harsh decision, and applied for transfer request. Few days, I was sitting back and listing down the consequences of getting transfer and not getting it. But then stopped thinking and finally left over to God. In my mind, I was imagining life with my college friends. There were times when we use to go together to College and had nice time there as well. So, was happy in that sense, that I’ll be starting it all over again. With that thought in mind, I got a transfer and I came back. Leaving behind unforgettable memories, dumping all of them deep into heart, giving hugs to all my buddies, giving a smiling face to one of my most special friends who was there with me right from Training; I left the beautiful city of Bangalore. It was the most touching moment of my life, as it was the first one. I never had experienced such kind of situation before.

Leaving behind my Life, I came into Pune – the IT NEXT. Few days went in and within couple of weeks; I realized that, college life with friends was totally different when it comes to staying with them. And Life taught me one new lesson; People which seemed to be closer, aren’t close and vice versa. I found so much change in them, and for few days I was wondering, what is happening. Also, there was addition to few other friends. Actually, the thing was that, I was outsider to a group of friends. Suddenly, I started feeling some kind of incompleteness within myself and had uncomfortable feeling. Don’t know why I was feeling, like I was far away from my college friends and was closer to the newly formed in Bangalore. There was some kind of comfort level which I was missing in here.

I discussed this issue with someone really special in my life, and she suggested me to stay cool and don’t bother about the situations happening in and around you. I told her that, saying is easy but actually facing the situation is really difficult. But, then she explained me very nicely that even she had gone to similar situation and was giving what can be done in such kind of situation. She was the hope for me and still she is. Because of her, I’m feeling much better and now I’m really enjoying every bit of it. Hope she would be there with me in future too.

Finally, conclusion of the story is, Be flexible in whichever kind of situation you would be, as Life continue…

CRR ONE !!!

2008-02-26T21:23:00.000-08:00

Ohh!! My god.

Sometimes it feels bad when you get what you want. And the same case happened with me when I got a transferred to Pune. It was the perfect blend of good and bad. Didn’t know how to react to such kind of situation. Moreover, it was so instantly that I didn’t even have time to sit back and think over it. It was the same way which I had thought and posted in my previous blog “Perfect Dilemma”.

Pune, although it was closer to my native, but wasn’t close to me. It had more or like similar structure as of Bangalore. Still there was some kind of incompleteness either in me or in Pune. For few days, I tried searching for the answer, but couldn’t find it. Ultimately, I came to conclusion that, what I was missing were the good old friends which I left behind.

Suddenly a flash back use to come over, wherein I am going for Breakfast, Lunch and Tea with the Fantastic four (Abhinav, Anil, Jaggu and Giri). I don’t know how, but somehow we all got linked to each other. Actually, our frequencies matched quite a lot and since beginning we were together so had some kind of comfort. It was the most precious thing which I left behind. I don’t know for how many years I’ll regret for the same. I try coming out of it, but in my daily activities they’re touched somewhere or the other. In that dilemma I continued to live in and it happened so well that, fortunately one of my best friend from Bangalore got transferred to Pune. It was some kind of relief to me and got some buddy with whom I can chill out. Then I started enjoying here as well. Trying to come out from the bars which I had put on myself. Things started going fine... And hope so will continue to do so…

Another tragedy started which was in the room. Some or the conflicts started building up on small small issues which can’t be told. Moreover, you can’t tell all stuff going around and you shouldn’t expect anything from other’s too. I tried convincing, but no use. It’s like, the one’s with whom you’re closer, in reality are too far than you can imagine. Sometimes, even strangers are somewhat close than you can imagine. Same thing happened with me. I use to think, my friends are there for me. But, it didn’t happen with me. We use to be together whole day or two, but it doesn’t mean that we can stay together as well. There is hell lot of difference in being together and staying together. Someone had said me that, the solution of the problem lies within us. Even if we have been brought up in environment where in all comforts were provided by our parents. Yet, we can withstand our self in an environment where in such comforts aren’t there, which is called Adjustment.

Sometimes, we get so adjusted or adapted to situation that we stop arguing. But, then one of my friend suggested me a solution for that too. She said, “act as if you aren’t being disturbed with it. Leave that person aside, consider him NO where around you and live like you use to live”. Moment you start living like that, you’ll feel the difference and since then there is some kind of satisfaction in me that I’m blessed with so many nice friends… Feels gr8 when you’ve someone who cares for you... J Person will himself get the difference when he starts living the way his/her heart says.

I really wanna thank that person from bottom of my heart. (Names are kept confidential for security purposes)

After this, there were numerous nice moments like I got CRR1 which is like on top of sky. It might not be only that but, when you get some kind of recognition about the work / effort you’ve put in, then it feels really gr8. You feel that you’ve achieved something. All the efforts put in were not gone in vain. That feeling can’t be expressed in words. Moreover, I got it from person whom I admire most in my life. He is like my friend. No doubt that he is nice human being but, he is kind person too. He has an excellent view point. I use to discuss smallest of the smallest thing with him whenever I was in some kind of confusion. I don’t know what but something was their because of which we hitted off very well. Once again, I wanna thank god that I’m blessed with so many kind people that I don’t feel lonely anymore.

Hope to continue like this in future too.

Perfect dilemma continues….

2007-12-17T01:40:00.000-08:00

Sometimes things work on your side and still you aren’t satisfied. Someone had said that “Grass is always greener on the other side!” It’s very well true. And the same thing happened with me as well. I was enjoying my happy go lucky life here in Bangalore and suddenly one morning, one mail changed my life. It was normal Thursday morning and as usual I was late in office, came at around 10 and went to Breakfast directly without Opening the damn Outlook. Had Puri-bhaji and nice Tea.

Came @ my Desk, and was checking Inbox. My heart beat went up, and the reason was, I was transferred to Pune. Seriously, I couldn’t react onto that mail. Neither I was happy nor disappointed. At one place, excitement of going near to my hometown while at the other, lots of sadness as I was leaving one family behind. It was perfect blend of mixed reactions. Actually, I had put up the Transfer request after coming from Diwali vacation, but wasn’t expecting such immediate response. Many of my friends are still struggling since months to get it done. After reading the mail completely, gave thought and took my friend for discussion. Finally took a bold decision. Called up the Pune folks for my next assignment and fixed the appointment for meeting on Monday. And this is how my plan for joining commenced.

From that day itself I started feeling really emotional about Bangalore DC (Development center) and thought of capturing each and every corner of the heaven in my memories. Literally, I use to see each and every thing so carefully so that I shouldn’t miss out single glimpse of the beauty. Two days went like a breeze and finally carried me along with it. Outlook PST files + Packing + partying everything went like zoom and many occasion where in I was speechless as usual. Gathered people use to ask me, say few words but hardly uttered any. I am thankful to God that He gifted me many kind human being throughout my life who were with me unconditional and will continue to do the same in future. He gave me right friends at the right time which is extremely important. I had a great time being with them, and being highly emotional person, use to get involve in each one and had formed a very good family. Someone said very nice things about me on the day which I won’t forget ever. Hope to get that recording soon. I am a person who doesn’t like the praising but that day I felt nice listening to all those things.

It was really difficult to leave them all and at one point of time, I was ready to stay back. But, this is not the way life goes, at some or the other point, you’ve to take bold and harsh decisions. I did the same thing. Finally, buried all old memories deep into heart and decided to start of with a new life. Team members gifted me a T-shirt and Picture frame which was really beautiful. Some kind of strange feeling was their when I received the same. It was first time when someone was gifting me; with pride I accepted the same and thanked them all. Surely cherish all those moments.

Judgment day arrived; the day to say Goodbye to Silicon Valley and the toughest moment was to say “Bye” while boarding the bus to the friends who were the closest. It was so emotional kind of thing which I never felt before. I don’t know how it was, but was really touching. Finally, the bus start and we were watching each other till the end and then Journey started. I was feeling lonely in the bus, but then got use to it after couple of hours. In the morning around 8 am arrived in Pune and went to my friends place in another hour. It was Sunday, so everything was going slow, I arranged my luggage in the spacious 2BHK and was hoping to settle down quickly, but it didn’t happen. Still, Bangalore memories were giggling around.

Life was too easy their and now had to struggle, right from getting the bus till the arrival. But, then life can’t be easy always. Also, I didn’t face bus during my stay in Bangalore so thought of getting adjusted to it. I took it positively in the sense that, at least for bus I’ll get up early and that made me feel happy. I started assuming things positively since there was not any alternative. But, it made me feel good since I had to come here some or the other day, if not now then after some time.

Initial days were really horrible for me, all new members in the project. Actually, I did two projects but didn’t face such kind of scenario since all the team members were carried forward and same team was retained. So, it took time initially to interact with each one of them and it’s still not done yet since it’s a big account, around 40 members offshore while 30 onsite. But, a trip to Choki Dhani here in Pune made a relief got one friend from my native place and so we started off. Couple of team members had conversation but not all. Still, I am feeling too much uncomfortable in here, trying to adjust hope it will be done as the time passes.

Now, I have stop thinking of my wise decision, whether it was right or wrong. Being positive at each and every step is my ultimate concern. Let’s see how it goes. So far I was going with the flow, now lets what’s in store if go against the flow.

Perfect dilemma

2007-11-20T01:22:00.000-08:00

Bangalore – City of Pubs, IT hub of India, Hi-tech city, Silicon Valley of India and list goes on... I remember the day when I got my selection letter and training location given to me was Bangalore recently called as Bengaluru. Initially, I was happy, with a small pain in the neck of being apart from home town. But, then I thought, everyone has to find their own place in this lonely world and move ahead. So, it all started off with packing and final day of departure arrived… My new life was about to begin, being studied on home town till Graduation, I didn’t had any pre-experience of staying without parents. So, some nervousness was definitely their, but at the same time, excitement about the job and then salary didn’t made me feel much.

When I came to Bangalore, it was really different than what I thought. It was comparatively well organized city, clean, techie. Secondly, climate was extremely cool and loving. Somehow my life got settled with whatever I got from Bangalore, job started finely, and 1 year went off. Within 1 year, I had hardly 2-3 trips to my native, Aurangabad – City of Gates. My parents came in between to see my room life, and they were pretty impressed the way we use to live. Within that period, I realized that, this city is not for us. And it’s a fact; climate being good, hi-tech, etc didn’t count much as far as our home town is considered. Whatever city we may go, but we’ll like only our hometown, because our roots are from their. No matter how far we fly, how far we go, we’ve to come back to origin. This I’m realizing it after completing 1 yr.

Currently, I’m going through perfect dilemma wherein I am unable to decide, whether to continue with flow or go against the flow. I’ve my companies DC near my native place, so I’m deciding whether to go their or stay back here in Bangalore. There are many factors attached to my decision, and so I need to take utmost care that it doesn’t hamper my career. So, far, I moved with flow, whatever I was given, I accepted and continued but now, the time has changed, sometimes; we need to go against the flow and struggle. So, I’m going to take my own time to decide, which way to go for. Hope everything works out nicely. Pray for me.

Take off and Landing…

2007-11-16T22:45:00.000-08:00

SpiceJet - Indeed spicy!!

It was 06:30 in the morning, I got up are prepared myself for a return journey towards Bangalore via Pune. Somehow, I got ready by 8:30 and got into bus going to Pune. Was really a tiring journey of 5:30 hrs. Reached pune around 14:00, and then called my Uncle to drop me till Airport. I wasn’t expecting so much crowd, but then things went out well and we entered. Airport was fully loaded with Passengers and their was no place to stand. Everywhere long queue’s for Check-IN’s, boarding pass,etc.We initially had nice lunch their itself in Restaurant, which was costly. But, didn’t had an option outside. Although, it was good, but their was pain seeing the charges. Then I left my uncle and continued with boarding procedure. Initially, started with X-Ray checking of Luggage, and then moving towards preparation of Boarding pass. It took around 1 hr to finish both of them and courtesy goes to long Q’s. Then we had to proceed for Security check-IN’s. Which took another 45 mins. So, finally, everything was done by 16:50 and we were about fly off.

Although, our flight was delayed by 20 mins we flew off by 17:20. My seat was 07A, the window one, which charged me 50 bucks extra while booking. But, it paid off. We were sitting and within few mins. it was ready for take-off. It was pretty exciting since it was my first journey so was constant looking outside the window and my exp was pretty much similar to ride of roller coaster. Speed was tremendous and jerk we got while take off was memorable. Couldn’t forget it. Then the journey began. It attended the height and was heading towards Bangalore Airport. I shouldn’t say this, but if you don’t have any friends or partner with you, Flight journey is really boring. I felt in my first exp. And the reason behind it is, there is nothing to see around, although its 1 hr journey, but still you get so much bored that you don’t feel like travelling any more. In trains / bus, its different, inspite of taking longer time to reach our destination, still we aren’t that bored as compared to flight journey… since we’ve so many new things coming up.

Here, only thing you can see is, building which are seldom and arrives only while departing and arrival of any main city. Otherwise, only land’s, sometimes fields, and very rarely water comes. Although, it feels very good, when mountains comes, and the only reason behind it is, that we don’t have to bend our head to see the bottom part. J Within, 1 hr of journey, I felt asleep for 20-25 mins in the midst because my sleep wasn’t completed and had to woke up @ 6 in the morning. Somehow, the announcement happened that we were about to land in Bangalore Airport. So, it was pretty exciting. Their were so many buildings, roads, people walking on road, I imagined that when we were walking on the roads, and sees the plane, people use to see us in the similar fashion. Finally, we landed at 18:30 and then again waited to collect our Baggage. It took 15mins more. As mine room was too far and it took around same hours to reach as much as my journey took. And I reached my room after 1 hr.

Diwali celebration - Home after 8 months....

2007-11-12T03:09:00.000-08:00

26th Oct
It was 15:10 and I was setting OutOfOffice Assistant in my Outlook since I was going on leave for 15 days. Then met everyone around and left the company by 15:40 and came back to room. Everything was packed, so just dressed up and took the essentials and left to Majestic for Karnataka Express which was scheduled to depart @ 19:30. Reached the station by 18:10 and then had nice coffee in the Restaurant. Then had a Water bottle and sat on my seat which was 27. Then train started, @ 21:10, I ordered for Veg meals and had nice dinner inside the train and then slept for 1 hr. Then again woke up and was trying to sleep and also planning for the shopping which I was about to do for all my relatives. And then slept in between and then again woke up. This continued till morning … and then had nice Tea in the morning @ 09:30. Then arrived at Nagar @ 12:30 approx. Then came on station to catch the bus for A’bad. Then due to various unavoidable reasons, it was really late and I had to arrive @ 18:30.

Came in home sweet home by 19:20 and then took nice bath with Cold water and took rest. Then had talk with all members and told them about the shopping which I had planned. As usual they didn’t agree to any of my point since they didn’t want any kind of expenditure. Then in the night Sushil came in and we went for a Juice and had nice time chatting. Then came back and this is how my 15 days of leave started.

28th- 5th
All days I was getting up by 10:30 and then bath and directly lunch. And this continued. One day we went for shopping and bought clothes for my Parents and then one by one to all relatives. It was executed quite well. And then in the evening, our gang use to gather in Cannought and we use to have good time having hot soup @ China Town.

Then I had plenty of work to do specially, my license, which was the main task. I went with Andy for the same and completed. And then to burn the DATA from HDD to DVD’s which also was done with help of Andy’s DVD writer. So, my 60-70 % tasks were accomplished easily and courtesy goes to Andy. Really thanks a lot Anand.

9th nov
Few of my friends couldn’t make up to meet me because of various technical reasons, but most of them did and was happy about it. Then finally Diwali celebrations came in, and on 9th Nov, Laxmi Pujan, we had nice time clicking snaps, and saying aarthi’s in welcoming the goddess Laxmi. And then we brothers went in for movie, Om Shanti Om in PVR Auranagabad, along with two of my frnds and had a gr8 time. And then days went off and finally the day arrived when I had to leave next early morning.

I had to give all of them some kind of treat after my job, and so we’ll went to a restaurant. Everyone were happy. And so we had good dinner which finished with ButterScotch ice-cream and then everyone went back to their respective homes. Although I didn’t like the food and I know most of the members too. But, can’t help. I had to give it in much better way. Let’s hope it happens next time.

10th nov
Also, few days later, Grandmother had called up everyone to have a supper and so everyone came in. And had good time chatting since this is the rare occasion when all of them come over. Then sisters had good time looting the brothers, and they didn’t leave any kinda escape and did their job quite well. Same goes for the elderly people too. Although, I wasn’t partial on that side, and gave equal share irrespective of the person. And some weren’t happy with that.

And this day itself, I met so many of my frnds in Cannought and so couldn’t come early to house and so elderly people were angry. Sorry for that. Actually, we had nice times since we’ll were meeting after an year almost so couldn’t resist them as well. So, had pani puri and then Kulfi. And then went to various temples nearby since it was Saturday. Finally, my sister was urging me to bring some Chinese ever since I was in town and so I decided that I won’t go without that and so went in their, and few more frnds came in and then had soup. Took my parcel and somehow managed to touch by 23:00.

Mom, was waiting for dinner and so without wasting much time, we had it and then had nice chat with all of them and I couldn’t sleep all that night since I was really feeling so much that day. Felt like, should stay there itself. But, Life goes on… And similarly I have to and so somehow went asleep early morning around 03:00.

11th nov
Got up @ 05:40 and got ready by 06:30. Felt nice when sister got up only for me. And then went to GrandFather’s house, since they had arrived in the night and I wasn’t available. So, had their blessings and came back along with them. Then had poha and apple’s and then came along with DAD to Station. Then the return journey started. Bus journey was really tiring but was really excited about the Air journey which I would execute from Pune – B’luru. Reached pune @ 12:30 and my Uncle came into receive me and drop me till the Airport. And then we had nice Lunch in Restaurant nearby and had nice time chatting. Then I wasn’t aware with the procedure and so with too many ups and downs. Then somehow managed to get my seat and sat for 2 mins. And then the memorable journey started.

Take off was unbelievable and was really kinda afraid but then things went good and had nice journey for 1:15 hrs and reached B’luru @ 18:30. On the way, felt dizzy, although it was my first journey in plane, but still. Actually, I was awake since 5 in the morning and after tiring journey of 5 hrs in bus made me really miserable. Also, their was some kind of strange feeling on Airport since everyone were pretending to be Mod. Or they were truly, I don’t know. But, I feel one should be natural irrespective of the place you’re at. And so I was also showing off that I had also visited this Bloody damn thing a million times. It started with Take Off which was really SPLENDID and then announcement for Seat belt, oxygen mask, etc started which was quite enjoying. And then we were served with Chocolates which were also OK. And then plane was changing its direction and so we were feeling like we’re in some kinda roller coaster and the only difference was, we weren’t feeling the wind. Plane was turning and changing its direction, and then after some time it attended a stable speed and height. Then we were almost above the clouds, and the view was really amazing. I was mostly looking outside the window, and so my neck was paining after sometime. And so I use to see on the other side, where two ladies were sitting and sleeping. Nobody bothered to talked with each other since, it wasn’t required. Although, I would love to. Then after 1 hr, announcement of the arrival, and landing was as well excited similar to takeoff. I really enjoyed the Airtrip and then came back to room in another 1:30 hrs since it was too far. Got freshen up and called up home and wasn’t getting what to do. And so quickly turned ON the TV and started watching. Took dinner and then resumed with the Idiot box.

KodaiKanal & Madurai Trip

2007-09-03T05:50:00.000-07:00

Day1 - Friday @ 24^th Aug 07

In the night, we were waiting for our friends call who was coming from BTM in Qualis. At 22:17 his call came and we left our E-city room and came on Hosur road. We got into vehicle and left for Kodaikanal at 22:37. Music was going on and we had snaps in it and had wonderful time in the journey. Then at 01:17 we stopped for Tea at Selum. Then we left non-stop and reached palani at 07:27. Then we moved towards kodaikanal which was on top of the hill and their was wonderful ghat which too curving.We reached our destination @ 9:47 on Saturday 25^th Aug 07.

Day2 - Saturday @ 25^th Aug 07

We started searching for the room in some reasonable hotel since we had to just sleep in the night. Then we found on called “White House Cottage” and he agreed for 15oo/- for 2 days. So, we placed in our belongings in room and got fresh since we had to start for exploring the hill station.

We all got ready by 11:57 and took lunch their itself in our cottage which was excellent and consisted of Dal and roti @ 125/- for 5 persons.We hired an guide for 2 days which charged us around 400/- and our First day @ kodaikanal started by trekking and their were these 7 places which we enjoyed most in our trip. We initially went to Dolphin’s nose which was an excellent place. Their was fog accumulated all over and small raindrop were coming which really enhanced our snaps. It started raining after sometime so we took a halt @ one coffee house and had nice hot tea. Then we started again and went various suicide point near by and had great time in capturing the snaps, sometimes solo and many times groups. Then we went to one waterfall which was amazingly sexy. And so we exchanged our T-shirts and took snaps which came out really well. After that enjoyment in water, we went to Guna caves which was little ahead and we covered all these places walking since they were near by and we walked approximately 8 kms that day. After that we had nice “Bhutta” which helped us getting our body hot. Pine forrest came which was also ok kinda place and bamboo trees were nice in that. Then we returned back to our room @ 18:37 and took rest for 2 hrs.

Then again we went out to Market which was too small yet very crowdy. All of us did shopping for Kittos since all our shoes were wet and we needed something to wear the very next day. So, everyone took the Kittos of BATA and went 2 Restaurant called “Punjabi Dhaba” which was amazingly excellent since we didn’t expected north Indian food in Tamil nadu. Also, believe me it was so nice that we decided that we will have our meals from their itself. We had different curries that day, since we were tired and also food flavor and taste added to our bill and it all came out to 800 bucks for just 5 guys. Yet we didn’t had any issues since we were tremendously satisfied with the meals which were served. Then we came to room by 22:37 and talked / planned for the next day and went to sleep by 23:47.

Day 3 Sunday @ 26^th Aug 07

Today, we got up little late @ 07:17 and started our 2^nd day tour by 09:07. We initially went to Kurunji temple which very nice and then we went to Bryant park which was nearby and then came to our Punjabi dhaba @ 11:27 and since it was about to be lunch time so we took nice parathas of Aloo n Gobi with glass of lassi we executed our lunch and then again started. We went to Coalker’s walk, bought googles for snaps and then enjoyed the walk which was covered with fog half way and also it started raining in middle half. Then we enjoyed Groundnuts, Pan, and Cherry in between. Then we went to La Saleth Church and then went to Upper lake view. Then went to Pillar rock where in we were introduced to Devil’s kitchen which was really very horrifying. Had chocolate ice-cream on the way which maintained our body temperatures. Then in the evening by 17:18 we went to Boathouse in kodai lake and did boating for 1 hr which was very wonderful since we were in 2 different boats which helped us in taking snaps and also was quite manageable. We finished our boating by 19:27 and then left for Coalker walk again since it was covered with fog in the morning and so thought of getting nice view in the evening but same situation was their and so returned back to room.Took rest for 1 hr and again left for shopping @ 20:37. Bought some nice t-shirts and trousers and came to Punjabi dhaba and had nice Punjabi thalli with lassi in the end. Then came back to room by 22:27 and started chatting about the tour then some horror stories cleared off our sleeps and we chatted long till 23:28 and atlast went to sleep since had to leave kodai the very next morning.

Day 4 Monday @ 27^th Aug 07

We got up early by 06:17 and left the room by 07:27 for Madurai. On the way, we covered the Silver cascade waterfall which were in kodaikanal. We reached Madurai by 11:27 and went to Meenakshi temple and had our darshan by 12:37.
Then we went to South Indian restaurant and had meals in their which composed of only rice and rassam. We enjoyed that part also and then @ 14:20 started our return journey to Bangalore. We came non-stop till Krishnagiri and then had bread and coffee @ 1 tea house. And our stomach was half filled. Then we came to Bangalore at around 23:20 and had sandwich parcel and went to room and went fast asleep.

Trip to Mysore, Ooty and Cunnoor.

2007-09-03T02:26:00.001-07:00

Day1

I had booked the KSRTC Package for Mysore, ooty and cunnoor for 3 days from Bangalore office i.e. BADAMI HOUSE near town hall. My family had came in for first time to Bangalore for 1 week and so had to manage all the stuff within whole week. And so had planned well before so that booking issues aren't their.

We had our Volvo bus from the office itself, and had to reach their by 07:13 and so we all got up by 04:37 and we were ready by 05:47 and then we left from Electronic city to KSRTC office and it took around 45 minutes. We reached their well before time as usual :) and took snaps near our bus. Then we started our tour from office at 07:27 and it was excellent fun. Weather was excellent and were hoping to be the same till the end. Then we went to "Shri Laksmi Venkateshwara Toys Emporium" and bought "Sandal UddBaathi". Then we had stop for BreakFast at some hotel and had nice Idli - Waada. Then we left for Dariya Daulat Baugh which had Tipu sultan's accessories.

Took snaps. And then again our journey was towards "St. Philomina's Church" which was really amazing.Then we headed towards "Mysore silk emporium".Then we went to "Statue of Maharaja" and came back to our hotel "Mayura Yathri niwas" booked by KSIC Mysore. We had our lunch their, and took rest for another 1 hr and at 15:27 we left the room and went to Mysore Palace. It was an extreme beauty seeing such a beautiful creation. Our guide told us that you should see the beauty in the night when its lighted all over.. and so we'll decided to
come again in the night.

From Mysore palace we went to some foolish muesum and came back to room by 18:02. We took rest for another 1 hr and again went to Mysore palace @ 19:13 to see the beauty in the night.Then it was amazing their, all the bulbs present were glowing and it enhanced the beauty of the palace. We took many snaps in and around the palace so as to share these wonderful memories with our friends. we were around 1 hr and captured all the possible views and then came back around 20:27. Then we went to nearby hotel for dinner and had nice shahi khana... which started off with soup, then nice curries, rice and then ended with an beautiful ice-cream. Then came back to room by 21:47 and watched TV little bit present in the room. And then went off to sleep by around 22:10.It was wonderful room and spacious too.With this our First day came to an end with lots and lots of memories captured which will be cherished Life long.

Day2

We got up very early since we were about to leave for Ooty today and everybody got up by 04:30 and got ready by 6:00 and then we left and moved towards Ooty.We initially went to a Mandir, where in their was Nandi bail and their was an elephant which was very huge and we took snaps also with him and was really an pleasant expirence.

Mysore, but just harm was that it didn't had TV :(. Yet the weather was excellent and so we didn't felt it much and also one reason was that we didn't stayed much in the room.

We put our luggage in respective rooms and had nice lunch and took rest for 1 hr and then left the hotel at 14:27 for MysorePalace and few muesums around.It was about to be dark and so we thought of leaving since it was GHAT area and so we left the Cunnoor by around 18:37 and reached the room by 19:57. Their we took wonderful dinner and sleft since we were very tired from the whole journey.Also, we had to get up early morning for the last day of Journey.

Day3

Today, was the last day of our journey and we started our journey by covering the Highest Peak in South India, DoddaBetta. We started from our room by 08:30 and took Breakfast in the middle and reached the peak at around 10:27. Their we took nice snaps and had some of the shoppings since all handi craft work was available.

It was an memorable tour really and you need to book KSRTC only since initial thing is that its gov. and also you'll get nice rooms and comfortable journey throughout.Also, its affordable one, althought the private tours are available at cheaper rates but hardly 100-200 bucks difference is their and so in my opinion you should go with KSRTC and be relax throughout. :)

Goa - Dream come true....

2007-09-03T02:23:00.000-07:00

Goa - Dream come true...

It had been long time since we were planning to go to Goa, to go to Goa ... and last but not the least to go to Goa..... But, every time their would be some or the other obstacles mostly financial since we weren't earning in those days.... We were Engineering students who use to get very less pocket money as usual...But, then something went wrong and all our guys patched up and got synchronized somehow and then started planning. We started saving few bucks everyday by avoiding the chat on streets and would feel very bad when some1 use to eat Pani-puri or Bhel-puri in front of us. Now, don't wonder how these 15-20 bucks will make a difference. No folks it wasn't the only thing we were eating ;) their were too many Chinese soups and Hakka noodles which use to go very nicely into our tummy's :D....

Finally, somehow we managed to get some nice money and then we started out planning out things, and came onto 1 date which was 31st Dec 2005. And everybody agreed on the same since it was peak time and Goa is an amazing place to cover. Also, we planned for Ganpati Pule which was nearby.We had enough time to plan out things well so that we don’t get screwed up @ 11th hour and then we’ve to adjust with something. So, things started out like wherein will go along with timelines and extremely professional since we all were from Computer background so had enough of idea of how things can go wrong. So, finally that wonderful day came i.e. on 28th Dec 2005.

We had booked an TATA Sumo for 5 Guys and was sufficient enough. Then our journey began @ 21:30 and we left after taking darshan of Hanuman from Maruti mandir near Sandy’s house. We had taken few CD’s to get our journey rocking… and so it started. In the morning we went to some Ganpati mandir which was on the way and took some rest. Then continued towards Goa from Bombay Pune highway… which was amazingly sexy and beautiful…. Took snaps on the way.Then we took lunch @ some hotel don’t remember the name really , then again our journey continued. Then on the 29th night at around 22:37 we reached our Uncle’s place in Goa and then we had tea and then we slept since we had to roam next morning.

30th Dec 2005, we got up early as planned and went to North Goa and then first beach which I saw first time in my life was Calingut beach, which was really an amazing beach, then we went to Bagga beach which was beside. Lots of foreign crowd was their along with Indians and many guys and gals like us who had came to njoy the crowd ;) ha ha …. Then we went 4 lunch since in the Arabian sea we didn’t found our hunger…. And so quickly finished the same. Then we went for St. Anthony's Church which was very famous, took nice professional snaps … and then came back to take uncle with us for Dinner. We went to nice hotel and had Hyderabadi Biryani along with some hot drinks for the first time in history of our lives. And was really an amazing exp. We came back home and slept since we had South goa to cover next morning.

31st Dec 2005, we got up early as usual, and covered the beaches and some nice temples in South Goa, and then in the afternoon went to Vagatore beach i.e. DCH beach , it was simply amazing where in we sat similar in the film, took lots n lots of snaps .. on the fort and then came down… njoyed in the water for around 3 hrs … and yet felt like .. we should stay more….Then we had Ice-creams and boating ride… and amazingly sexy crowd….. and we use to just chk out the foreigners who use to be funny many a times … also captured some of them within our canvas but some of them were really arrogant who didn’t allowed…. Also their was this amazing incident wherein my two of my frnds took my clothes when I was in water and ran away, we got very angry for this and didn’t even talk for 20-30 minutes .. :D ha ha … what a gr8 satisfaction. Then we went for ride on CruiZeLiner and it was damn good fun since their was DJ organized and we had a gr8 time dancing…..Then we had dinner in same hotel and enjoyed the Beer their too .... and then again went back to Vagatore beach for 31st nite where in their was celebration …. Exact @ 12 …. Fireworks…. Crackers and we had a gr8 time ….. we nearly were crazed with 31st Celebration in goa… we stayed for half an hr and then while coming on the way their was DJ going on .. and so we shake our hips a bit … and danced in all the good steps we known … and tried to impress the crowd…. And then @ 1:47 we left the beach and reached the room by 2:17 since it was very crowded on the road.

Next day, 1st Jan 2006, we again went to places which in we liked and vagatore was 1 of them …. And we enjoyed whole day by going to famous beaches and staying in water….. and then we left Goa in the afternoon and started for Ganpati pule and reached their in the night. Got one nice hotel, but since then I wasn’t feeling well coz of travelling I guess and so rested a bit. We reached their by around 22:13 and then again left the room and came towards the beach which was really horrifying and then we stayed their for a while enjoyed the stream of water and then came back for dinner and had tea after that … which gave me relief to some extent…..
Then next day 2nd Jan 2006, we went in the morning to the temple of Ganesha and was really an fabulous temple , took snaps in their and then went to Beach had coconut juice in their and then went in water. Although, the water wasn’t that good as of Goa since it was too much salty and sand was their and so we couldn’t enjoy much and then we went to “Prachin Konkan” wherein their were things pertaining to old age culture and people and we enjoyed a lot and then came back and then we slept.

On 3rd Jan 2006, we left ganpati pule somewhere in the afternoon towards Pune wherein we had to visit the company of our frnd and we arrived their in the night @ one of our frndz room and had nice time sleeping their and then in the morning we had to go 4 Pune darshan so we got up by 8:47 and then went for ride and then saw his company and then we were so tired that we left for Aurangabad and then came back till night on the same day …. And it was fabulous trip executed and well planned and all the courtesy goes to the following frnd who accompanied me in the trip…

Manish Sandeep Janardhan Prasanna Myself – Abhishek.

Journey towards Infy.

2007-08-30T22:31:00.000-07:00

Journey towards Life .....

Hello FrndZ This is Abhi( s h a k e ) .... Thank You 4 ur Vote of Congratulations .....and this goes the whole procedure thru which i had gone 2 make whole things possible .... " Der Se AAyaa Par AAyaa"

My heartly thankx 2 Dnyanesh Khadke and Sudeep Jamkar 4 whole lot of things provided right 4rm books and their independent help and moreover unconditionally ......and now the stuff ahead will really make u believe that ... " MIRACLES DO HAPPEN ... !!! " It waas 3rd yr. ...... CogniZant .......full of joy and madness 2 join the company but we had just started the Agarwal and so can't clear out the apti itself ....and so lots of Disappointment in the 1st stage only and then came various companies including MBT,HoneyWell , Disha,Persistent , IBM,i-Flex, and many others.... and DISAPPOINTMENT was not leaving me anywhere .....

One stage had occured where i had left out all the things 4 apti and concentrated on our Curriculam but it wasn't so easy .....since everytime i wud attend any kind of lectures / practicals ... just c all my frndZ selected in some or the other companies and it made me really annoyed and everytime i use 2 ask question 2 myself ...."Why this is happening with me ??? "
Also while campus notice use 2 come in class and i use 2 b like really disaapointed hearing " There is Campus Interview held in MIT on bla bla @ bla bla timings !! " and use 2 just say "shit yaar ab wapis jaana padenga " .... i.e. No kind of Excitment was there in me 2 attend any campus and was really tired of them ....and so i got an habbit of not telling 2 parents abt the Campus after Cogni and MBT.....and i use 2 keep my necessary files ,etc 2 Pramod's house on the previous day and avoid any kind of tensions 2 the HouseMembers ....

And this continued ......although i was doing wrong but mine opinion was ... "Why 2 give them TeNSION of all these things ??? I am responsible 4 this and y shud they care ??? " Also mine mom in too talkative abt these things and she takes a lot more tension than me .....although dad is cool enuf and always says "Better Luck next time "....and mom keeps on asking " Tu kutha kammi paadthoye ??? Seriously kar naa abhyaas !"
and it made me really emotional than anything else ....
But w8 a minute .. y i m telling all these things 2 u ??? yaar this was main reason .....
Frustration
Frustration
Frustration
this was the word which let me out of all the tragedies .....
And then one day i decided ... "Bas bahut ho gaya ....... Bahut natak dekh liye ..... Ab kuch kar dikhana hain ..... Abhi nahi tho kabhi nahi ................." and 4rm then onwards the struggle began .....I remember i and khadke had forwarded our resumes 2 company and he got a call and not me but since there was OffCampus conducted in Pune by CalSoft on the same day so we ( Pramod n me ) decided 2 opt. 4 it and we went with khadke and was really terrible XP ..... there were countless no. of Students approx. 600-750 and it was really as depressing moment. On that day i decided , Offcampus is really terribly HARD 2 CRACK !!! and there were many of our classmates ...who went with lots of DISAPPOINTMENT.......

We had left Pune on that day itself although Khadke and Rakesh S. were planning 4 stayiing 4 another day but atlast we left @ 10:30 pm and arrived hometown @ 5 am ....Yaah lot's of boring stuff included in this but "Kyaa kare yaar yahi se tho shurwaat hui hai " ....."Jab tak tumhe chot nahi pahunchati tab tak Dard kaa aahesaas nahi hota !!! " File Submission and same tragedy with JNEC had happened which made our college really Famous although it was shameful yet annoying ..... Anyways fastly moving onto .... @that time I decided .....Infy is the last chance and 4 me it was like "Live or Die situation!!" ...And @last me and Anna ( Sudeep J.) got the Letter 2 attend 4 the Apti in Pune on 7th May and letter had been deleivered 2 us on 28th April i.e. we had approx 1 week in hand ....and i had really given my 200% ...

No Internet No syllabus No Playing No Entertainment

Simply "Shakuntala Devi and 300 Puzzles ......solving whole day ...... browsing the Question Papers of Infy ....and that was the whole day work 4 1 week ......although it was really tiring since It was whole about Brains !!!! I mean 2 say is R.S.Aggarwal simply can be read once or twice but u can't attempt 2 have puzzles 3-4 times ......But what 2 do ....no other solution........and Special thanx 2 these frndZ :SUDEEP J. for the ultimate luck and perfectly keeping the DOSTI till the END !!!DNYANESH K. for the Shakuntala Devi and 300 Puzzles......( Thanks 4 saving my money dude ..1!!!! )RISHIKESH K. for providing a little help 4 puzzles which he cud simply solve it thru his Master MindTUSHAR P. for providing the confidence in me 1 day b4...
and the whole class who withstanded besides me in every way .......THANKS A LOT be-CSE....................!!!!!!

And it was the day on 6th April on which we left a'bad and arrived pune @ 10:00 pm and went 2 my Neighbours house ....and simply went 2 Bed 4 the Main Event 2 b held 2morrow.....and we got up early @ 5:30 am and @ 7 am we left and arrived VIT @ 8:00 am and was simply gr8 XP ....there were around 650 students who had got the call letter and there so many 4rm our college 4rm EXTC branch and IT .....and many more .....
We had started with filling of Initial form @ 9:30 and @ 11 we started with Aptitude Test ( Puzzles ) ...Most horrible XP since u've no option ....so can't use the coins like "SARDARJI's " there was just a blank space left after the questions and we've 2 write in Ans correctly .....
I had managed 2 attempt 7 questions out of 10 .... don't exactly remember how many marks but i've solved questions of all type of marks like 3/4/6/8 ....and then there was ENGLISH section which was really simple but was very time consuming coz of various Paragrahs , etc ...... Then came out after the trajec 2 hrs and discussed with Anna and got some of the ans matched and just w8ed 4 the results which they told 2 display @ 4 ...but they were nice and displayed it by 2:30 pm and we were just sitting in classroom in VIT which were very boring although campus was nice but there was no place 2 sit around like in our Heaven .....

By the time we had forgotten 2 take our lunch in knowing the result .....and so just sleeping played a bit Hollywoos bollywood in the class with Anna ....and then suddenly there was crowd accumulated in campus and Results were out !!!!! .....we had simply No Expression and nearly assumed 2 leave on that day itself after the lunch ...but luckily things won't happen .... I was lookin around my name in the 3 lists displayed with very bad Handwriting and so cant get immediately .....and while i was lookin ....anna told me " Abhishek u r the 1st !!! "........i was simply fainted and no XPression on my face i told him " Abey !!! Yaar phir se dekh naaa !!!! " ........Then i saw it. .... and was really HeartRobbing XP .....i mean u can't even imagine or even brilliant student can't say that he/she will b 1st among the 650 students ........that also 4rm various background ......and in simple terms ......IT WAS REALLY GR8 eXPERIENCE .....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anna wasn't shortlisted but he just had came 4 trial since he had a job .. Disha ..!!! although i was no were and so i told him ...i had different conditions than u ....and so many stufff......and he was disappointed but he didn't show off .....and .....i simply manage 2 Xplain him that it was a must 4 me than u ...!!!And then we went 4 chinese since it was abt 3'o clock ....and had 1. Hakka Noodles & 2. Shezwan Rice it was also simply gr8 ..... and we came back home till 4 and had tea and slept off .......Then we decided 2 go 2 Anna's Bros...... who in Infy 4 3 yrs and since he was leaving in Aundh so it wud b better 4 us 2 catch 4 interview ......Yaah they have called us 4 interview in Infosys , Hinjwadi .!!!!and we were somewhere in Swargate so too long distance ....so to avoid the morining QUICK schedule we decided 2 goto Aundh and so we left @ 10 ....and reached there till 10:30 pm ....and slept in his room ....

In the morning , we directly went thru Infosys bus with him(Sudeep's Bros !!! Sorry yaar i can;'t rememeber his name since mine memory is very weak .))....which arrived sharp @ 8:15 am ....and we arrived @ stop ....and there also all the employees standing 4 there respective buses .... Wipro , TCS , Satyam , Infy , etc and we went in thru INfy bus without having been selected !!!

Then we were be-sitted in the room and then @ 9 we were called in although sudeep had 2 w8....coz of security reasons .....and it was really Bizzzzzaaaaarrrrrdddd XP c'ing Infy 4rm inside and it's like HOtel and to my knowledge each soft company is like that .....Simply Big and GR8 .....Moving on to interview , we were allowed 2 w8 4 sometime and @ 9:30 Interviews started off ....1st no. was mine 2 face the hell ....But it was really kool and i cansay that coz i've cleared that ....!!!! There was old man and lady ( young )and initially How r u ?? this n that and then started with puzzles which were ask in Apti ...and they ask me my approach 2 prob. .....I explained it neatly since it was prob. on ages and then they ask me 2 Give Intro .....that also i manage 2 answer correctly ....and then they ask me puzzle which was not ask in Apti ....but was too hard and can't answer that ......Do u like reading books ??? yaah this was the quesiton and i answered quite well and they said which books and i answered Reader's Digest and then they told me 2 narrate a story which u wud have read somewhere in PAST and i made it there itself and Bol di....!!!!!

Atlast they ask me 2 ask any sort of Questions and @ the end they ask 4 CV copy and i came out ...and we were told that w8 4 15-20 min .......and aftr that they told us .."U wud b notified after 3-4 weeks "and we came out with a "Sword hanging around on top of our head " since it was really tiring XP 2 w8 4 whole month 4 the result since u don't know what will happen .......But kyaa kare .....INterview tho aachaa huaa ...and somewhere i felt " ki ho jayegaaa " We left pune on that day itself and touched A'bad @ 11 pm and the other day came 2 college although there was no1 2 share my views and so went 2 NetCafe directly .....by the time PL's were going on and so another tension comin in .....Final Semister of whole engg course and we were abt 2 move out 4rm the college ..!!!!

Somehow PL's were gone in w8ing 4 mine results and 28th came on which our exam commenced , and it continued continously with 1 holiday in between and we had a sigh of relief after dwdm since there was holiday of 2 day and only 1 papers CSC was left ....so relaxed a bit .....and somehow exams were over but still there was no any sign of mine letter ....and i started worrying since 1 month had passed and i hav been told that the letter is deleivered in 20-25 days and i was really worried ....
Then came the eXternals and they were also over and finally w8ing 4 21st coz on that day it wud b last day of our college and we wud b moving out in corporate world .....but then suddenly while i was sitting in NetLab .... i received a Letter 4rm Infy ...that I am selected !!! and it was the day when i feeled most wonderful event ever happened in my whole engg carrier !!!!!and initially i told Pramod although there was Sardar and Saxena in the house ...and i told him is it true just take a look and he congratulated me !!!
And i went out 4 the printout copy of the letter and then came home 2 sandy and he gave me the soft copy which was more nice than the hard 1 and there is reason behind this and that is coz it was colourful !!!!!!I simply relaxed and don't hav anykind of tension and so really not bothered of the project since " Woh tho kaise bhi nikal jayega !!! So just start njoying the Life !!!! "
So this was summary of what all things happened !!! Some of u might think , " Y he is discussing all these with me ? " and the ans 4 this is " SHare my X P " .....u r mine class mates and i m sharing with u ....that's simple reason and i don't hav 2oo many frnds so don't wanna forget u all so 2 keep the frnd'ship Alive ....thru my mails i try 2 come into ur world ....whether u take it +vely or -vely ....just let me in .!!!!!

Feeling better .....???? I've missed many of mine frnds so 4 that xtremely sorry ....and i've made in the video 4 class as promised using our class pics ...and is on the motion 2 distribute it so just come in with a CD 2 have our BE-CSE !!!!Also mine Birthday list 4 the boys is complete and i'll upload it in 2-3 days .Sorry i don't have birthdates of all the girls in class and i've given this task 2 some1 and she didn't responded so sorry boys u can't get the real stuff !!!!!
With this I m ending mine letter and i m too much sure that u have never seen a m@il like this !!!! Coz it's mine Xp and nobody can match it !!!!
Till then goodbye and take care ....