Day I became driver for my driver... !

This happened on the third day of my new job. The clocked ticked 1:00. It was early in the morning (or midnight ??). I winded up all my logout chores and came out. Got into the cab along with another guy. Was enjoying the cool breeze of the dark hour. The other guy got down at Madapur. And our journey continued. Everything looked normal. Seemed like every other day.

We were on the fly-over that goes from nagarjuna circle to begumpet and then happened the unexpected. I was looking out of the window unknown and wondering whats there in the store for me and suddenly our cab went very close - very very close to the pit wall of the flyover. I thought the cab is taking a free fall from the fly-over already. Somehow, the driver controlled and journey continued for a few more feet and we almost bumped into a lorry. I saw the cab driver and he was 90% asleep. Wow!!! Dont drink and drive but what about sleep and drive! I wanted to go home..Nowhere else. So, I took up the steering wheel and gave a break to the driver. He sat in the passenger's seat and slept yawning to the glory.

I guess this was the very moment and reason for which I have learnt car driving...Chaos Theory.

It really takes an experienced guy to know how it feels to be the only passenger with a sleepy (slept!) driver with heavy vehicles with tones load running on the road

A Post

Its been a while since I've posted something onto the blog. And this post is to break the silence and keep the blog active. Its neither that I forgot about the blog nor that I became busy. Its just...just...nothing. I wanted to break rather kill the silence very desparately since a while but nothings actually happening.

But am still here...Will hit back and get the blog onto the runway pretty soon...

Life

Life - Its the ultimate sin, a game with no rules that you're expected to win.

Do anything and everything to win the race. At the end of the day, all that matters is a VICTORY. When we win, nobody asks how we won. All they see is we cheering, laughing and shouting with triumph. They will look up at us. If we are victorious, we will have people on our side.

So, its not the road we take to reach the destinatin is important. Well, it has its own importance ofcourse. But it is we reaching there, no matter what, is more important. We reaching there as fast and effectively as we can changes the perspective of the world towards us.

There were days when honesty mattered the most. The path we choose to win used to have an utmost importance. I am not saying that there is no honesty these days. Every person has atleast a bit of honesty. But, does it have the same seat since the olden days ? If you ask me, the answer would be a straight NO. Selfishness has overtaken honesty. Is anyone out there who oppose me from heart ?

The best methodology to follow is the good old "saama daana bheda dandopaya". Do whatever it takes to win, but work your heart out in doing that. Its your race.

Do or Die. There is no try. Emerge as a winner not just as a mere participant.

You Play - You Live...You Stop - You Die

Change

This weekend I am expecting a change in my 8 months of stagnant, dry and lifeless life.
A change that would change my course of life, atleast for a while. The change that would bring a twist in my life. Deliverance of destiny.

I don't know if I really don't kow what that change is or I am just pretending that I don't know what that would be. All I know is this is not the change which I really really wanted all these days.

Since two months, I knew there would be a change but didn't know when its gonna occur. But now, I know when that change is gonna come into picture.

I have two roads infront of me and the beauty is, I don't have any option to choose. Both are closed. In next couple of days, one of them will be opened and I have to take that. No questions.

And I am all set (Am I ?) to welcome the change into my life.

Change is unavoidable.

Yet another enthusiastic recruiter

In December 2008, I received a call for a SharePoint Developer position.
And the conversation follows...

She: Hi. We have a requirement for SharePoint Developer. Can we talk ?
Me: Oh, ya sure. Go ahead.

She: We are looking for a candidate who has 3 years of experience in SharePoint. How much experience do you have in SharePoint ?
Me: 3 Years.

She: How much experience do you have in SharePoint 2007 ?
Me: 1 Year. (Mind you...I received this call in December 2008)

(It was fine till here...Now starts the best part)

She: Oh. Am sorry you don't fit for this position as we are looking for someone who has 3 years of experience in SharePoint 2007.
Me: ??!??

I couldnt resist asking her if they are looking for someone who has more brains than Bill Gates.
I tried explaining her that SharePoint 2007 has been released in second half of 2007 but she was not ready to listen at all.
She said, "Sorry, we want someone who has 3 years of experience in SharePoint 2007" and she hung up the phone.

Why would I be looking for a job if I have the ability to develop an application 2 years before Microsoft did.

Karlstad

Karlstad is one of the cities in Sweden. For me, it is the second best place on earth.
This is where I lived for 2 and a half years while pursuing my Masters.
Its soo nice place to live in...Wow. I miss that place a lot.

When we are abroad, we tend to think that it would be good if there are Indians around. But believe me, people are not the same once they are out of India.
Exceptions are always there, ofcourse.

In the whole city we were only 4 Indians and we were happy about that.
Initially there used to be 10 to 12 Indians - senior students. But they all left in the first couple of months.

If you want a peaceful, calm, happy, out of politics, clean life...Karlstad is the place.

Tom Hanks

I have seen a lot of movies enacted by Tom Hanks and am really impressed by his acting.
He is one kind of a brilliant actor. He gets donned into any character easily. The way he portrays the characters...Man, he is so awesome

Some of his movies which I like the most are

Forrest Gump - Its a story about Forrest Gump - a simple man with low IQ who achieves great heights with good intentions.
The Terminal - Its a story about a man without a country becoming resident of JFK airport.
Cast Away - Its a story about a man surviving alone in a deserted island.

In the above movies, he played three completely different characters