Experience!

Today was a day when someone from the client side went on picking on us, and we all sat there numb and dumb...without giving a convincing answer..Ufff...was a tough one!
Never ever go unprepared for meetings or forget self pride. Was an experience indeed..

The Copy-Paste Country!

Its been 3 weeks since i landed on the land of opportunities(I am talking abt US of A)...Man cant believe it, time really flies by! Hmmmm.
This country has made me think so much about itself. What is so alluring about this country that everyone wants to come here and not go back? This is a question that comes to my mind all the time yet, i am yet to find an answer.
If ever the aliens land here, they will definitely think of cars as the inhabitants of earth :). U happen to see more cars than human beings. The song "Car car..." from nanna preethiya hudugi(a regional movie) definitely is the right introduction to this country. The cars really zoom at amazing speeds on freeways(what we call highways in our country). if u cant drive at high speeds, better dont drive. It has been very difficult for me personally without a car, depending on someone for commutation, for shopping.
Another thing so unique about this country is a separate lane for car pools. I was wondering why this is there, then got an explanation that car pools are encouraged in order to save fuel and reduce pollution. And this lane happens to be always empty. I also spotted public buses carrying just 1 person :).
U cant survive here for long without these - SSN, Credit card,Car, driving license, medical insurance and a phone. Thankfully got my SSN but yet to get the others. Getting into this country is the first major hurdle, once u pass this, u have many more lined up. U have to hit ur head hard to fill up forms which are so complicated.

One of my colleague friends called this country as Copy-Paste country. U knw what that means :).....wherever u go its all the same, the roads look similar, freeways are constructed the same way, u spot the same chain of shops, walmart, target, ross, star bucks(u will find this at least for every mile in the main streets) etc etc.U feel as though all these have been literally Ctrl-ced from one place and has been Ctrl-ved here. I was really amused to hear this. And I had to agree with her.
USA is a contrast to India in every possible way. US is mostly systematic in everything, everything is so disciplined, it gets on to u if u r really not prepared for it. Having said that US is place to visit, a place to stay and savor its distinct culture. t respects ur freedom, it doesnt bother about ur race, caste, creed. Finally, it teaches u how to live independently and stand up on your own.

Love this one.....

Jeene ke liye socha he nahi
Dard sambhalne honge
Muskuraayein tho muskuraane ki
karz utaar ne honge..............

The last working day of the year 2005 is here. Today also happens to be my first day in this new department. I shifted my cubicle today to a different building. Don’t know, it is a very weird feeling. I guess it is the basic nature of man to resist any change, somehow I feel I was more comfortable with people I knew and the work I was familiar with. Now, all of a sudden, I feel like coming out to a pricking sunlight after staying for almost 2 years in a cozy dark cave.
My career has taken a sharp turn all of sudden. All these days, I was a plain naïve application programmer. From now on, my work will shift to a consultancy mode. I am confused. I was happy as an application developer. All I did was design the program with the help of a senior and code it. Now my responsibility is to propose solution to the client, document the proposal, get it approved, co-ordinate offshore-onsite work. Hmmm, sounds all hi-fi but do I want to do it? The answer is I don’t know. And I don’t have a choice anyways if I am adamant on onsite. So why think about whether I want to do it or not? At present, I have consoled myself saying that I always wanted to go into marketing area in the future, which is nothing but client interaction. May be the upcoming project will give me the required exposure to know if I belong there.
A tough path is ahead of me. I will be sent as a brand expert in one of the portal products. But the truth is I don’t even know how to spell the product name. Upon that, I will be in a new place, new country and new culture. The location shift means I need to go alone leaving back my kith n kin. That means this decision of mine will affect my personal life as well (for better or not, I need to wait n watch to know it).But I guess, I am up for the challenge. I am looking forward to it though there is lot of apprehension.
This New Year is about to bring a lot of new things along. There could be few surprises as well in the package. Let 2006 rejuvenate my body and soul!!!!

There is something about Capricorn Men

Today is Salman Khan's birthday! Happy Birthday Salman wherever you are. There is something alluring about capricorn men. I am a big fan of the following capris

Salman Khan (of course)
Rahul Dravid
Swami Vivekananda

An Off Day!

Its been a bugging day! Some days are off days without reason. But I do have a reason today to feel so bugged and bored to death. I am out of the project I was into, and I am absolutely jobless since morning.
It is funny, all the year you wait for days when u dont have any work at office, but then it gets very boring without work too. Life is like that!
Upon that, so many things look uncertain. Not really sure where my life is heading to. Dont know what to prioritize and what not to. The biggest unanswered question has been "What do i want in life?".

Hi

I have written in the past in my diaries, but had so much difficulty to find a place at home where noone could find it . I dont have a great vocabulary in English nor language for that matter. I have mostly written in my mother tongue which is apparently not English :). Hence, I have always been hesitant to blog over the net. I have opened blog accounts couple of times but did not continue after a couple of postings. This time, I hope I dont end up doing the same.
One of my hobbies is thinking. Yeah, I call it a hobby because I enjoy doing it. I love my solitude which helps me think clearly and the thoughts that are churned out show me the way to live my life .