No Names

I have been listening to stories since I first came into this world. Some I understood, some I didn't. Some which weren't supposed to be listened too.

Anyway, as I got old enough to tell stories, I've been telling stories. Stories that involve fairies for start, batman next, superman after that. As I realized those were cartoons, I started telling stories of people who lived around me. Some fascinating stories, some evil deeds and lot more. Reality is really amazing than fiction.

But, I realized it very late ( in college ) that I was doing it wrong. B'coz I was telling the names. I mean the real names of people involved in them. All those fairies, batman and all other hell kind of stories too had names, but they were not real.

The whole point is, it's good to not use names when you are telling any incident to your friends. The person involved may not be around. Still if you give out the name, it might hurt him/her sooner or later. I've seen this, we usually talk more about skepticism and not the good things someone did.

You could always choose to tell story like one of my friend did this while he/she was with someone @ someplace. Give a broader thing to stumble people to. So, that they are more focused on the story not the identity of the person.

So, that's the reason my friends, I've been not telling you any names lately.

2011 would be an year of change

well Heraclitus said
"everything flows, nothing stands still.
nothing endures but change."

but people don't really accept a change instantly. they oppose, reject the idea.
I maybe not sure about this, but I haven't changed a lot.
for one thing, my weight is still constant ;) and another my b-Rain still thinks the same about some individuals and things.
as recently pointed out by friend, I've not changed my attitude even.

so, I'm marking/making year 2011 as the year, I would do a lot of changes in myself.
I'm not sure about what all I would do, but I figured out some points.
I would
1. start being formal.
2. start considering tax saving plans.
3. start staying away from facebook.
4. have a life insurance policy.
5. start sleeping before 11 PM.
6. stop sleeping for 14 hours on weekends.
7. stop staring.
8. stop forgiving people.
9. start listening to non-loud tracks.

maybe the list would also change during the year. but I'll try to do my best.

wish you all a happy changeful new year 2011 !

2010 gone or what?

Hey,

Julian Assange arrested! Well, I like that guy and his work wikileaks.

iPhone 4 had flaws :( Good year for Android and Microsoft. Share market still doesn't bother me. Al-Jazeera english got license to broadcast in India. Now I wonder, how did my cable operator used to provide me with that.

Is 2010 already gone? If not yet, let me recall all the great and ugly things that happened (not necessarily with me)
I'll start with bad things first ;)

I left my 1st company. I know it won't look like a bad thing but I miss it sometimes. Not the company, but company of amazing friends (naah, I won't call them colleagues).

I didn't gain any weight. Unbelievable, but it's true.

I lost a recently found friend. I don't know why but I lost her. (she's still alive, just lost contact).


thinking............ bad stuff???????? nothing more for the list.

Now the good stuff.

I got my Engineering degree. ;)

I started cooking. Yeah, forced by useless maids, I had to cook my own food. Initially with online help on phone, now I can cook on my own. And it's edible, somewhat tasty.

I moved to Pune. It's a good thing, right?

I met old friends this year, one really after a long time. And felt amazing. Hope to meet more good old friends in 2011.

Well, that's all for now. Some pretty big things/decisions to make in 2011. New year resolutions in next post. But before that, time to party :)

p.s. : i'm not getting married in 2011. ;) i still love you.

I love my new job!

I know this has been months since I joined this new firm. But, the excitement is still not gone. I don't want to disclose names but I'll give you a pretty idea about what it is.

It's one of the largest IT firm in world and as I see it, we'll never get acquired ;) Things are really great here. Some policies like no attendance, freedom of work, freedom from annual tests (really no tests), cool group parties and I can go on and on.

On the other hand of freedom, I get to own my career. If I don't want to grow, I could simply sit, come daily to office at odd hours and go out in evening. Do simple usual stuff and never grow.

I don't want to be like that but, it's good to have that option too. I get to carry a heavy laptop which is around 3.5 kgs without adapter and bag. I call it, 'the rifle'. Since I've to carry it daily like a rifle. And I am fully responsible for it.

So much good about it, now some not so good point. The processes. Everything here is a process. You need to follow it. You can't skip it. :(

Well, my commute has increased as I've to travel a lot daily. About 50+ kms in commuting. I've got no other options. Still, it's good to be here.

I love new job, responsibilities, my freedom and my life.

Hunger …?

In simple words, hunger is Devil for those who believe in GOD. It’s a feeling, felt by everyone on this planet.

At Jaipur station, I saw a boy about 10 years old. Dirty clothes, mud laden chappals, small broom in his hand, cleaning around people for food. He begged in front of a couple (Indian) for about 20 minutes and still there was no move from their side. I was about 25 feet away from them watching this whole scenario. I’ve seen many beggars on station. Some have made this as their profession and don’t want to try anything else. They live in groups, beg in groups scattered around the crowd. They usually ask by touching, showing their fake (fake because they don’t try other things) expressions, wait for 30 seconds or so and move to their next target. They sometimes even pinch you, if you don’t give them money. But, this boy was different. He was, I don’t know determined or so hungry that he didn’t have stamina to try for next person/area. He was standing about 3-4 feet away from them, holding broom in one hand and right hand held out towards the couple begging for food.

I couldn’t see that anymore. I stood up and went to him and gave him a pack of biscuits to eat and returned back to my place. However, I still had interest in what’s next in this boy’s life. He sat down, pulled out one or two biscuits, tried to eat them. Since, biscuits make mouth dry, he picked up a thrown paper cup. He was struggling to wash it and fill water in it as he was not tall enough to the water tap. He anyway succeeded as he was determined. Thereafter he sat down and tried to eat biscuits with water. I went down to him and ask if he would like to have tea/milk with it. I gave him tea so that he could eat and feel some warmth on that station. With half-filled stomach and strong determination in his heart, he stood up and walked over the railway line to next platform or station through a train.

I am writing all this because I can see billions of money wasted on Common wealth games, billions in scams and ignore but can’t see small children with hunger. I don’t care if they gobble up another billion or so, but if I see another such boy, it affects me, it really kills me.

Induction!

When you join a new company, you are told about various forms, schemes, benefits bla bla bla.
People come and give presentations.
You get tired of filling forms, listening to them and all those first-day activities.



But, you miss something that really comes back to you.
I don't know why policy making people make it hard for people to understand their terms.
I really missed a lot of things when I was being inducted in company.
It's not all my fault, they use complex words (not in my poor vocabulary).

After few months of working in company, I really did something which led me to write this.

I tried to spread truth, and they charged me.

And later I found out, it was something I missed in induction.

So, I learned a lesson.

Even though induction is ultra boring. Don't miss it. :)

Small things can f**k you later in company.
They usually have 3000 pages full of Employee Manual but no one's gonna read it.

I m not saying you should read it. Just read what you shouldn't do it.

Still, I've not finished reading Employee Manual. :)