The Trilogy - AKS

My Buddy Sumit on NH-4 in Gurgaon

Me and Kartavya in the comopolitan city , Gurgoan

My Niece , Sanchi

Cool Dude

A Parallel World

I know it sounds like a line from an alien movie but just now I relaised that there is a parallel world.And this world was invented by Vinton Cerf.This world did not grew much initially , the growth rate was low due to lot of problem. But in last 10 years it has seen exponentional growth , with an amount faster than the number of people born in the currently perceived world. And now with the invention of BLOG , it has reached to an amazing level. Its all set to replace the real world soon , if it continue to grow and innovate this way.

Anyways, by now you would have realised which parallel I am talking about. But I look at the blogs of the people and found a new wave of energy and power in this parallel world. It has the aura to spread a news in flick of a second , even before the media could react. It can review just anybody and anything and with its current popularity, it can make a good deal of difference to the person/movie/instituion involved. There is a also a blog protection community.So this random blog movement has been channelised into a huge blog community in every neighbourhood and this neighbourhood is not demarkated by walls or geographic boundraties but by the interest and the roots of an individual.

It gives such an exhilareting feeling to read various blog across the world.You can relaise that people think the way you do. There are small small things which always mattered to you , a lot are with you on that.

It gives you a creative platform where you can express your thoughts/fantacies or any of the wierdiest thought you ever had in your mind.It refines your thoughts, it gives you a feel of satisfaction for expressing your thought to the fellow beings. It binds you with so many people with similar interests as yours and create a good healthy community where you talk and laugh.

It helps you relieve of your anger, joy and confessions and make you feel better.It provides you a platform to put forward your views about anything going world in your neighbourhood and in no time it can become a national news.

Hats off the Blogger community for such a progress.

Long live Bloggers !!

Software Engineer - Lost Life ...

It was raining heavily outside. Dark clouds gathered in the sky and nature was in its ominous best. I took a break from my work and went to the pantry to grab a cup of coffee. I had a sip and went near the window to see the rain pouring down heavily outside the glass structure. I was inside our huge office building, unruffled by even the fierceness of the nature. Through the heavy transparent glass, I could see a small girl trying to hold on to her umbrella which the wind was snatching away from her. I felt sorry for the girl, and was happy that I was not in a similar pathetic situation. Yes. I take pride for the fact that I am a software engineer. . I have everything which a common man would envy; money, status, respect, you name it I have it. I always wanted to be software professional and here I am, working for one of the best firms in the world. But then, am I really happy? Now, I could see an imprint of my palm on the other glass window, through which I reminisced my past, basked in the warmth of the sun shine.



My childhood was so much of fun. I vividly remember those rainy days, when I hugged my mother tightly during sleeping listening to all the stories told by her. Now, I have a big house here, but then it is just a house, not a home. My parents are pretty far away from me now. I have a cell phone to talk to them everyday, but then I really miss those dinners which I had with my family everyday. I could easily afford to taste all the different cuisines these days, but the best of food there, lack the love and affection which is present in the food prepared by my mother.



I threw a lavish party for my colleagues for my birthday, but then they would never replace the birthdays when my friends secretly brought a cake and at the end, half of the cake would have ended up on my face. The couple of hundred bucks that u save for a long period just to give a treat to your friends in the road side chat shop can never give the pleasure even after spending a few thousand bucks these days.



The scene of me crying and refusing to have dinner on the day when I fought with my best friend came to my mind. Today, she has gone far away from me, taking away my love and with it my life, but I am sitting and coding here with a false smile on my face. Everyday I meet new people, but then I long ceased to make a new friend.



It�s true that I have a lot of things now. I have a nice bed, but no time to sleep. Lots of money, but no friends to spend it with. The latest designer clothes, but a worn out body. Quite a few to flirt, but no one to love. Awards for technical excellence, but no reward for the crave for peaceful ambience. A confident demeanor, but a reluctant and apathetic mind. Full of rain, but no sunshine even in the farthest distance.



Now, I could see the small girl on the road enjoying in the rain with her umbrella firmly in her grip. She might not have all the comforts which I have, but then she has the innocence and fun which I lost a long time back. I have decided to come out of this false fantasy, even if it is at the expense of losing the tap of the software engineer. I am going to again enjoy my life. I am going to go out in the rain and play with the small kid now. I removed my tie, and went near my computer to shut it down. Just then, I saw a new mail alert in my mail box. I slowly opened outlook and I found a message from my manager with an attachment saying that there was a critical defect in the code and I have to fix it soon. I convinced myself that I am not going to get bogged down again by these pressures and stick to my decision. I ignored the mail and went to the rest room. After a couple of minutes, the software engineer in me came out, his shirt tucked in with the perfect tie knot, sat before the computer, and started typing,



XYZ,



I am looking into the defect and will send the patch files before EOD.




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Got this on a forwarded mail.

Me at Grand Canyon

Bell De CAT !!

Today is the d-day for 1.75lac guys who having been waiting and working hard, burning mid-night oil, taking leaves etc for this day , and that too for just 2 hours from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM. And this 2 hour is going to change their life forver. This is the aura of the country's most prestigious and world's toughtest MBA exam CAT. With the given state of affairs, almost everybody who qualifies to be a graduate wants to appear for CAT. If asked "why they wanaa do and MBA?", they have unofficial answer as Money and Fame and official answer as "Progress in life, take up challenges, lead a team , show my skills blah blah". Every guy in every nook and corner of the country was looking forward to this day for complete one year or more. Isnt it more of a test of patience than that of the aptitude. I have taken CAT 2 times while doing my Bacholors Degree and found it very appelaing. It was successful in one way for me and that was I started reading newspapers and that too Economic Times, which used to make no head and tail previosuly , was now as comfortable to me as a book on C language. It had open up my mind to the whole new world of reading learning and spreading knowledge. And that what CAT is all about , making a person a better person(intellectualy), by making him aware of the world around him and how things(news) affect him and his life. And CAT has been very helpful in doing this to me. But it has also taught me that clearing CAT is not a destination in itself but first step towards a new road.But becuase of so much atached to cat(the hype) that ppl tend to think that clearing CAT is sole goal for them.They dont give a thought to this question as to where do they want to head for after doing their MBA , what do they want in life and the likes. For them , CAT is the destination and if they clear it , they are sure they will achieve nirvana. But this wrong state of mind has to do with the way media influences ppl( it never tell how many ppl were of no use even after doing an MBA from IIMA), they only tell one side of the story which lures ppl irrationally.

My advice to all the youngesters , take some time out of your daily schedule and think wht you want to do in life and go for it, dont follow the herd and be a lion making your own way in the jungle to rule the rest.

For all of those who wishes to bell the cat this time , here's wishing you all the very best , including my roomie who is right now writitg the test.

My Long Vacations !!

I had gone on Diwali vacation , long Diwali vacation , something like 17days in one go , which is very huge for anybody in job , unless he is getting married, he/she expecting thier baby or serious sickness. But I had none of the above reasons to take leave. I wanted a vacation , a BIG vacation and somehow luckily my Boss was generous enough to approve my leaves. I thought the first week would go in Diwali celebrations and meeting all my kiths and kins and the second week , I will take complete rest at the comfort zone at home.But to my surprise , something or the keep erupting every day and I dont remember a single day when I have slept comfortably in the noon. Meeting old friends, meeting lots of unknown relatives and sometimes work at home.But the best part of my vacation was playing with my neice. She is around 2 yrs old and a wonderful kid , full of energy and talks so sweet , that I feel like chatting with her in her blabbering tone, the whole day. As much time I would get , I would keep playing with her, we will roam around in the market in the afternoon and she will have a fruti or a small coke for herself. That was our day's out everyday.

Apart for that , I had a very good time with 2 of my close friends , we would almost everyday and chat and joke and laugh aloud. I feel lucky to have such good friends by my side.

And then soon my holidays got over and I was "back to the place where I belong before"(Hotel Claifornia). It was not a good experience, seeing the same old work. Well , it took me around two days to get comfortable with the work and with the sorrounding after a long break. And now the life is back to normal.