Recently, I've received quite a few E-mail forwards from people I know, where there's been some 'Software Engineer Bashing'. Most of them have been projecting Software Engineers as Big Losers who live away from Home, Miss their friends, hate their job, Speak a lot of jargon etc etc (I'm sure you got the point).
Now, Since I'm neither a S/W Engineer nor did I ever Aspire to be one, Lemme share this Fwd.
It's Apparently the Profile of some S/W guy posted on Orkut (It's an Online community thing). Read on!
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About me: I think I am changing the world, but I am not. I think I am contributing to the Indian economy, but I guess I am not. I think I love my work, but I do not. I think I hate all people who made me earn my engineering degree, and I do. I think I am living, but and most importantly, I am LOOKING for someone!! Ok...I won't be funny anymore. I am a cool guy with a zeal to enjoy life (If you know me--> "Just stop laughing!!")
Relationship status: what?
Birthday: The day my PL is about to fire me
Age: 10111
Here for: web browsing in company hours
Ethnicity: Programmer
Languages I speak: Java, C/C++, 010101110101
Religion: I get holidays on all religious festivals, so I love all religions.
Political view: the guy sitting beside me is a pig!!
Humor: weekly
Fashion: Ask my company HR. Btw, I like jeans, t-shirt and a cross-bag.
Smoking: The second greatest pleasure on the earth
Drinking: The first is this.
Living: Cummon, this is a stupid one. How can this be asked to a software engineer? Believe me, I am living!!
Hometown: My company (Oh God! Please bring my appraiser to this page)
Webpage: http://naukri.com, http://jobsahead.com
Passions: searching for the cheapest pub around, cursing my company, looking for another company, remembering my good old college days, worrying about my future
Sports: quake, CS (Counter Strike), computer chess
Activities: Are you crazy?
Books: "How to lose weight in 20 days?", "How to live a happy life?", "101 ways to attract a girl", "Java Unleashed", "C++ at your footsteps", Others censored
Music: Metallica, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, ACDC, and anything depressing
Tv shows: can't afford one
Cuisines: Bread Butter, Maggi, anything available within 200 metres of home
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Friday, February 03, 2006
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Signboards.
That's The Signboard of TCS going up at the Bangalore office of the erstwhile Tata Infotech Ltd. So now I'm a TCSer and not a TILian :)
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
To the Moon and back!
Well..of course, i am equating my trip back home as a trip to the Moon. 9 days of Bliss they were! And now that I'm back in bangalore, I am badly missing the things back home..badly missing Mumbai for that matter!
This never happened to me when I originally moved here about 6 months ago. And I guess I'm being too dramatic about this! But it was really cool to get back home to family and friends, to get back to Mumbai, the townside with it's splendid Seafront (which I just cannot stop Missing), to ride the crowded Local trains and the magnificient BEST buses (the red wonder). Missing all that and much more...hanging out with friends,spending endless hours with them talking nonsense, the movies......the list goes on.
And thanks to my friends, I had a fabulous birthday. We did so much nonsense stuff...I just can't seem to get enough of that. I'm telling you...Mumbai rules!
Back to work now though....I hope I get through this week and then I know it's all going to be back to normal ;)
This never happened to me when I originally moved here about 6 months ago. And I guess I'm being too dramatic about this! But it was really cool to get back home to family and friends, to get back to Mumbai, the townside with it's splendid Seafront (which I just cannot stop Missing), to ride the crowded Local trains and the magnificient BEST buses (the red wonder). Missing all that and much more...hanging out with friends,spending endless hours with them talking nonsense, the movies......the list goes on.
And thanks to my friends, I had a fabulous birthday. We did so much nonsense stuff...I just can't seem to get enough of that. I'm telling you...Mumbai rules!
Back to work now though....I hope I get through this week and then I know it's all going to be back to normal ;)
Thursday, January 05, 2006
Saturday, December 31, 2005
Happy New Year !
The Last Day of the year is Finally Here. And I'm Sitting happy at The Prospect of Getting the Next three days off...A rarity considering the fact that I have been Working On New Year's Eve and On New Year's day for the past three years. In fact Last year I was down With Fever and ended up sleeping at home on New Year's day.
This Year has been fairly good for me In most aspects. There have been changes Galore on the Personal front as well as at work. I have made New Friends In Bangalore. And I'm getting along well with most of them, which is not quite normal since I'm very choosy about Socialisng and stuff. Maybe the fact that all of us are away from home is a common factor that makes us get along well. We don't have a plan yet for New year's eve, but I'm sure that whatever comes up last minute will be worth it....at least I'm hoping for it to turn out well.
Also, Hopefully, I will be making a trip back home This month. Much needed and well deserved;)
So, Wish you all a Very Happy New Year...and Hope that we achieve all that we've been aiming for! Cheers!
This Year has been fairly good for me In most aspects. There have been changes Galore on the Personal front as well as at work. I have made New Friends In Bangalore. And I'm getting along well with most of them, which is not quite normal since I'm very choosy about Socialisng and stuff. Maybe the fact that all of us are away from home is a common factor that makes us get along well. We don't have a plan yet for New year's eve, but I'm sure that whatever comes up last minute will be worth it....at least I'm hoping for it to turn out well.
Also, Hopefully, I will be making a trip back home This month. Much needed and well deserved;)
So, Wish you all a Very Happy New Year...and Hope that we achieve all that we've been aiming for! Cheers!
Monday, December 05, 2005
Weekend Thoughts
So, the weekend didn't turn out bad after all. A couple of my colleagues come down to Banagalore for a training session and they were insisting that I show them around Bangalore. Considering the fact that I myself haven't been around the city much, I think I did a good job showing them around MG road, Vidhan Soudha, High court and Cubbon Park. I myself haven't been to most of these places in years.
Saw Chameli late night Saturday on TV. Read a bit. Sunday was spent in cleaning the house and rearranging the space that I call My Kitchen;) Shopped a bit for stuff too. The evening was spent at NASA on MG road.
I have been reading Shantaram since august now. I wonder why it's taking me so long to finish a book that's so good. Besides it's literary brilliance, it's written from the heart. The thoughts expressed are so real. There's so much of truth in it....kinda difficult to remember it all. Here's a small piece at the end of part 2; How Sad and true!
" Sometimes we love with nothing more than hope. Sometimes we cry with everything except tears. In the end, that's all there is: love and it's duty, sorrow and it's truth. In the end, that's all we have - to hold on tight until the dawn"
Ah! The sweet pain of love!
Saw Chameli late night Saturday on TV. Read a bit. Sunday was spent in cleaning the house and rearranging the space that I call My Kitchen;) Shopped a bit for stuff too. The evening was spent at NASA on MG road.
I have been reading Shantaram since august now. I wonder why it's taking me so long to finish a book that's so good. Besides it's literary brilliance, it's written from the heart. The thoughts expressed are so real. There's so much of truth in it....kinda difficult to remember it all. Here's a small piece at the end of part 2; How Sad and true!
" Sometimes we love with nothing more than hope. Sometimes we cry with everything except tears. In the end, that's all there is: love and it's duty, sorrow and it's truth. In the end, that's all we have - to hold on tight until the dawn"
Ah! The sweet pain of love!
Friday, December 02, 2005
T.G.I. Friday
Yeah! It's been that kind of a week. Work has been Uninspiring and I have been getting into all kindsa arguments with my client. Nothing Serious...But puts you off nonetheless.
This Week, one more colleague of mine was assigned to this project and he arrived in Bangalore. He will be staying with us. And he bought an Original Swades DVD with him :) I was pleasantly Suprised. I still remember last year around this same time, when I saw the Movie at Fame Adlabs on a Lazy Sunday. There was nothing pretentious about this movie and maybe that's why I liked it a lot. I mean how many Hindi movies do you get in a year that have some message or Ideals? (It's usually either a cheating husband or Outright nonsense Action stuff). And although, Rehman doesn't create magic with Swades' music, still, hat's off to him. He manages to create the North Indian Village feel to it. That's some versatility. Although, he never needs a Super hit to maintain his credibility, It's time he came up with something special. I don't think he's had any Hindi hits after Lagaan and Saathiya, has he?
Music is keeping me good company in Bangalore. Bless the people who created Ipods and players alike. Recently I have been listening to Remixes from The BED LOUNGE. Before you form any kind of opininons, let me say that this album makes a lot of sense...unlike the DJ Doll Remixes;) I love 'Kya Khoob Lagti..", "Teri chaaht" and 'Meri nazar". try them.
Hope to chill out this weekend. And a bit of reading too. Let's see how it turns out.
This Week, one more colleague of mine was assigned to this project and he arrived in Bangalore. He will be staying with us. And he bought an Original Swades DVD with him :) I was pleasantly Suprised. I still remember last year around this same time, when I saw the Movie at Fame Adlabs on a Lazy Sunday. There was nothing pretentious about this movie and maybe that's why I liked it a lot. I mean how many Hindi movies do you get in a year that have some message or Ideals? (It's usually either a cheating husband or Outright nonsense Action stuff). And although, Rehman doesn't create magic with Swades' music, still, hat's off to him. He manages to create the North Indian Village feel to it. That's some versatility. Although, he never needs a Super hit to maintain his credibility, It's time he came up with something special. I don't think he's had any Hindi hits after Lagaan and Saathiya, has he?
Music is keeping me good company in Bangalore. Bless the people who created Ipods and players alike. Recently I have been listening to Remixes from The BED LOUNGE. Before you form any kind of opininons, let me say that this album makes a lot of sense...unlike the DJ Doll Remixes;) I love 'Kya Khoob Lagti..", "Teri chaaht" and 'Meri nazar". try them.
Hope to chill out this weekend. And a bit of reading too. Let's see how it turns out.
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