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.
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
It's been a While now.
A lot of water has passed through Mumbai (and Bangalore for that matter) since my last post. Since then, I have come back to India, Moved back to Bangalore, Found a place to share with two other project members, my project transition has happened to India and I am working from Bangalore now.
It sure has been one hell of a hectic last 2 months or so. I have had a lot of fun going places and learning new things at work. There hasn't been a single moment that I can remember of, when I have had any idle time. Or even time to think about Personal stuff. But the Onset of the Festive season has got me back to that mode now. This time of the year is usually my favourite. It's when You get to enjoy the festivities, the weather gets better and you know that the Onset of another New year is round the corner.
However, Spending a Diwali away from Family and Friends does make you feel a bit lonely. The only plus has been the weather in Bangalore; minus the rain of course. Thankfully, the rains stayed away on Diwali day, allowing the kids in the bylane that I live in to enjoy the pyrotechnic displays. It feels a bit strange to be living in a place that's not a seven storeyed building with more similar buildings around you. The narrow Bylanes that lead you off the main road take you inwards to a row of two storeyed houses. A very common sight is a row of clothesline seen hanging on the rooftop of all these houses. The neighbourhood is full of smalltime snack places treating you to the most delectable south Indian Snacks and tiny cups of refreshing coffee;). The Bangalore traffic is however, driving me mad. Disorganised is the only thing that comes to my mind.
It' s been only a month since I've come back and already I'm having that urge to take a weekend flight back home to Mumbai. But the thought that spending only a day with family or Friends will leave me craving for more keeps me away from doing that:)
It sure has been one hell of a hectic last 2 months or so. I have had a lot of fun going places and learning new things at work. There hasn't been a single moment that I can remember of, when I have had any idle time. Or even time to think about Personal stuff. But the Onset of the Festive season has got me back to that mode now. This time of the year is usually my favourite. It's when You get to enjoy the festivities, the weather gets better and you know that the Onset of another New year is round the corner.
However, Spending a Diwali away from Family and Friends does make you feel a bit lonely. The only plus has been the weather in Bangalore; minus the rain of course. Thankfully, the rains stayed away on Diwali day, allowing the kids in the bylane that I live in to enjoy the pyrotechnic displays. It feels a bit strange to be living in a place that's not a seven storeyed building with more similar buildings around you. The narrow Bylanes that lead you off the main road take you inwards to a row of two storeyed houses. A very common sight is a row of clothesline seen hanging on the rooftop of all these houses. The neighbourhood is full of smalltime snack places treating you to the most delectable south Indian Snacks and tiny cups of refreshing coffee;). The Bangalore traffic is however, driving me mad. Disorganised is the only thing that comes to my mind.
It' s been only a month since I've come back and already I'm having that urge to take a weekend flight back home to Mumbai. But the thought that spending only a day with family or Friends will leave me craving for more keeps me away from doing that:)
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Good goes around
Friday evening...the end of one more busy week...i was ready to pack my bags and head back to my room and unwind for the weekend. Just then, my team supervisor comes up and asks me if I'd like to volunteer for a Hurricane relief telethon. Well...I'm always up for such kinda stuff, but friday evening didnt seem a really good time to be doing that. It just happened that the office that we're doing our project at had volunteered with their customer service centre and their employees to take pledges from people on behalf of the American red cross for the Hurricane relief fund.
Well...So...I told her that I'd try to make it at 7...and went back to my hotel, put on some music and kicked back with a cool drink. Just when I thought that I'd managed to give the whole thing a slip...behold...the phone rings and yup....it's my Team manager asking me what time would I be walking in cause she was waiting for me at the designated building. Now...me being someone who's never learned all my life, how to say NO to people, dragged myself al the way back to office for the event.
Surprise...surprise! There was a whole lot of people who were in there that friday evening. The atmosphere looked really lively. After our quick briefing session with some really nice Volunteers, our group walked in and we took our designated seats. We put our headsets On and they were playing the live Concert on TV. And then..people started calling in...with their pledges...all for a good cause. First, it brought back memories of 3 years ago when I worked as a tech support associate back in India. But after I while it all evened out. The whole thing really turned out to be a realy fulfilling experience. And the whole group of enthusiastic people really lifted my spirits up that evening. And it got better when the volunteers told us that in the first hour of the concert, volunteers like us , all over the US had managed to get pledges worth 2million $, all going in to the victims of the hurricane. Kudos!
Of course, something that I wasn't really enthusiastic about initially, turned out to be a great experience eventually. On a lighter but sad note, I even had a guy who hung up on me just cause he though he could speak to Sir Paul McCartney just cause he wanted to pledge 5000$. Loser!
And that's what I call....an evening spent well !
Well...So...I told her that I'd try to make it at 7...and went back to my hotel, put on some music and kicked back with a cool drink. Just when I thought that I'd managed to give the whole thing a slip...behold...the phone rings and yup....it's my Team manager asking me what time would I be walking in cause she was waiting for me at the designated building. Now...me being someone who's never learned all my life, how to say NO to people, dragged myself al the way back to office for the event.
Surprise...surprise! There was a whole lot of people who were in there that friday evening. The atmosphere looked really lively. After our quick briefing session with some really nice Volunteers, our group walked in and we took our designated seats. We put our headsets On and they were playing the live Concert on TV. And then..people started calling in...with their pledges...all for a good cause. First, it brought back memories of 3 years ago when I worked as a tech support associate back in India. But after I while it all evened out. The whole thing really turned out to be a realy fulfilling experience. And the whole group of enthusiastic people really lifted my spirits up that evening. And it got better when the volunteers told us that in the first hour of the concert, volunteers like us , all over the US had managed to get pledges worth 2million $, all going in to the victims of the hurricane. Kudos!
Of course, something that I wasn't really enthusiastic about initially, turned out to be a great experience eventually. On a lighter but sad note, I even had a guy who hung up on me just cause he though he could speak to Sir Paul McCartney just cause he wanted to pledge 5000$. Loser!
And that's what I call....an evening spent well !
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