Thursday, April 14, 2005

My Night out - (anonymous post)...

Dont actually know why i am postin this..but juz coz i liked it...it was posted on PG...

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My Night-Out


My feet were getting numb. My arms were getting tired. But I sat there, looking at the monitor, pretending to work. What if I slept off on the keyboard? What would people around me think? Am I not competitive enough. Would another night out hurt. "No it won't." I consoled myself. "Work a little more." I told myself.

Images of links between tables and pages from what we call, ETRMs crossed my mind. "Why?" I asked myself. "Why doesn't my mind wander away to the more beautiful things in life?" "Why does it always have to be WORK!!!?"

That was it. I couldn't take it anymore. I pressed the shutdown button on the PC as if to say, "I hate you". As if in reply, it took me twice to shut it down. I kicked my locker and walked out of my cubicle. The security at the reception looked into my eyes sympathetically. I pretended like I am solving problems in my head. As if the world depended on my silly program. As if to justify the fact that the Security needs to respect me. I hated myself. I walked down the corridor towards the lift.

There I was, on the fifth floor. It was 3.30 in the morning. The terrace looked deserted. I loved the feeling. I was all alone. Just me, and the sky and the stars and the early morning breeze. I looked all around. The world looked much beautiful. Somewhere, far away, I could see lights. I presume that must have been another workplace where people like me are working away at their PCs.

I stood at the edge of the terrace. As I looked at the road that ran in front of our office, I slowly kept my palm on the wall. A chill ran down my spine. Tiny droplets of water had formed on the wall, which I touched. I wanted to feel it again. I touched it again. It was the most wonderful feeling. I wondered why I don't do these things often.

I decided to stay there till sunrise. I closed my eyes and waited. Finally, I could see a faint light in the east. Even though we hardly notice, these things do happen. Like sunrise and stuff. I saw the sun rise. As he rose I could see more and more buildings like ours. The breeze had got much stronger. It was like sitting near the window seat of a bus that was moving through some lonely road near a lush paddy field. I got that taste in the air. I got the feel. It was like heaven had met earth.

In the cubicle, I congratulate someone when his SELECT statement works. There I was, all alone, on the terrace, when more important things were happening and I had no one to congratulate. I wanted to cry "Thank you God". "Thank you for giving me this beautiful world to live in." But... the words wouldn't come out. I felt guilty. I knew very well that I would go back in the cubicle once my emotions wore off.

"No" I said. "I am NOT going back there again." I ran down the stairs. I wanted the glass that covers our reception to break and let some of this air in. I rushed into my cubicle and got my bag and stuff. Running out, I did not bother to sign the register. Strangely, my vehicle started with just one kick. I rode my bike quite fast, just to feel the air on my face.

When I reached the road, I realized that I was late. Considering the fact that I was in office since yesterday, I was really really late. The world had moved on. People had spent another night with their families. Kids had spent another day studying for exams. Old folks had spent another night wondering when to dye their hair. Teenagers had spent another night dreaming about their loved ones.

There I was, like a machine coming out of my office building. I saw people taking their morning walks. Some of them jogging. Some of them standing and talking. Some old aunties jogging and talking and laughing, all at the same time. There were newspaper-boys, milk-vendors and what not.

I started feeling out of place. "Was I from another planet or something?" I thought. I was dreaming I guess, a milk-vendor chap on his bicycle nearly hit my bike. "Idiot" I said. Didn't he know I am going home after a tough day? Didn't he know that I am tired, and do not have the energy for such crap? "Wait a minute," I told myself. "Are you doing somebody a favor by staying in the office so long?" "Will this world be a better place if you do that?" "Do you have it in you to buy one meal for that milk-vendor's family?"

YOU CAN'T!!! And that's the truth. You can't do anything except writing pieces of code, which you regard as full of life for reasons known best to you.

I broke into tears thinking about my own plight. I hated the fact that I existed. Why was I going through this entire trauma? What was holding me here? The money?. The passion to program?. The feeling that I would be isolated if I didn't work?. I don't know. I am still searching for the answers.

Then, suddenly out of nowhere, images of my family came into my mind. My dad, who had taken care of the family since I remember him. In fact, since I remember anything. My mom who would not have slept even a little bit, since I have not reached home. And my brother, who doesn't actually show it, but misses me when he doesn't see me. "I am not alone" I shouted. "I have this beautiful world to live in, with beautiful people in it"

Friends, do go out sometimes. Share your life with the people you love the most. Share your life with the nature. Share it with the wind. Share it with the sun. Share it with the rain. Things much much more important than programming is happening out there. But it won't come for you, you have to go out and find it.



Source: Unknown, recieved thru email.

Very well written Mr Anonymous

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Monday, April 11, 2005

Goan dreams of MBA...

had been missin mah best friend so much today dat i did tend to fite a bit online with her juz wen she had come online a few min ago...as i dint want her to leave soon...but she had to...so i guess now its me n u dear blog...

heard today dat well - da topper in CAT 2004 here in Goa dint make it to the final calls of IIMB and C...so all the huff- puff he had gone thru durin all his preps was down the drain for a minute...cudnt really imagine it..as i know he had prepared, of course i had too..but my luck cudnt just strike up on the D Day i guess..whereas his did...reasons enugh for the 99.10 numbers...

howeva the panels of interviewers dont seem to be impressed by a Padre Conceicao profile..(for dose of u who dont know - dats my eng college - unheard of, in ROI - rest of India dat is....so finally me not gettin thru dat time..n tryin again now with a better profile - dat of work ext mite really add to somethin...wonder if i will be able to work n prepare togetha...but i think me made for managin things...n neway - things are gonna get even more hectic afterwards in b-school life...so i better gear up now itself...

dreams tonite will comprise Alto of course - the new one we bought yest..hee hee..n the new music system i put in it...n maybe me drivin it along with mah closest friends...rockin the town...dat will be some fun...at present me confused...yes CAT, submissions, study for sem exams, n also the work at my company...all are lined up...so manage?? big deal eh?

Sunday, April 03, 2005

one month to go...

Nite time - time again to edit the blog as usual - dis was the last week juz befaw the 'one month to go' time...bizy bizy with projects evryone - howeva me not takin so much interest in our project for starters...gotto finish it..dats it...but well - gotto learn heck of Java - every bit of it...although i hate the stupid syntax it has...so kinda gonna sit down tom n work on practically with the java features of our project - ahem in detail...we are workin on p2p system architectures using JXTA set of protocols intro by Sun Microsystems...

Have been readin quite a bit these days n wud like to delve further into it, coz later me into the work field der kinda mite not be ne time for moi to relax n enjoy turnin the pages of ne book even if i wish too...me gettin interested into the economics stuff...n buildin up my interests into it...howeva well one month before i have to start prep for exams too...da last kinda tech exams i shall have...

One month also to be departin from friends...some very close ones...n of course mah best friend whom i think i have spent max time with dese days...n from the last year...think somewat she has been a lot to think about for me...n has shared a lot of my life - wish it cud have even been more, but i guess its a race against time now; gotto make the most of it...

A great deal this month then...n a lot of catchin up to do...more importantly i gotto enjoy ebethin i do !!!