BACK TO COLL DAYS!

A gr8 experience!after a month of "professional life", was taken back to coll life environment....guess how??something even i had not expected....training for 2 weeks was scheduled from 25th of this month for another one week. Its basically a bird view of technologies and products here.some talks Quite interesting and some others go over head.one gr8 thing that happened is v really enjoyed these 4 days.ask how! exactly like v would do in our coll days.Attending classes and seminars for the sake of attendance,sitting back passing comments,laughing all the way trying to hide ourselves! finally come out and burst out!Some sessions were really interesting and informative but unfortunately many others were too boring.V would get completely bored especially in the post-lunch session...whatever the reasons may be!First day,there were experienced people in the crew and also geeks with master degree holders from IIT's. Some first 2 sessions, questions were shooted like anything,many irrelevant though!I felt many were completely unnecessary in the sense I felt in no way those information would help,and gradually u'll get to know as u work on products,also some info u'd get on the net if browsed rather bugging people here for info which just tax memory,and no 1 would be prepared to collect such statistics on mind! Well, let me not get deep into it! coz the more important and interesting issues r yet to come to light;)
Me and Shruthi were sitting physically there but mentally completely lost!What was going in our minds:r v the only 2 dumb girls here,not much things going into our head,feeling this session is of no use to us,and wondering how r others able to concentrate so much!after some time,decided to have a look on every1 else....first shock!a guy who was in the first seat in the morning session, and used to ask questions for every slide,and would never get convinced,had moved to the last seat!What was more interesting was, he from IIT-Chennai and was playing with a guy from IIT-Delhi! and what were they playing----"chukki ata"....a game of joining dots!....and they were playing this on tissue paper!!oooooooooof typical IITians :D!they continued this for the rest of the days as well!cool,really they've enjoyed! V couldnt control our laughter....next our eyes went on Sneha and Nivedita....crazy girls,they r trying their handwriting from left hand!after sometime I see again,seriously they r thinking something and making kinda points....stared for 2 more secs, got to know they r playing "cows and bulls" so nice! I remember the days v used to play inside classroom!, bingo,bollywod and more than that "fighter planes",i'm not getting the proper name for that,Prashali,what is that??????v used to play for nearly 2-3 periods!How can I 4get the dumb charads v were playing during class hours,across 3-4 benches!one in the bench starts laughing and the whole bench starts shaking!how many times VKA has stared at us. really frightening look she used to give,and for my luck/fate she became my project guide!but at last all ends well....she gave 95/100 for the dumb project!I suddenly remember 1 of the lecturer of sadvidya,physics dept....again there also our routine was sitting in last benches and laughing,he used to catch us so fiercely and a lecture after that for not less than 30 mins! god...i had got caught once and he asked a question,I answered :)physics had become one of my favourite subjects at that time and I used to fairly know things.He had not guessed that I'd answer!may be he was planning to spend the rest of the time targetting me,he was not ready to accept my correct answer,started with some theory all just to confuse us and finally came back to my answer, followed with his usual lecture!V were so helpless those days!whatever happens,should accept!another day,with a diff lecturer,and yes from physics again!"genda"-what all used to call him,he was taking current electricity for our class.One of the useless class was his and v all unanimously felt it was waste of time but used to attend min no. of classes for the sake of attendance!and dont ever imagine of taking notes of his sessions....but,sometimes I strongly feel I have to do somethings which every1 without a second thought skip!yes,I was maintaining notes for his sessions.In that class,it was Harini and Varsha who were completely involved in gossiping and got caught!they were sitting 2 benches ahead of me.he asked for their notes which were filled with lyrics of songs,cartoons this and that....they were asked to move out and for my surprise he suddenly asked for my notes!I was so happy after that to see his shocked face,he turned the pages nearly 4-5 times ensuring its my book and the stuff there was "physics".He knew very well that no 1 in the class would have maintained notes and had not even in his dreams expected that I'd have made sucha thing!his attitude towards me changed from that day,started giving a smile always from then!and nearly after 3 years since I left sadvidya,happened to see him near my house and he could very well recognise me with name!I had 1 more bad exp with YRR....hey it hink could have made a diff post for my sadvidya experiences....all most all bad ones :( yeah,coming back, me and shruthi were releived,thank god!no problem with us!v r like evey1 else and yes can say better ;)v too played BINGO,but just 1 game.2 girls in front of us!again experienced ladies who were so active for the starting sessions had completely come down.By this time it was dificult for 2 of us to control laughter,seeing others plays and faces!The 2 girls in front of us were very carefully examining and comparing their lunch coupons!!godd! what all things people do to kill time! after that even i turned mine and Shruthi's coupons back to see what was there;)By this time,every1 was damn bored....well the correct word would be "too tired",there were no questions,no interactions and 1 hour session would end in 40 mins!A very needed break v would get,at which time I used to return to my cube and try finish some tasks,for which Shruthi would always scold me ;)oooof another girl, completely slept,how dare she could do that! she could've walked out instead!nyways they were also points of entertainments for us!another guy,again a "specimen" after asking all high funda questions and doubts,asked "is ontap a filer??!"U can guss how me and shru would've reacted for that!that guy next tossed an orbit-may be or something like that to his mouth,next secong starting shaking hands vigorously..shruthi started "He is getting fits....see see"....I was getting scared if v'll be caugt for laughing like hell....next he bent his chair so low and was moving back and forth!"This guy will definitely break that chair today!"and v bursted again!One guy used to frequently go out and come....and would carry his mobile such a way that every1 gets to know hes gettng a call!shruthi again " how many calls he gets a day, y will no 1 call us??", and my answer "I too get hutch calls nearly 6-7 a day ;)shruhti started drawing my pic finally!"what not! hmmm another girl, daily used to come nearly 40 mins late, the first session would've come to an end!again would extend her breaks for atleast 10-15 mins....finally used to enter the post lunch session,with the dress changed and fresh make up!!!!!gr8 !! hey appreciate our observation skills,what not have v noticed!our next observation, y do people get 2-3 cans of tropicanas together!I dont feel like drinking that at all....completely filled with sugar and ,,,,,,,,,,,,other preservatives....one can i drank and the whole day felt like puking!leave thats individual "taste"!
Next today HR training....about coll to corporate life....thought it'd interesting, but not as expected. V had really enjoyed such training after 6th sem in coll which was the CII traning....unforgetable days! But this here didnt attract much,dunno the reason....may be v very well know those things or the time for implementaton of those "thoughts","values" and "actions" has come and its becoming difficult for us to accept!now dont ever ask me what this means....
Lets c how it'll go tomorrow!and for the next week,it looks completely technical.hope things dont go over my head and these sessions will really help some way!

First 5 days !

Finally the day came which ended my "student life". Very first day had the experience of "traffic jam". If I remember properly,was late by 5 mins I guess.Was asked to fill some papers and that took half a day. Then I met my manager . I had already met him once during my interview, 5 months before though!do I have a very poor memory or some confusion?? he appeared totally different to what I had thought. But yes, I could recall my interview day , later after 2days when I again spoke with my manager . Same thing happened with another person who had taken interview for me! ok me writing something like this....is this making sense??what if it doesnt?? nyways my blog , my wish !
Manager introduced my "buddy"- who will be the point of contact for all help(tech and general) , and he took me around, showed my cubicle....introduced the team members, took for lunch etc etc . He showed my cubicle and way to his' in such a good way , I could easily make to my seat from the next day without roaming here and there! laptop was being configured , and I was asked to study some materials, this continued for the rest of the days with some assignments. I really find difficult to recognise people....remembering names....if they r in my team or not....1 face seems familiar, where have I seen before ! some1 is coming should I smile or not....what if the other person doesnt recognise me !All this happened all the 5 days!!That'll get better after some more days :)
My only problem is food! morning before finishing my plate, a glass full of milk will be kept in front of me . All this happened coz I asked aunt to give me half cup of coffee and I cant drink the whole! she shifted to milk :( I had stopped drinking milk nearly 6-7 years ago! and now, every morning feel like puking. Next I tell her to please fill only half the tiffin box . she says yes, but everyday only half the box will be empty when my stomach is full! Thanks there is place at NetApp for food waste. I know its bad to throw food like that when in India..................................but still I'm helpless. I cant take the box unemptied !Night again I really get tired to finish the plate....and aunt inbetween keeps telling....'you should b like this...tht....eat that.....'. Only thing that came to my mind was....if only I was at my home, and my mother had done all this to me....I'd have shouted at her, kept the milk glass untouched and brought back the box as it is ! next, how disciplined I am at their place! daily I fold my bedspreads as soon as I get up!wash my clothes! wash my plates! keep the shoe neatly at the rack....fold my clothes...offff what not! I think aunt will die if she sees my room at my house!
hmmm coming back, 5 days passed so quickly!hey I felt happy to be there actually . Really a great place to work. Got to learn many things . have a gr8 scope for improvement. One blunder I did ! .... had to mail to some desk requesting for the subscription of dl-btc-all. I dunno what I was thinking! I was actually studying some stuff, a script was runing parallely , and I got msg from shruthi to subscribe for this ! instead of addressing to the desk, I sent the mail to dl-btc-all. This mail goes to every1 working for NetApp at Bangalore! offfff within no time, my inbox was filled with mails from many, correcting my mistake ! I deserved that for spamming every1 with my mail! hey, also the otherway its so nice of them na...they bothered to correct me! whatever, had a hearty laugh after that with shruthi !
So , my "professional life" has started! and I have some training also regarding that in the next week. Lets see how that and my work after that goes."All the best Shubhada, I wish u dont make any more blunders there, its ok even if u dont come up with wonders for some time!"

DANGER !

Yesterday was just killing time browsing when suddenly heard the BREAKING NEWS .... serial bomb blasts in B'lore . Really shocking news....within a couple of minutes new blasts at different areas were discovered . Thank god,no much harm to people and properties . 1 killed and 8 injured as of now OR as revealed ! seems a negligible number but it is 2 much for the friends and families of those victims . Innocent lifes were risked by this unfortunate act . Everything so well planned, makes 1 tremble!
No place is safe to live . South India esp Karnataka was supposed to b some peaceful place but its no more that. over a few decades , B'lore has been a hot spot . Being the garden city , IT capital , hosting people from all over the world , life in B'lore is not at all easy . We all know about the traffic conditions there and problems finding a house! still, my experiences there :
I wanted to look for an accomodation in b'lore in a place somewhat closer to my workplace .went for a hunt . people say its so easy to get a PG acco there,house there that this ! I agree , V do get, but the point is ....r those places worth living !? almost all the PG's I saw were 3/4 sharing in a room.common bathroom. I tell u guys u get a cot and a shelf for urself .Apart from that u r lucky if u get place to rest ur feet! This is the condition...highly commercial! well no comments on that coz its the way of making a living for them!with this comes ur adjustment with the rest of them in the room . well better not say anything on that. That depends on the situation and how u carry it on.some twin sharing and single rooms r also available.The problem is u'll not get the assurance of safety and security . well lakhs of people r living and continue to live , thats a different story but for me and girls like me its highly impossble.Also have heard some stories of PG's being raided with many suspicions....this that....fingers crossed! but cant say what kind of people r staying with us, coz as i said B'lore is the host for every kind of people from everywhere !
Well next looked for some single bedroom houses also as v friends could stay together . Far better that PG's but has problems of its own kind.1. high rents , cant help . 2. again the the environment problem .3. Gas stove and cooking problem ! 1 house was okok...affordable rent , well situated, decent owners....but distance problem! another house....again rent ok,area ok, owner ok....when v were abt to leave that place thinking this is the last search, noticed that there is not a single window for the entire house ! ooooooooof god! such a poor ventilation. V would die if there is no power for some 2 hours! and there is so frequent power cuts these days! another 1 , very good looking, neat, they have actually modified a car garrage to a room cum kitchen !but still ok coz of the finely ordered things, but rent 8K! another single room attached to a house, again no place left if u put a cot!
There is no choice but to adjust! but will there not b a limit for such adjustment! In the heavy traffic of B'lore, cant even imagine travelling daily from relatives place....1 day also tried that, boarding bus no.201 . bus started at 9.20....i reached my work place at 11.30...this is common in b'lore but i cant even imagine myself travelling daily for 4 hours hanging in the bus !
And now to all this , the problem of terrorism has been added ! All the best B'lore !

!!CHANGE!!

I dont like changes . Starting from behaviour of a person, traditions , customs , whatever !it used to be very difficult for me to accept changes . Even now I cant imagine changing our house , or vehicle or some other possessions . But u see 1 cant b a stubborn sticking to a point . It used to b very uncomfortable for me when changing something or seeing a change .
All this was only until I heard "Change is the only thing that is permanent " . Just a deep thought into it , and I realised the truth in it . Not that I never knew it before!but again it takes some external force to awake u at times ! when i say this I remember our NTSE coach Mr. ShivKumar. It was in our 10th std .In between the problems, he used to speak generally,on life, career self improvement etc .One day he said a few lines on Television ."Watching television is the only activity during which ur brain doesnt work . It doesnt think anything else. just absorbs whatever imparted by the TV ". Well that was not the first time I heard something like that . My father used to always say "dont sit in front of the idiot box for hours, it'll make u idle , switch to reading books instead of serials and movies ".I never had taken this to mind!After that class , again a deep thought into his and my fathers words, what a gr8 realization! I wondered how these days I used to sit foolish watching those dumb serials and movies !from that day , after a few mins of watching TV, i feel I am really wasting precious time! well , some programs r informative, entertaining....yes yes i completely agree. I do watch them !
Let all the change happen for good !Thanks to the person who coined that statement :) There should b a cause for every change and reading this statement was for mine!

LAST ...

As the situation was with the past 7 study holidays , again this time was holding the book in hand , eyes stuck to the page ,but the pages were not moving at all --- coz the mind was moving everywhere ! exams from 14th of this month---u ask whats special on tht?? These r my last exams ! well , I dunno everything infact anything abt my future but for now , these r my last study holidays, last exams, last fight with vtu, last time i'll b anxiously waiting for results, with mixed emotions !!
4 years have passed before realizing it! but had lots and lots of experiences in the meantime . exciting, disappointing, unforgettable memories some of which have made to learn very good lessons !
To b very frank I'm actually not getting very emoted this moment that my college days r coming to an end !There was the last technieks, last Acefest, last sports,last working day! . Everything passed as usual! Even on the farewell day nothing like "oo! v r having our farewell!" came into mind. well, dunno the reason for such "no expressions" but i'm sure its the case with majority of my classmates. I dont think I'll be wrong if I say its the case with "all" !
But still, sometimes when i sit alone, of course to study but when my mind will not b ready for that, I realise that for all practical purposes, I will no more sit in a classroom for a lecture,will not have a chance to bunk the class either! I'll never again go to canteen either for food! or for record completion! or for timepass ! Never again will v stand in the parking lot gossiping! no more collecting question papers, getting notes xeroxed ;) y all these ! will never again go to college! I dunno if this is a "loss" or "gain" or whatever ! But i know something is happening that'll make something else to happen !
Being very well aware that life is a constant process of learning and I'll always b a "student", I still feel like making this sentence , even if its not fact from all perspectives, its atleast true for the near futue!

These r my LAST STUDENT DAYS and they r ending VERY SHORTLY !