I am finally done. I am tired of this "kanakku" business. Having avoided it for four long years.. I was forced to do it today.. and I did it. Rounded it off with a bite of good ol Dairy Milk celebrating the momentous occasion!
To add in, I sent my stuff to Chennai and Bangalore today. Its slowly sinking in.. I am finally quitting Hyderabad, feeling rather psenti. I love this place :)
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Chennai
Currently, am at Chennai to attend my friend's wedding.
If I am currently at Chennai, where do I actually belong to ;-). My family is basically from Chennai, now settled at Bangalore.. and I am currently working at Hyderabad :D. Soon I am taking a transfer to Bangalore and settling at home(finally!!).
The thought of going home is giving me the jitters inspite of all the excitement :. I have to "unlearn" a lot of things that I have learnt over these years away from home.. at hostel and at work. I hope its not too painful :-(
If I am currently at Chennai, where do I actually belong to ;-). My family is basically from Chennai, now settled at Bangalore.. and I am currently working at Hyderabad :D. Soon I am taking a transfer to Bangalore and settling at home(finally!!).
The thought of going home is giving me the jitters inspite of all the excitement :. I have to "unlearn" a lot of things that I have learnt over these years away from home.. at hostel and at work. I hope its not too painful :-(
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Through the day
My mood is not any better now than it was in the afternoon. There is a difference between a conscious decision and a conscious effort, I made the former but did not do the latter! But how does one pep your mood at work :-/. But I am coping and hope I cool off soon. I am tired of this, it looks like I am mourning something!
Moods
Me at work...
Not in the best of moods since last night. I am going to make a conscious effort to bring me out of this! As they say, "Nobody can spoil your mood without your permission", I am going to get outta this.
You have some good days and some bad ones..
Not in the best of moods since last night. I am going to make a conscious effort to bring me out of this! As they say, "Nobody can spoil your mood without your permission", I am going to get outta this.
You have some good days and some bad ones..
Monday, February 18, 2008
Integrity
Two days down the line.. I am still wondering why I decided to blog! I think the reason is to give an outlet to my views and think on a broader spectrum.
I often read interesting things that strike me as brilliant thoughts or ideas.. but thats about it. What I would ideally like to do is to talk about these things and think deep about it. Being the person that I am, I don't find too many people to discuss and end up forgetting it all :-(. I hope this blog will relieve me of this. So shall we get started ;-),
Today, I was reading Business Line and there was a small segment - 10 questions to a CEO. One of the questions asked was - "What do you look in a new recruit? " and the answer is "Integrity".
A great reply! But what is integrity at work? My former manager, a mentor of sorts to me was taking a training to a group of freshers and I was one of them. Being rather terrified of him initially, I listened to whatever he said rather attentively so as to avoid any embarrassing situation.. but alas not everybody thought so. There was this guy who probably snoozed off or whatever and was unable to answer a very simple question. My manager made a curious comment... "So what if you are in training and have not started working as such.. you get paid during the training period.. Don't you?". In retrospect, I believe this is one of the most important lesson of professional integrity, you ensure you do your best for the money you get paid.
Thats all for today folks! More on integrity on my next post..
I often read interesting things that strike me as brilliant thoughts or ideas.. but thats about it. What I would ideally like to do is to talk about these things and think deep about it. Being the person that I am, I don't find too many people to discuss and end up forgetting it all :-(. I hope this blog will relieve me of this. So shall we get started ;-),
Today, I was reading Business Line and there was a small segment - 10 questions to a CEO. One of the questions asked was - "What do you look in a new recruit? " and the answer is "Integrity".
A great reply! But what is integrity at work? My former manager, a mentor of sorts to me was taking a training to a group of freshers and I was one of them. Being rather terrified of him initially, I listened to whatever he said rather attentively so as to avoid any embarrassing situation.. but alas not everybody thought so. There was this guy who probably snoozed off or whatever and was unable to answer a very simple question. My manager made a curious comment... "So what if you are in training and have not started working as such.. you get paid during the training period.. Don't you?". In retrospect, I believe this is one of the most important lesson of professional integrity, you ensure you do your best for the money you get paid.
Thats all for today folks! More on integrity on my next post..
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Harry Potter
Now, that I have started off... thought I'd add about one of my favourite reads - Harry Potter series of adventures.
I started reading the books about 4 years back when a girl who was spending the weekend at our apartment lent the 4th book - Harry Potter and the Goblet of fire. Since I had nothing else to read, I casually (;) it is actually a bulky book) decided to read it. All I remember is that I stayed up late for three consecutive nights and completed it! I just couldn't put down the book. I think the most brilliant aspect of J.K Rowlings writing is the way she combines adventure and humour. There are many times when I actually sit and laugh out loud at the antics of Ron, Harry and Hermione :D
Though I liked the book.. I did not go crazy about reading all the other books. I admit, I did not even know Rowling planned to write seven books! Then, the movie "The Prizoner of Azkaban" was released at the nearest theatre. In the midst of the movie, it just struck me.. wasn't Sirius the guy to whom Harry sent owls in the 4th book :-/. So, there went the suspense... I knew all along that Sirius was the good guy :)
Then, I managed to get hold of the other books and started reading them in a random order , Fifth, Third, First and Second! I am not sure if anybody has noticed, but Rowling always gives a small synopsis of previous events when she brings back or talks about a new character.. perhaps to refresh the minds of readers... it has helped me to carry on even without reading the previous book ;-).
No wonder at the end of it, I was crazy about the series and was looking forward to the sixth book. I got hold of the book on the 18th of July 2005 two days after the book was released from my close friend. We decided to share the book.. (Rs. 950 odd for a single book was still too much at those times!). Between that, I had my friend giving me weird messages about Horocruxes et al.
I liked the sixth book. I LOVED Snape! I was confident he is he is the good great guy and will be redeemed in the final book. I fought/argued with anybody who thought otherwise :)
21 July 2007 - I was up and about at 6 AM in the morning, we went and picked the pre-ordered book at 7 AM, packed some breakfast and lunch from a nearby restaurant and started reading. I finished the book at 6 AM the next morning. I told yeah right... Snape is the good guy :D
May I also add that I had taken Monday and Tuesday off from office to relax and enjoy the time.. :D
It has been a great time altogether.
I'll just add.. Thanks JK Ro.
I started reading the books about 4 years back when a girl who was spending the weekend at our apartment lent the 4th book - Harry Potter and the Goblet of fire. Since I had nothing else to read, I casually (;) it is actually a bulky book) decided to read it. All I remember is that I stayed up late for three consecutive nights and completed it! I just couldn't put down the book. I think the most brilliant aspect of J.K Rowlings writing is the way she combines adventure and humour. There are many times when I actually sit and laugh out loud at the antics of Ron, Harry and Hermione :D
Though I liked the book.. I did not go crazy about reading all the other books. I admit, I did not even know Rowling planned to write seven books! Then, the movie "The Prizoner of Azkaban" was released at the nearest theatre. In the midst of the movie, it just struck me.. wasn't Sirius the guy to whom Harry sent owls in the 4th book :-/. So, there went the suspense... I knew all along that Sirius was the good guy :)
Then, I managed to get hold of the other books and started reading them in a random order , Fifth, Third, First and Second! I am not sure if anybody has noticed, but Rowling always gives a small synopsis of previous events when she brings back or talks about a new character.. perhaps to refresh the minds of readers... it has helped me to carry on even without reading the previous book ;-).
No wonder at the end of it, I was crazy about the series and was looking forward to the sixth book. I got hold of the book on the 18th of July 2005 two days after the book was released from my close friend. We decided to share the book.. (Rs. 950 odd for a single book was still too much at those times!). Between that, I had my friend giving me weird messages about Horocruxes et al.
I liked the sixth book. I LOVED Snape! I was confident he is he is the good great guy and will be redeemed in the final book. I fought/argued with anybody who thought otherwise :)
21 July 2007 - I was up and about at 6 AM in the morning, we went and picked the pre-ordered book at 7 AM, packed some breakfast and lunch from a nearby restaurant and started reading. I finished the book at 6 AM the next morning. I told yeah right... Snape is the good guy :D
May I also add that I had taken Monday and Tuesday off from office to relax and enjoy the time.. :D
It has been a great time altogether.
I'll just add.. Thanks JK Ro.
First Post
I have no clue why I actually decided to blog! The last few days, have been having this urge to write something... lemme see, how often I actually write something.
So, I'll start off with describing why I chose this name for my blog. Well... honestly, I chose this name cos thats the first one that came to my head ;)
But... it is also something I strongly believe in. When I was in my college hostel, in the second year, I had a close friend of mine telling me.. "I prefer friends to relatives. I can't choose my relatives, but I choose my friends. They accept me the way I am". These are strong words, but they mean right. I think at some point of time, all of us are looking for someone who accepts us the way we are with our faults and strengths. I certainly do. Let me also add, I do have friends and folks who love me and have decided to put up with all my idiosyncrasies :D
So, there goes my introduction...
So, I'll start off with describing why I chose this name for my blog. Well... honestly, I chose this name cos thats the first one that came to my head ;)
But... it is also something I strongly believe in. When I was in my college hostel, in the second year, I had a close friend of mine telling me.. "I prefer friends to relatives. I can't choose my relatives, but I choose my friends. They accept me the way I am". These are strong words, but they mean right. I think at some point of time, all of us are looking for someone who accepts us the way we are with our faults and strengths. I certainly do. Let me also add, I do have friends and folks who love me and have decided to put up with all my idiosyncrasies :D
So, there goes my introduction...
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