Plans Changed

Everything did not go well as i planned. I had to forget my post graduation dreams as of now.

Two weeks of frustration after the result was known, i decided to move on. My new hobby was to attend walk ins. It kept me busy. One fateful Saturday, April 24-th i attended Bosch Walk-in. I was asked to join on May 3rd. Torn between two paths, i finally realized that the moment has come for me to chose one. I decided to join and i was back to software life once again.

I met new friends, learned new things and my first impression of my new life was good. Months of no job made me realize how important a job is in a man's life. I love my work now and it appears interesting.

My office was just opposite to forum. A village boy, i am, forum mall was a significant destination of interest during my adolescent life. Everyone who visited Bangalore used to talk about forum. Now seeing forum everyday, i just hope that the interest does not wear away.

So near

Tomorrow i have this exam for which i had been preparing for the last 5 months..iam just wondering what i had been doing for the last 5 months!!! when i opened my notebooks to do a revision, everything appears new and fresh to me. I need great luck to clear this exam.
Its time to turn to plan b. I hope not....

Happy Christmas....

Finally the christmas day came and then would come the new year. In all ways 2010 is great year to hope for...for me it is the time to reap. 2010 is a year of great importance to me, the year i am sure i would never forget. I only hope that it should be for good reasons....Happy Christmas and a great year ahead for all my friends out there.........

Lonely

As days went by, i realized the effect my software life had on me. However boring the life had been, that life had definitely made a mark on me. The company life was lively, everyday i met a lot of people, i had to learn many new things and there wasthe period of external delivery of the software to the customer, which had a lot of pressure, but also accompanied by the happiness when it was successfully delivered and the light feeling in your heart after it was done.

But when i was confined to a small room with nothing other to do, except to study, it was altogether a boring experience. The first few days were very difficult as i could not concentrate and study for a long time, thanks to my changed way of life for the past two years.

Disillusion

To be frank my first few days at bangalore were a period of disillusion. In my imagination of the beautiful city of banglore, i never picturised the other side of the city, where human beings, rich as well as poor, dumbed their wastes wherever possible without a concern. My brother's room in brookfield was good, but the room overlooked a majestic waste hill. The front side of our room was officially the waste yard for hundreds of families staying in that place. Anyway the fact that we are shifting to Marthahalli the very next day was a thought of comfort. But my first true realization of bangalore will stay forever in my mind.

Our new room at Marthahalli was set in a more clean place. I liked my apartment very much. So the next thing i had to do was start preparing for my exams.

Jobless.............

My life in Bangalore started on August, 2009. On August 1, morning around 7, i boarded down the bus on to the pavements of Majestic. There i was, shaken after resigning from a good job, which i got(i cannot use the word "earned" here) immediately after my college periods were over.

During the final days at my Office, everyone looked at me with awe after they got to know my decision. Even my close friends whom i had confided this secret , probably a year ago was astounded at the sudden resolve to carry on with my plans...Even i felt a little thrilled..here i am becoming the ultimate maverick, throwing away a secure job(there were no lay offs in my company..thank God), when every others were clinging tight to their cabins not to get caught in the raging recession storm and thrown out into the sea of unemployed. But then little did i realize what was going to come...

I always had a good support for my plan to pursue higher studies from my family. Being the younger one in the family was also an added advantage. With my brother earning money, i need not worry about the financial condition of my family.......

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A Travalogue

I always loved rain. It was raining slightly that Saturday, when Muneeb arrived at the door of our house. Me and Hareesh were relaxing in the cosy comfort rain always brought with her. Rainy days always spurred action in me. We made a very quick decision to go to akulam. Akulam was quite near to us and if my intuition is correct it is only 7 to 10 kilometers away from Sreekaryam. Raining had stopped when we boarded our bikes and started the journey. The cool and refreshing ambience that rain brought with her still remained. Bike riding is a pleasure in that kind of an atmosphere. Enjoying the cool breeze that soothed our senses and the mesmerizing sceneries, we reached Akulam. The place did not have its usual number of visitors that day. A nostalgic silence prevailed there. The cloudy atmosphere added to it. Nearly all the shops nearby were closed except one tea shop. We decided to have some refreshments. A nearly deserted children’s park was our next destination. I and Muneeb used the opportunity to take a few swings. So much was the fun that we did not notice the few girls strolling through the park. Hareesh sir used this opportunity to display a few acrobatics. We savored the unusually deserted atmosphere of the park. It was like we went a few years back. We had a park on our own to enjoy. After taking a few snaps we decided to look for other possibilities. At first it seemed there was not even any remote chance for boating. The river was placid under the dark sky. It was one of the beautiful sights I had seen in my life. It seemed that for a moment I have transcended worldly pleasures. The cool breeze that brought with it the nasty smell of the industrial pollutants hurled me back. Looking back we saw some movements in the boat office. After some bargaining they decided to permit us to go for boating. It was a four seated pedal boat. After the park it appeared that we have a river for us. It was a really enjoyable half an hour ride in the river. We took off to veli after akulam engagement. A beautiful sight of sea river intersection awaited us there. The river was flowing madly. It seemed that she had gathered more strength and power from the sea. It was a wonderful display of the raw strength of nature in its fullest. Situations like this always reminded me how vast this world is and how small we human are. There were number of sculptures in the park. I felt that most of the sculptures were beyond my understanding. I could not find any remote connection between it and its description written in tiny planks besides it. After a few walks in the park, finally we decided to retire.