This is the MG Road, this one goes to Indian Express Bus stop .. bla bla etc. At one junction, the auto stopped under semi-constructed namma metro flyover. He started enriching my knowlege with some stats. Construction of these metro tracks started way back in Dec. 2006 and its 2009, they have not achieved anything concrete yet. They are spoiling the garden city by erasing all the gardens. What’s the point, 2012 is near, nothing is gonna survive.
Gosh !! I was amazed. The movie 2012, seems to have made a real impact even on the autowalas.
Case 2: Weekly shopping at Reliance Fresh for the vegetables. At the vegetable counter, the reliance guy, Bhaiyya 2012 dekhi kya? Ekdum mast movie hai .. jarur dekhiye … kya mast effects hai …
Looks like the movie has made an impact in different segments and sectors of the Indian Population. What’s your take on this ? Bunch of my friends liked it and appreciated. I am yet to watch it 
No other option left, the rain doesn’t seemed halt, we started. My friend thought of grabbing a beer, to beat the chilling rain’s effect. While he was drinking his beer, I too kinda felt hungry and saw huge bananas hanging in a panwalas shop. He too liked the idea of having a banana along with beer and relish the same. The unusual combo of beer and bananas thus came into the picture. And did I forgot to add that before that we had hogged sev puri(an indian spicy snack) and maza(a mango juice brand) as well just after leaving the office. ]]>
Delivery Manager : All the best, come back to $%$^% !
HR ( at exit interview ) : Had you told this in the interview, you could have asserted even to the head of the company, that I will work only with that profile. (It’s a good learning, you have full rights to claim what was promised to you in the interview)
Security Guard (at final exit, I don’t have the ID card, but the relieving letter)
(me) : I have the relieving letter
(sg) : Ok. That’s fine. But it’s my duty, show the letter. (Opens up the letter and takes a glance). Kisi acchi jagah ja rahe honge (you must be going to some good working place)
(me) : Yes. Kaam accha hoga wahan (Work will be good there)
(sg) : Laughs. Waise mujhe kehna to nahin chaiye, ^&^&%& aane se pehle main bhi sochta tha yahan bahut accha kaam hota hai ( Before joining here as security, I had an impression that work is great at this company, all because of the big name)
(me) : India main naam bade and darshan chote ( Bigger and branded name, but the work profile is low )
(sg) : Bilkul sahi (That’s perfect) ]]>
No. 72. Rakesh Gupta
No. 73. ….. and so on.
Hurray ! I was floating on cloud nine . I had made in to the company . The on campus drive at my college hyped as arduous process had been a cake walk for me. The faculty member read loud the list of the students who had made in. Celebrations were inevitable . 24th September 2006 :
Hey, did you collect the offer letter ? No, have they come? Cool. Having an offer letter in your hands of a big shot MNC, with a year more still left to complete your engineering degree, sounds fantastic. I had made my mind, I will join it. Become a fundoo coder shoder !! All things seemed to be so perfect. My future path was decided. But, I failed to realise that heavenly signal. As they say in literature, when you desire something, universe conspires to let you have the best. But, I was blinded by the charm and glamor and was not able to see that I had something better to achieve. 10th May 2007 – 25th June 2007:
Desperate wait for the receiving the joining letter at the company. As the history says, it should be something in the middle of June. Perhaps, this was one of the firsts of heavenly signal which I failed to realise. The signal that I am destined for something better and I should seek or continue with some other opportunity. 1st July 2007:
For the first time on the college’s history, a database giant had arrived interviewing our batch. The coll was over and everyone was relaxing at home. But the offering and name of the database giant tempted everyone to rush back to the campus from even their remotest abodes and try their knowledge and luck. The selection process was strenuous and I was pleased to make into top 18 out of the 500 people appeared. But unfortunately, they needed only 12 folks. Hence, had a narrow setback. I was disappointed, but this was another heavenly indicator that destiny has something else in store for me and I should realize my potential. 10th July 2007:
The joining date of the company came(23rd July). As expected, it was in their huge training campus. I had mixed feelings. But, I had made my mind and was careless to hunt for any other opportunities. 17th July 2007:
The company had altered the joining date and location to 6th August, to a place where I had never been too. Perhaps, this was the biggest heavenly indicator. Again, I could not sense it. What could I do ? I was not seeing things beyond joining this company, which eventually turned out to be a big mistake of my life. I have been avid passionate about Java and Open Source technologies since my college days. With an expectation of getting similar kind of work/training, I joined the company at the new location 6th August 2007:
Lush green campus and huge glassy buildings, good enough to dupe anyone. I was joyous. The training process started and things went on smoothly. Till one fine day, we had the catastrophic event …. MAINFRAMES, yes your batch has been identified for the mainframes stream. Happy hunting folks, Its gonna be a wonderful time. Man, I was shattered, I never desired to study those outdated legacy systems. The company was not willing to cater to your personal interests. 10th October 2007:
I started pumping my resume like anything. I wanted to get out and do anything but not mainframes. Ill-fated, nothing much happened. Only ray of hope was to complete training and expect to get a different technology project. Chances are meager, but you never now. 1st Feb 2008:
After successful completion of training, off to production. Seems, a whole new world is going to start. Fortunately, I managed to sneak into a non mainframe project after persuading one of the managers at the company. New energy and enthusiasm started to reverberate again in me. 10th April 2008:
All that glitters is not gold. I could perfectly understand that. This one was the biggest and best heavenly indicators, you need to work hard, you are destined for something else. Now I started feeling it hard. The project, they call it support and maintenance barely requires you to be smart, logically and technically sound. There was nothing much crucial I was playing. It started striking me that I am losing, losing rapidly; everything, my knowledge, my analytical and logical skills. What would my future be ? A dumb box. Oh no ! I won’t let that happen. Job hunt began with more fierce efforts. I needed to move out. No kidding this time. It’s a high priority to give justice to my career life. 15th July 2008:
Filed the resignation, a sense of relief or moksha. 20th August 2008:
I walkout like a free bird. With lesser apprehensions about my next venture.
Peter : Hey man, rush, press the button, the lift is about to close
( The lift door was about to close. Two middle aged people were having serious conversation in the lift, lets call them Mr. Sam and Mr. Duke )
( Adam managed to press the button, just a second before the doors were going to be an inch apart) Mr. Sam : So whats up with that guy …
Mr Duke : Seems his mother has some health issues … he needs to be posted in that city
Mr Sam ( shouted to his peak) : Bullshit !!! .
Peter and Adam astonished …..
Adam : I thought that company stresses a lot on corporate etiquette. What about the management lessons.
Peter : Leave that dude. What if the case is authentic …
We had a birthday party in one of the popular restaurants of the city. We were around 16 people. One of the girls, was excited to the cloud nine and wanted to pose for a snap wiith a gold flake ciggarette in her hand.Obviously, most of the girls do not fag. And she too belonged to the same category.
The restaurant waiters were too quick and smart in the services. Guess what happened ???
The girl was posing with the ciggarette in hand for the photo.A waiter popped in and kept an ash tray in front of her, before the snap could be taken. The whole party folks bursted into laughter and waiter received a special pat for that.
]]>After a little wait they managed to get a shared cab. The trio barged in with intense energy.
A (on cloud nine) : ” Maine kaha tha na .. Aaj cab se jayenge , bus se nahin ” .
B(bursts into laughter): yup rite.
C:I am thinking about Gobi yaar.
The conversation was at its peak and the journey of 15 minutes passed in a flash of minute. They got down and started moving. the cab moved away.
A ( anxiously): Shit ! where is my celphone.
Before A could utter another word, B started running in the direction of the cab. C calls up A’s number. Fortunately, the call was lifted by the cab’s driver and the guy turned out to be honest enough and asked them to move and collect the celphone. He had stopped the cab and was waiting. B managed to catch up with the cab and retrieve the celphone.
]]>Vendors are shouting high to sell their products. A train bound to different place moves towards the platform. Mohan busy with his talk at STD PCO gets a miss call on his celphone.Thinking it as a reminder call from the gang, he assumes that this train is theirs and gets into it. He failed to notice the train details or see the whole gang sitting on the platform.The train starts moving. “Is it the train bound to Chennai”, Mohan asked a passeneger inside the train. “No, its just going till Chattisgarh only”, passeneger replied surprisingly. Mohan feared that he has entered the wrong train. He either needs to pull the chain or jump. He preferred the latter method. The train had moved out of the platform and the barren ground had started. Owing to the slippery surface, Mohan’s jump turned out lethal and he hit a hard rock with his left knee. The cargo trousers were fully torned. Its around 9:15 PM in night.
With his rickety walk, Mohan moved towards the platform 1, where he had left his gang of friends. Mohan said, “Yaar thodi chot lag gayi thi… koi baat nahin. I will manage”. Everyone was baffled by his torn half trousers on the left leg. Before anyone could speak or figure out anything, Shyam took him in search of medical facility on the station. The wound was deep enough to expose piece of flesh.There was no medical faicility available at the railway station and hence SHyam took him to the nearby hospital in an auto.
The clock hit 9:25PM. Just 10 minutes left before the arrival of train. Shyam called up Rohit and said to try pulling the chain in case they are not able to make it to the station on time. Rohit and Amit rushed to the station master’s office to seek some help. Unfortunately, he was not there. Train arrived. Shyam talked to the Ticket Collecter Officer and he discouraged the step of pulling the chain.”Hum kuch help nahin kar sakte, chain kheechoge to jail main daal denge”, ticket collector replied in a harsh tone. Meanwhile, Manish escorted Sonu in stuffing everyone’s luggage in the coach. Their coach was aound ten boggies behind the main central location In case, Shyam and Mohan are not able to return within 5 minutes, the will have to cancel the trip.
The gong of the train striked. Shyam, still on call with Rohit said just two minutes we will be right inside the station. Sonu and Manish at a far location in the backside of train were in a confused sate whether to move the luggage out of the train or let it be inside.Train started catching up pace. Rohit and Amit rushing with the train, unable to decide what to do. They could now see Shaym and bandaged Mohan rushing towards the train. As they got inside the moving train, Rohit and Amit also moved inside. Immediately, Rohit called up Sonu who is with the luggage many boggies behind to be seated. Mohan had got around six stitches for his wound.
Thus they were able to make inside the train by a very narrow margin.
* ORIGINAL NAMES CHANGED TO HIDE IDENTITY ]]>
Miss Deshpande : What does Mr. Shakespear wants to convey in his writing Mcbeth?
Mohan : [whispering] hmm…. pardon mam .
Miss Deshpande : [irritated] Are you deaf ? What does mr Shakespear wants to convey in his writing Mcbeth?
Mohan : [whispering , not audible] hmm….aa…
Miss Deshpande: [higly irritated] …. Zor se bolo [Speak loudly].
A sound from the backbench : Jai Mata Di … [ praising the Indian goddess Durga ].
[ The whole class bursts into laughter and Mohan made an escape as time got over the bell rang off ]
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