As i sit down in my comfortable chair infront of my LCD monitor computer, all courtesy infy, I look back into my past pondering over whether the complicated decisions taken after continuous discussion with more 'knowledgable' people about which direction should my education should go so that I attain a bright future has done anything good to me.
Coming from a middle class family, i was not as bright or as intelligent a student as most parents would want their son to be.But towards the end of my schooling i took up a particular interest for science subjects and started proving ,to my mother's surprise and moreover her extreme happiness that I can top the class too.
After lots of discussion it was decided that I should join a college near to my house(because my mom thought and rightfully so that her presence, to be rightly told her pestering, is the only thing that eggs me on to study) dumping all the high profile NITs and BITs ,Pilani.I started a fresh life at College of Engg., Trivandrum , joining the elite E&C Dept.17 years of schooling that too at the studies oriented Arya Central School, with all studies reading and TV at home had made me an introvert.I couldn't put four words into a line and talk into the face of anybody i didn't know.I was obese, grossly unattractive and unpresentable(though i have not become a John Abraham,i can confidently say i look better now).I planned to change all that in the four years that was ahead of me.
College life was the best life I ever had.Lots and lots of freedom, activities of all kind,great friends,beautiful girls ,cultural fests and so many more things. Life had taken a colorful turn. I found a way to indulge myself in everything and enjoy life to the fullest without falling into any bad habits.My core values never changed.Life was always a jolly ride but the ride was always guided by the single rule, that i wouldn't do anything that my conscience told me, was wrong.This rule seems to work really well and guided me properly thorough the whole of my life, atleast uptil now.
Meanwhile I had lost all my interests in E&C.I can blame it on umpteen reasons, like poor infrastructure, low graded instructors, outdated syllabus etc.But i won't ,because the main reason was that I barely had any interest in E&C when i joined CET.My education was decided by the tide called the trend of the time and not by my interests. I can't blame anybody for that , because i didn't have any particular opinion of what to do after schooling.
The way I shaped myself to break out of my introvert image had exploded into a situation which made me an extrovert. I had set my eyes on a management career. But by then my different activities and lack of interest towards studies had put me on a backfoot.I never could spent too much time, could never be dedicated the way I was to achieve my goals.Nevertheless i was never a whiner all the way. I decided I'd give it every bit till i reached a position where I can reap the fruits of my dreams.I follow one of my favorite sayings "I may not win always but my heart ain't that of a loser". Talking about favorite sayings one of my all time favs quotes is linked with the previous one. Its the last line of THE BOXER by Simon & Garfunkel. It goes this way:"He carries the mark of every glove that laid him or cut him, but the fighter still remains". Don't know why but i just love those sayings which motivate you to keep trying.Time flies over. Thats what most people say. So did my four beautiful college years.It was time for everyone to split up and go your way.The pain was always there, of splitting up with friends,but my forte was hiding my emotions, so I never gave it away. I remember seeing off my close pal Hari , who was all tears when he was about to board the plane to IIM-C.I made fun of him while he retorted that I had no emotions.Those are situations that you come across in your life.They have to be taken as they come to you.
One by one each and every one left, just like the falling leaves of a tree in autumn.I decided to join Infosys, though I had another offer too.This was the wisest decisions i had ever taken. Firstly, I got a lot more time to be at home as i had to join late in september, the last time I'd ever be at home for that long.But more importantly, I had my first ,I hope its not the last, taste of a world class training facility.You ask for anything,and they provide it there.
The hostels were the most luxurious and comfortable abodes that any institution can provide.Life was immersed in luxury.Being paid for attending training is not a bad option , i guess!!! The discipline, the cleanliness ,the atmosphere is such that it is not something that we find in any indian institution.If I start talking about Infosys, Mysore it'll make me write one more article.
But the best part I had in my life was I made a lot of friends, a lot more closer than anyone can ever become. I started to respect my relationships with my friends.I started to cherish each and every little friendship I had in my life.I lost no chance in remaining in contact with every single person who was valuable in my life.I started knowing the pain of being away from home and the best part of it was I grew accustomed to being away from home.
Training at Infosys was even more fun, interacting with people from different parts of india shape your behavioural patterns very much.I started having a more open outlook towards life.To speak out when I need to be, to express my love and hatred openly,to laugh and enjoy others successes and even to cry for others sorrows.Of course, I was influenced by my friends, old and new , in all these.
But all good things must come to an end, so did my luxurious life at Mysore. While i was sent to Chennai, some of my friends were posted elsewhere. I had to part with them, but life's like that.The two people whom I'd miss the most were Moksha , who had grown very close to me after coming to Infy and my dear room mate and buddy at Infy Praveen. SOme of the farewells ended in tears, though not on my side.
Then life took a new turn.Being at Chennai was completely different.My first metro life.Had a real taste why these cities were classified as metros, apart from considering the population.The buildings were huge and the roads are as wide as they can get.Life is fast there and people dont care aboutanyone else.People who say cities like Kochi must me made metro must have a look at Chennai ,which happens to be the smallest metro.
Life was not at all hectic at MCity, Chennai(that's the name of the location for the Chennai Mahindra city Industrial park).But it was great, travelling in the not so crowded but not so empty Electric train service to office, having those lengthy breakfast and even longer lunch sessions with friends.Most of my close friends were with me at Mcity.Ajith ,Deepthi, Jabir and then we had one more friend added into our group,,Ambily.Life is now so full of fun,with those great weekend trips to all places in the city.After coming here my life had become less hectic, giving me more time to read, hear music, and amazingly ,write!!!.People here know me as a poet now.A guy with no literary sense turning into a poet?Life is strange and unexplainable.Like i always say an idle mind is a devil's workshop and that's the only reason why I indulge in something or another when I get a lot of free time.Most of those works too turn up to be devilish.Some people i Know might've understood what I meant.Nevertheless they are somethings which helped me shoo away boredom and I never regret doing that.AS I sit in my cubicle in A-wing 2nd floor,SDB-1 of Infosys technologies limited, there arelots of activities going on around, both official and unofficial.People having coffee in groups.MLs dealing with client issues or talking with onsite contacts.My cubicle seems to be the quietest of all.Jerry as usual working on his mock project.Ambily ,again as always reading some e-book or watching videos, while I sit here with my newspapers lying around,tapping on my keyboard to somehow finish this off.I wait here for the next job to be assigned to me(what else can a software engineer wait for?).But all the while I hope for the next important turn in my life to happen.Hoping against all hopes, I'ds say.
Coming from a middle class family, i was not as bright or as intelligent a student as most parents would want their son to be.But towards the end of my schooling i took up a particular interest for science subjects and started proving ,to my mother's surprise and moreover her extreme happiness that I can top the class too.
After lots of discussion it was decided that I should join a college near to my house(because my mom thought and rightfully so that her presence, to be rightly told her pestering, is the only thing that eggs me on to study) dumping all the high profile NITs and BITs ,Pilani.I started a fresh life at College of Engg., Trivandrum , joining the elite E&C Dept.17 years of schooling that too at the studies oriented Arya Central School, with all studies reading and TV at home had made me an introvert.I couldn't put four words into a line and talk into the face of anybody i didn't know.I was obese, grossly unattractive and unpresentable(though i have not become a John Abraham,i can confidently say i look better now).I planned to change all that in the four years that was ahead of me.
College life was the best life I ever had.Lots and lots of freedom, activities of all kind,great friends,beautiful girls ,cultural fests and so many more things. Life had taken a colorful turn. I found a way to indulge myself in everything and enjoy life to the fullest without falling into any bad habits.My core values never changed.Life was always a jolly ride but the ride was always guided by the single rule, that i wouldn't do anything that my conscience told me, was wrong.This rule seems to work really well and guided me properly thorough the whole of my life, atleast uptil now.
Meanwhile I had lost all my interests in E&C.I can blame it on umpteen reasons, like poor infrastructure, low graded instructors, outdated syllabus etc.But i won't ,because the main reason was that I barely had any interest in E&C when i joined CET.My education was decided by the tide called the trend of the time and not by my interests. I can't blame anybody for that , because i didn't have any particular opinion of what to do after schooling.
The way I shaped myself to break out of my introvert image had exploded into a situation which made me an extrovert. I had set my eyes on a management career. But by then my different activities and lack of interest towards studies had put me on a backfoot.I never could spent too much time, could never be dedicated the way I was to achieve my goals.Nevertheless i was never a whiner all the way. I decided I'd give it every bit till i reached a position where I can reap the fruits of my dreams.I follow one of my favorite sayings "I may not win always but my heart ain't that of a loser". Talking about favorite sayings one of my all time favs quotes is linked with the previous one. Its the last line of THE BOXER by Simon & Garfunkel. It goes this way:"He carries the mark of every glove that laid him or cut him, but the fighter still remains". Don't know why but i just love those sayings which motivate you to keep trying.Time flies over. Thats what most people say. So did my four beautiful college years.It was time for everyone to split up and go your way.The pain was always there, of splitting up with friends,but my forte was hiding my emotions, so I never gave it away. I remember seeing off my close pal Hari , who was all tears when he was about to board the plane to IIM-C.I made fun of him while he retorted that I had no emotions.Those are situations that you come across in your life.They have to be taken as they come to you.
One by one each and every one left, just like the falling leaves of a tree in autumn.I decided to join Infosys, though I had another offer too.This was the wisest decisions i had ever taken. Firstly, I got a lot more time to be at home as i had to join late in september, the last time I'd ever be at home for that long.But more importantly, I had my first ,I hope its not the last, taste of a world class training facility.You ask for anything,and they provide it there.
The hostels were the most luxurious and comfortable abodes that any institution can provide.Life was immersed in luxury.Being paid for attending training is not a bad option , i guess!!! The discipline, the cleanliness ,the atmosphere is such that it is not something that we find in any indian institution.If I start talking about Infosys, Mysore it'll make me write one more article.
But the best part I had in my life was I made a lot of friends, a lot more closer than anyone can ever become. I started to respect my relationships with my friends.I started to cherish each and every little friendship I had in my life.I lost no chance in remaining in contact with every single person who was valuable in my life.I started knowing the pain of being away from home and the best part of it was I grew accustomed to being away from home.
Training at Infosys was even more fun, interacting with people from different parts of india shape your behavioural patterns very much.I started having a more open outlook towards life.To speak out when I need to be, to express my love and hatred openly,to laugh and enjoy others successes and even to cry for others sorrows.Of course, I was influenced by my friends, old and new , in all these.
But all good things must come to an end, so did my luxurious life at Mysore. While i was sent to Chennai, some of my friends were posted elsewhere. I had to part with them, but life's like that.The two people whom I'd miss the most were Moksha , who had grown very close to me after coming to Infy and my dear room mate and buddy at Infy Praveen. SOme of the farewells ended in tears, though not on my side.
Then life took a new turn.Being at Chennai was completely different.My first metro life.Had a real taste why these cities were classified as metros, apart from considering the population.The buildings were huge and the roads are as wide as they can get.Life is fast there and people dont care aboutanyone else.People who say cities like Kochi must me made metro must have a look at Chennai ,which happens to be the smallest metro.
Life was not at all hectic at MCity, Chennai(that's the name of the location for the Chennai Mahindra city Industrial park).But it was great, travelling in the not so crowded but not so empty Electric train service to office, having those lengthy breakfast and even longer lunch sessions with friends.Most of my close friends were with me at Mcity.Ajith ,Deepthi, Jabir and then we had one more friend added into our group,,Ambily.Life is now so full of fun,with those great weekend trips to all places in the city.After coming here my life had become less hectic, giving me more time to read, hear music, and amazingly ,write!!!.People here know me as a poet now.A guy with no literary sense turning into a poet?Life is strange and unexplainable.Like i always say an idle mind is a devil's workshop and that's the only reason why I indulge in something or another when I get a lot of free time.Most of those works too turn up to be devilish.Some people i Know might've understood what I meant.Nevertheless they are somethings which helped me shoo away boredom and I never regret doing that.AS I sit in my cubicle in A-wing 2nd floor,SDB-1 of Infosys technologies limited, there arelots of activities going on around, both official and unofficial.People having coffee in groups.MLs dealing with client issues or talking with onsite contacts.My cubicle seems to be the quietest of all.Jerry as usual working on his mock project.Ambily ,again as always reading some e-book or watching videos, while I sit here with my newspapers lying around,tapping on my keyboard to somehow finish this off.I wait here for the next job to be assigned to me(what else can a software engineer wait for?).But all the while I hope for the next important turn in my life to happen.Hoping against all hopes, I'ds say.
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That was some serious thot's that u put frwd and i ddnt feel bored evntho it ws such a LONG post. Keep on doin ths.
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