Day 1 - Second Project

HEre i come again.....saturday was my last day in first proj and today, my first day in the second proj......everything here looks just the opposite of what it was in my ASCIL proj ( i mean 1st proj)..... the first and the foremost thing, is the new work environment.....this is the TCS office and it is so huge, everywhere u see people, every lift is crowded and the worst is the food court which is so huge but packed........just the opposite of ASCIL, which had very few people in the office, very familiar faces and there is no concept of food court. just eat in your desk....thats all....The next being the project team....i donno any of the developers in the team....all that i know are the PRoject manager and the tech lead.....so i am feeling so lost....and moreover this is a huge team....when i mean huge, a team strenght of 25 people or more....that is huge for me, bcoz ASCIL team strenght of 5 and at the max 8.....so, now u people can understand my plight.....it is just the oppsite of what i was used to in the last 6 months.....so i am finding it really difficult to get used to it....i only hope i get accustomed to it quiet sooner....the sooner, the better for me...... Letz c......

My First Project Over - Shud I Cry or Smile!!!!!!!

finally, managed to successfully complete my first proj.......but i really donno if i shud feel happy or sad abt it......it is kind of a mixed feeling......i feel really nice, that i managed to finish it and the product is all ready for going live, but at the same time, i am leaving this team which has become so close to me in this 5 months period.....though it took some time for me to get comfortable with this team during the initial days, but eventually they have all really become so close to me, that i enjoyed every minute that i spent with them..... i just cant forget the way kirthiga comes up with something really out of context when everyone in the team would be discussing on a topic very seriously, and the next minute, seriousness is gone and all of us burst out laughing...... the times where me and the project lead would fight and irritate each other over small issues and derive a sadistic pleasure out of it, and thustakeer coming up with all possible weird names for archana...... oh, i am missing all those things really!!!!!!!!!! but i think this is reality....being a business analyst, the only permanent thing in your work environment is 'CHANGE'....... i think i would also get used to it....but, it sure going to take a LOT of time....... But, ASCIL Team, i am really missing all of u, to say the least!!!!!!!! it was gr8 being with all of u..... every1 in that team is so special to me, as that was my first project after my MBA...... u people are all very special!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After 24 long years!!!!!

Finally, after 24 years Indian Cricket team has won the world cup....Be it in any form, a world cup is always special..... That too in any country like ours where cricket is just not a game but a religion, it is something very very special....I think the full credit for this goes to the captain MS Dhoni.... His calm composer and not going by the streotype captaincy, he has made it possible....When we can see every one in the team looking towards Dhoni in the field for each and every move or for the next action, it is evident that he is a good leader. But not to take the credit off from others...Its an absolute team effort...I am even more happy, as my favorite player Irfan Pathan has performed so well..... Now lets C, if it is a one tournament stint or the winning spree continues in the one days against australia...... Anyway Guddoos Team India....

Meena - The Shopping Queen!!!!!!

Meena and Lakshman had come down to chennai from bangalore.....so went to meet them yesterday and i accompanied meena to her shopping.... i have never had any interest or attraction towards shopping...given a choice, i would prefer to stay @ home, happily reading some novel or watching movies after movies rather than going for shopping....so i have never known what it is when people say they go for shopping and i have always wondered how do they shop for hours together.....but she showed it all to me in a day...... we started at about 12'o clock in the afternoon and finished around 5:30 in the evening........so ideally we have shopped for 5 1/2 hours.......oh god, i cant believe myself..... its not that i have now started loving shopping, but the fact is i enjoyed her company and thats the only reason i could do something which actually i am not very interested in........

Crusaders Wedding Season Continues!!!!!!

i think its going to be a wedding year for crusaders.......it all started with ayesha on may 4th, from then on, every month there has been atleast one wedding in the crusaders batch....the lastest to add to the list was Srividhya...went for her wedding reception yesterday, it was again a mini-alumini meet. met a lot of people whom i didnt get to meet in the previous wedding....but, no one has changed, just absolutely no change at all......thats the best part about it....And as always, we were the center of attraction in the marriage hall....screaming, having fun, teasing.....just got reminded of the Great Lakes days....looks like i just passed out of Great Lakes, but its already 5 months over.....time is running too fast.......

Shankar's Wedding!!!!!

Aug 26th..Shankar's wedding reception.....it was like great lakes crusaders mini-alumini meet....got to meet so many people...it felt really gr8 to see them all of such a long time.....everyone settled in their new work environment.....not much of change in any of them...chini at her best always, making the place so lively......Jagan, with his usual set of nakras....i dont think i can list of them here, but it was a wonderful evening....oh, how can i miss this, the food was so damn tasty :))))).......

The Bourne Ultimatum!!!!

This is probably the best of the three....The screenplay is so fast paced, that it keeps u on ur toes for the entire 2 hours....Matt Daemon has done it so well as Jason Bourne...This is probably the best movie that i have seen in recent times...