It was my B'day and when i woke up i discovered that i have some 30 odd missed calls on my cell phone and some 10 messages. So called everyone back and got their wishes... The next thing in my mind was... what should i be doing today??? I had a reason to celebrate... I wanted to do something good and nice today. :D
Unfortunately all my friends were out of Bangalore. Some school buddies are busy with office work and family, my night shift buddies were still sleeping from last night... and my colleagues are busy too... :(
As such mere liye ghar me rehna kitna mushkil hai weekend pe... somehow i just cannot stay at home. even in Delhi my parents and me used to have a difference of opinion on this :(
So while going thru the my phone book i found a number of a friend and messaged her what time she would get free. She replied that she is done with her work today... (i.e. darti ke chakker katna) he he he.. and was free for the day. I asked her out and we decided to meet for lunch. We went to a nice restaurant. Fortunately both of us a non-vegetarian foodies so it was good. The kebabs were AWESOME and so was the rest of the meal. My mouth started watering now just by the thought of those Kebabs.... yum....
After the lunch we spoke for quiet some time. We had already booked ourselves for a movie so we went to see a movie too... I got the tickets in the last row just an hour ahead of the movie time... so both of us did not know if this is going to be a good one. "life mein kabhi kabhi" that was the movie. It was a Pakao movie and at some time or the other she used to say sorry for getting me in this one... ha ha ha well it was our mutual decision....
The movie story was very true to life... but the way it was presented was not good enough...
I don't know this girl for long. Met her recently. When i met her initially i had never thought that we will be good friends. I'm so glad that we are good friends now and we can count on each other anytime... Her company was good and it was fun. She made my day... She is the bubbly, chirpy types... a good friend... well she asked me to write good about her so I'm... ha ha ha
Jokes apart... she is a really nice person and a caring friend... Thank you Friend!
The evening was not that exciting... but it was relaxing. I was at home with family and it was nice and relaxing. Though i had a dinner party planned but i thought of giving some time to my family and cancelled the party.
All in all it was a very good day. Thank you to my friend who spend her valuable time making my day and thanks to everyone who wished me... and also thanks in advance to those who forgot to wish me.... he he he coz i know when they will.. they will wish me saying this is in advance for the next year. ha ha ha
Just wanted to let all my family and friends know that u guys are the best...
I appreciate your patience as I know how difficult it is to listen to me all the time... ha ha ha
Thank you! God Bless!
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Night Shift Buddies!
Me and some of my friends are in the Night shift so our day starts ideally at 7:00pm IST. We sit and talk for a couple of hours deciding on what to do and where to go. By the time the decision is made it about 9:00pm and that is the time when we feel like going out of the house and to a nice restaurant for a meal (we dont know what to call it... b'fast, lunch or dinner) This is the only proper meal we have.
So it was my B'day on the 15th and me and my friends started celebrating from 14th night itself. We had just one motor bike that day and the three of us were not in a mood to take chances... as such the cops in bangalore are alert on the weekends... so we decided to go to a restaurant that is close by and went to the Royal Orchid hotel. Its a real nice one. It has a 24hrs Coffee shop and we just went and sat in one of the wooden huts in the lawns. The ambience around was great. There was dinner buffet and my friend decided to take the buffet dinner instead of starters. We thought it would be good as we can have unlimited quantity. ha ha ha
Unfortunately for us there was nothing tandoori etc. in the buffet. There was variety of things but nothing that was up to our taste. So finally we got the papdi and some curds and made chat of it... and our dinner was just that. I dont remember how much of that papdi chat we had.... lol
We had lots of fun but the only thing that we did not like was the food and we could not help it at all. Maybe we were at a wrong place.... ha ha ha
So we spent the whole evening there and we came to Diamond District and then as soon as it was 12am. my friends lifted me and then put me down in the middle of the street... then they jumped on me and wished me Happy B'day! he he he this is the way we wish our friends. Ashu.. ur b'day is also coming... and i'm waiting for it ;)
I was back home by 12:45. I got a few calls from my family and friends wishing and blessing me on my b'day.
So it was my B'day on the 15th and me and my friends started celebrating from 14th night itself. We had just one motor bike that day and the three of us were not in a mood to take chances... as such the cops in bangalore are alert on the weekends... so we decided to go to a restaurant that is close by and went to the Royal Orchid hotel. Its a real nice one. It has a 24hrs Coffee shop and we just went and sat in one of the wooden huts in the lawns. The ambience around was great. There was dinner buffet and my friend decided to take the buffet dinner instead of starters. We thought it would be good as we can have unlimited quantity. ha ha ha
Unfortunately for us there was nothing tandoori etc. in the buffet. There was variety of things but nothing that was up to our taste. So finally we got the papdi and some curds and made chat of it... and our dinner was just that. I dont remember how much of that papdi chat we had.... lol
We had lots of fun but the only thing that we did not like was the food and we could not help it at all. Maybe we were at a wrong place.... ha ha ha
So we spent the whole evening there and we came to Diamond District and then as soon as it was 12am. my friends lifted me and then put me down in the middle of the street... then they jumped on me and wished me Happy B'day! he he he this is the way we wish our friends. Ashu.. ur b'day is also coming... and i'm waiting for it ;)
I was back home by 12:45. I got a few calls from my family and friends wishing and blessing me on my b'day.
Not one of the best evenings... cos we did not like the food.
But spending time with these night shift buddies was great. Thank you guys!
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
New Life!
Sometimes we take life too easy and casual... without knowing what might be coming next...
It was November of 2005 and i was in Mysore with my cousin. The thanksgiving weekend was around the corner. I was really excited as i thought that this time i will relax totally. A few days before the thanksgiving weekend i got to speak to my dad and i told him about the thanksgiving weekend. He got excited too and said why don't you visit Delhi and spend time with us. Hmmm..... that was a great idea. I packed my bags and left Mysore for Delhi. I took the late night train from Mysore to Bangalore. I had to catch a flight the next day morning from Bangalore.
The train from Mysore usually departs at 11:30pm and arrives in Bangalore at 4:30am. For some reason the departure got delayed by an hour and half. When we started from Mysore i thought the train would reach Bangalore a little late and i slept. When i woke up it was 5:00am and i was in Bangalore. The train was empty and was moving out of the platform and going towards the yard. An old couple who were in the train said that the train will stop at the yard and we shall get down there... I was sleepy and i heard their words. Just as we left the platform a few hundred meters ahead the train stopped. I happily jumped off the train and started to walk back on the railway track towards the platform. The train had just crossed an Under bridge and stopped. The bridge was about 60-70 meters long. As i started to walk on the bridge with my heavy travel bag on my left shoulder, i was taking one step at a time. It was dark and the rail bridges do not have anything except a small thin metal strip in the centre of the rail track which i was cat walking on. When i reached almost the middle of the bridge i could see vehicles moving on the road going under this bridge that i was walking on. Since it was early morning there was not the regular traffic and the vehicles were passing the bridge at a fairly good speed.
All this time till i reached the middle of the bridge i was listening to some honks coming out of nowhere and i really did not pay much attention to it. I was really excited about visiting family and moreover i was thinking of what all I'll do there in Delhi. My brain and senses were really clouded with all those thoughts... About the honks i did look almost in all directions and didn't see anything and kept walking. I was walking really slow cos my travel bag was heavy and i was walking on a railway bridge... if u do a mistake u'll pass through the bridge and onto the road... he he he
So i took another step and i somehow noticed that the honks are getting louder and louder... so i stopped and looked in all directions again and did not see anything... just when i took another step... something got into me and i looked back... i really don't know y i looked back... When i looked back i see a huge yellow X coming towards me...(that's how the rear end of the train is marked) I also saw the same old couple hanging out of the train door yelling at me to move out of the track... That's when i realized that i was on the same track on which the train was coming... This was the same train i got down from... I looked on the either side of the track and i just see the road going under the bridge. The bridge was almost 20-30ft high from the road, for a moment i thought of jumping and then i pulled back saying to myself what if a speeding vehicle comes and crushes me... and even if a vehicle does not come and crush me... i was sure if i jump from that high i would have landed in hospital with multiple fractures... so the only way to get off the track was to cross the remaining part of the bridge and jump off the track when the bridge is over.... for a moment i thought of throwing my bag there and running but then i thought if I'm hit and if i die this bag will at least be my identity as i had some office papers in the bag, even though my wallet in my pocket which could have helped my identity but i was sure who ever will see my body will first rob me of my valuables and my wallet was one. Also, i did not want to die a death of an unidentified person... All these thought came to me in a fraction of a second and the train must have been just about 10 meters away from me and i started to run towards the platform. I'm not a good athlete but that moment i could have beaten an Olympic gold medalist. he he he...
From the point i started to run, the bridge was still a good 30-35 meters long... With an operated knee i ran the best i could... and just when i crossed the bridge i jumped off the track... and that was the time when the train boogie brushed the right sleeve of my Jacket. Had i been a second late and i would have not been alive to write this.
Now i just wanted to get out of the railway station...
I could not stop myself thanking the almighty for a brand New Life!
At that moment i realized the value of life... if you don't have life what is all the money for... we keep fighting all our lives just to get a better living... a few more thousand bucks... and are never satisfied with what we have... even though we are better off than thousands of people....
Life and good health is everything... if u don't have it... you have nothing...
while on the flight to Delhi i dosed off and i see the same rear end of the train with a huge yellow X mark coming towards me and i suddenly woke up and found myself sweating... It was just a dream... thank god.
I was flying Kingfisher airlines that time and just when i opened my eyes and looked on my right one of their beautiful air hostess asked me what meal would i like to have veg or non-veg... she saw me sweating and i told her I'm not feeling well... and then the Kingfisher girls took good care of me :P he he he... guys will be guys...
Later in the day when i arrived in New Delhi i was still in a shocked state... while i was waiting to collect my luggage I thought to myself how foolish i was to do such an act. what if i was hit by the train... what would be the fate of my family / friends.... they would have been devastated... and i would have become a ghost haunting the Bangalore railway station... he he he
I'm really thankful to almighty for everything. Had it not been his grace that day i would have not lived to see the good things in life that came my way after that and had it not been his grace and of course the blessing from my elders and my late grand mother which has been shielding me every time - i would have not been celebrating my Birthday today. Its my second birthday in the new life and i wish myself with many more.... My Birthday is actually on 15th April. Today is my Birthday according to the Hindu calendar.
Happy Birthday to myself!
God Bless Me!
It was November of 2005 and i was in Mysore with my cousin. The thanksgiving weekend was around the corner. I was really excited as i thought that this time i will relax totally. A few days before the thanksgiving weekend i got to speak to my dad and i told him about the thanksgiving weekend. He got excited too and said why don't you visit Delhi and spend time with us. Hmmm..... that was a great idea. I packed my bags and left Mysore for Delhi. I took the late night train from Mysore to Bangalore. I had to catch a flight the next day morning from Bangalore.
The train from Mysore usually departs at 11:30pm and arrives in Bangalore at 4:30am. For some reason the departure got delayed by an hour and half. When we started from Mysore i thought the train would reach Bangalore a little late and i slept. When i woke up it was 5:00am and i was in Bangalore. The train was empty and was moving out of the platform and going towards the yard. An old couple who were in the train said that the train will stop at the yard and we shall get down there... I was sleepy and i heard their words. Just as we left the platform a few hundred meters ahead the train stopped. I happily jumped off the train and started to walk back on the railway track towards the platform. The train had just crossed an Under bridge and stopped. The bridge was about 60-70 meters long. As i started to walk on the bridge with my heavy travel bag on my left shoulder, i was taking one step at a time. It was dark and the rail bridges do not have anything except a small thin metal strip in the centre of the rail track which i was cat walking on. When i reached almost the middle of the bridge i could see vehicles moving on the road going under this bridge that i was walking on. Since it was early morning there was not the regular traffic and the vehicles were passing the bridge at a fairly good speed.
All this time till i reached the middle of the bridge i was listening to some honks coming out of nowhere and i really did not pay much attention to it. I was really excited about visiting family and moreover i was thinking of what all I'll do there in Delhi. My brain and senses were really clouded with all those thoughts... About the honks i did look almost in all directions and didn't see anything and kept walking. I was walking really slow cos my travel bag was heavy and i was walking on a railway bridge... if u do a mistake u'll pass through the bridge and onto the road... he he he
So i took another step and i somehow noticed that the honks are getting louder and louder... so i stopped and looked in all directions again and did not see anything... just when i took another step... something got into me and i looked back... i really don't know y i looked back... When i looked back i see a huge yellow X coming towards me...(that's how the rear end of the train is marked) I also saw the same old couple hanging out of the train door yelling at me to move out of the track... That's when i realized that i was on the same track on which the train was coming... This was the same train i got down from... I looked on the either side of the track and i just see the road going under the bridge. The bridge was almost 20-30ft high from the road, for a moment i thought of jumping and then i pulled back saying to myself what if a speeding vehicle comes and crushes me... and even if a vehicle does not come and crush me... i was sure if i jump from that high i would have landed in hospital with multiple fractures... so the only way to get off the track was to cross the remaining part of the bridge and jump off the track when the bridge is over.... for a moment i thought of throwing my bag there and running but then i thought if I'm hit and if i die this bag will at least be my identity as i had some office papers in the bag, even though my wallet in my pocket which could have helped my identity but i was sure who ever will see my body will first rob me of my valuables and my wallet was one. Also, i did not want to die a death of an unidentified person... All these thought came to me in a fraction of a second and the train must have been just about 10 meters away from me and i started to run towards the platform. I'm not a good athlete but that moment i could have beaten an Olympic gold medalist. he he he...
From the point i started to run, the bridge was still a good 30-35 meters long... With an operated knee i ran the best i could... and just when i crossed the bridge i jumped off the track... and that was the time when the train boogie brushed the right sleeve of my Jacket. Had i been a second late and i would have not been alive to write this.
Now i just wanted to get out of the railway station...
I could not stop myself thanking the almighty for a brand New Life!
At that moment i realized the value of life... if you don't have life what is all the money for... we keep fighting all our lives just to get a better living... a few more thousand bucks... and are never satisfied with what we have... even though we are better off than thousands of people....
Life and good health is everything... if u don't have it... you have nothing...
while on the flight to Delhi i dosed off and i see the same rear end of the train with a huge yellow X mark coming towards me and i suddenly woke up and found myself sweating... It was just a dream... thank god.
I was flying Kingfisher airlines that time and just when i opened my eyes and looked on my right one of their beautiful air hostess asked me what meal would i like to have veg or non-veg... she saw me sweating and i told her I'm not feeling well... and then the Kingfisher girls took good care of me :P he he he... guys will be guys...
Later in the day when i arrived in New Delhi i was still in a shocked state... while i was waiting to collect my luggage I thought to myself how foolish i was to do such an act. what if i was hit by the train... what would be the fate of my family / friends.... they would have been devastated... and i would have become a ghost haunting the Bangalore railway station... he he he
I'm really thankful to almighty for everything. Had it not been his grace that day i would have not lived to see the good things in life that came my way after that and had it not been his grace and of course the blessing from my elders and my late grand mother which has been shielding me every time - i would have not been celebrating my Birthday today. Its my second birthday in the new life and i wish myself with many more.... My Birthday is actually on 15th April. Today is my Birthday according to the Hindu calendar.
Happy Birthday to myself!
God Bless Me!
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Friends Forever!
I was a kid when i left home. I was not aware of the wicked and cruel ways of life. There was only one thing i kenw well... the difference between the good and the bad... Thank God! That was enough to keep me away from trouble.
The Best gift we can give ourselves is a great friend. Having a friend whom one can depend on means a lot... i'm thankful to god that i have so many friends... Tons of them... I believe that every single moment spent with a friend is an investment for life...
I connected with an old college friend of mine a few days back and we went back in time and re collected all the fun we used to have in college. Sometimes i feel like going back to college and live that life all over again... and maybe imporve on some of my mistakes :P
Where ever I have been i met lot of people and the best part is that i remain connected with everyone... I'm still in contact with my classmates of 5th standard and earlier... though i dont get time to meet and talk to them on a regular basis coz everyone of us is busy with all the work we have... Some of my friends i dont get to talk to them for years but when i talk to them the conversations start like "b******** kya haal hai..."
A best part about this relationship is that even if the whole world changes ur friend will not. Even if the whole world goes against you, ur friend is right there besides u... if u go wrong he will help u out... He will help u no matter what. I go out of way to help my friends... and i have seen my friends do that for me...
We do all the mischief on earth... with all the pranks we make people around us miserable... :P
especially of our landlords... He he he
We break the mirrors in a misterious way, we park our landlords vehicle on the road and park ours in his parking :P... we do bhangra with full blasting punjabi music at 3:00AM... just enough to make our landlord go bonkers...
Any friend says anything is of prime importance... (its actually one person talking on behalf of everyone) like one day we were not in a mood to have non-veg and one friend said "yaar fish khane ka maan kar raha hai" (i want to eat fish) at 11pm we took out the motorcycle and got fish for him and everyone... likewise one day a friend said that he wants to go for a walk... It was raining outside and it was 2:00am... and we quietly sneaked out of the house and went for a walk on the ring road :P
another day i went to my friends apartment late in the night and told them that i wanted to have tandoori chicken... they were about to sleep... we went out at midnight hunting for chicken... and finally got one... he he he
Friend is the person... u cannot hide anything from... If there is something thats bothering u.. he will find out... how much ever u try to hide... u cannot.. coz a friend will know what u r going thru and what u might be upto.
Imagining life without friends is not happening...
The weekend is here again and i'm going to visit my friends...
The Best gift we can give ourselves is a great friend. Having a friend whom one can depend on means a lot... i'm thankful to god that i have so many friends... Tons of them... I believe that every single moment spent with a friend is an investment for life...
I connected with an old college friend of mine a few days back and we went back in time and re collected all the fun we used to have in college. Sometimes i feel like going back to college and live that life all over again... and maybe imporve on some of my mistakes :P
Where ever I have been i met lot of people and the best part is that i remain connected with everyone... I'm still in contact with my classmates of 5th standard and earlier... though i dont get time to meet and talk to them on a regular basis coz everyone of us is busy with all the work we have... Some of my friends i dont get to talk to them for years but when i talk to them the conversations start like "b******** kya haal hai..."
A best part about this relationship is that even if the whole world changes ur friend will not. Even if the whole world goes against you, ur friend is right there besides u... if u go wrong he will help u out... He will help u no matter what. I go out of way to help my friends... and i have seen my friends do that for me...
We do all the mischief on earth... with all the pranks we make people around us miserable... :P
especially of our landlords... He he he
We break the mirrors in a misterious way, we park our landlords vehicle on the road and park ours in his parking :P... we do bhangra with full blasting punjabi music at 3:00AM... just enough to make our landlord go bonkers...
Any friend says anything is of prime importance... (its actually one person talking on behalf of everyone) like one day we were not in a mood to have non-veg and one friend said "yaar fish khane ka maan kar raha hai" (i want to eat fish) at 11pm we took out the motorcycle and got fish for him and everyone... likewise one day a friend said that he wants to go for a walk... It was raining outside and it was 2:00am... and we quietly sneaked out of the house and went for a walk on the ring road :P
another day i went to my friends apartment late in the night and told them that i wanted to have tandoori chicken... they were about to sleep... we went out at midnight hunting for chicken... and finally got one... he he he
Friend is the person... u cannot hide anything from... If there is something thats bothering u.. he will find out... how much ever u try to hide... u cannot.. coz a friend will know what u r going thru and what u might be upto.
Imagining life without friends is not happening...
The weekend is here again and i'm going to visit my friends...
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
BMW X5
It was my nephews b'day and i gifted him a Red BMW X5. He was really excited so was i and everyone at home. I have been driving it more than he has... He is just 6 yrs old and does not have a drivers licence u see... :P
well... dont think too hard. its a BMW X5 1:16 model. Its powered by a Ni-Cd Rechargable Battery... operated by a remote :P
It has a Nitro mode for that quick accleration and the doors open and close with the remote... it looks great. The head lights come to life when it starts rolling and stop lights work when the brake is applied... Has a reverse light and reverse Horn and FM music too... good thing is that u can switch off that option... and still drive :P
Well the kid in me is out... and freaking... he he he
My nephew is learning how to drive and i'm just showing him how to use it :P
well... dont think too hard. its a BMW X5 1:16 model. Its powered by a Ni-Cd Rechargable Battery... operated by a remote :P
It has a Nitro mode for that quick accleration and the doors open and close with the remote... it looks great. The head lights come to life when it starts rolling and stop lights work when the brake is applied... Has a reverse light and reverse Horn and FM music too... good thing is that u can switch off that option... and still drive :P
Well the kid in me is out... and freaking... he he he
My nephew is learning how to drive and i'm just showing him how to use it :P
lessons in life!
Sometimes we must be hurt in order to grow,
Sometimes we must fail in order to know,
Sometimes we must lose in order to gain,
Because some lessons in life are best learned through pain...
Face the truth, it has no Bias
I received an email with the above piece of text. how true.
I have always run into conflicts with my family when they say we will provide you with all the comforts... i understand their point... they want me to be comfortable and lead a good life... but i'm not the one who would like to get anything just like that... I will rather rough it out and earn it myself.
If u get anything just like that... u may not feel the worth or the value of that thing... it could be anything...
I came across the following text and its fits well here...
To realize The value of a sister
Ask someone Who doesn't have one.
To realize The value of ten years:
Ask a newly Divorced couple.
To realize The value of four years:
Ask a graduate.
To realize The value of one year:
Ask a student who Has failed a final exam.
To realize The value of nine months:
Ask a mother who gave birth to a still born.
To realize The value of one month:
Ask a mother who has given birth to A premature baby.
To realizeThe value of one week:
Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.
To realize The value of one hour:
Ask the lovers who are waiting to Meet.
To realize The value of one minute:
Ask a person Who has missed the train, bus or plane.
To realize The value of one-second:
Ask a person Who has survived an accident...
To realize The value of one millisecond:
Ask the person who has won a silver medal in the Olympics
Time waits for no one.
Treasure every moment you have.
You will treasure it even more when you can share it with someone special.
To realize the value of a friend:
Lose one.
Sometimes we must fail in order to know,
Sometimes we must lose in order to gain,
Because some lessons in life are best learned through pain...
Face the truth, it has no Bias
I received an email with the above piece of text. how true.
I have always run into conflicts with my family when they say we will provide you with all the comforts... i understand their point... they want me to be comfortable and lead a good life... but i'm not the one who would like to get anything just like that... I will rather rough it out and earn it myself.
If u get anything just like that... u may not feel the worth or the value of that thing... it could be anything...
I came across the following text and its fits well here...
To realize The value of a sister
Ask someone Who doesn't have one.
To realize The value of ten years:
Ask a newly Divorced couple.
To realize The value of four years:
Ask a graduate.
To realize The value of one year:
Ask a student who Has failed a final exam.
To realize The value of nine months:
Ask a mother who gave birth to a still born.
To realize The value of one month:
Ask a mother who has given birth to A premature baby.
To realizeThe value of one week:
Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.
To realize The value of one hour:
Ask the lovers who are waiting to Meet.
To realize The value of one minute:
Ask a person Who has missed the train, bus or plane.
To realize The value of one-second:
Ask a person Who has survived an accident...
To realize The value of one millisecond:
Ask the person who has won a silver medal in the Olympics
Time waits for no one.
Treasure every moment you have.
You will treasure it even more when you can share it with someone special.
To realize the value of a friend:
Lose one.
Friday, March 2, 2007
Make another Call - The Success Mantra!
Today is my last day in this office... I've been working here in this office for close to two yrs now... thats the longest duration i have been with any company so far... he he he... Well i'm not leaving this organization. Its just that we have grown so much that we cannot fit into the current office space.
We are Finally moving to a bigger and a better office... I'm Excited
Starting Monday, 5th March 2007 - Foundation Systems is moving to its new bigger and better office... I have seen the new office only in pics and I'm really excited to get in there and do a great job every single day... I'm sure, the new office would be as noisy as it is now with all the people on the phone and the bells ringing here there and everywhere.
Lets Make another CALL!
Lets Keep that bell Ringing!
FYI: At Foundation Systems we ring a bell every time we make a placement and the entire floor applauds.
We are Finally moving to a bigger and a better office... I'm Excited
I feel as if i just started with Foundation Systems but when a look at the calender and I cannot believe its going to be two years now... every thing is still so fresh in my mind as if it just happened a couple of weeks back... time flies...
I remember my interview with Foundation Systems lasted for a few hours and the VP that time took a good technical interview of mine which included question on Java and C++. A recruiter is not asked such questions most of the times but i'm happy that i answered all the questions well... I was interviewed repeatedly by everyone one by one... After there was no one left to interview me they said that they would let me know in a couple of days time. By the time i left the Foundation Systems office that day i was really tired... After a few days i received a call and the VP wanted to meet me again... This was the time they wanted to discuss the offer and my joining date. They gave me a good 10 days to start and i was really excited about the offer and my role. After i accepted the position the VP then took me to the floor and announced to everyone there that i would be joining them soon. I got introduced to everyone and then he escorted me out of the office and said "I'm very excited to have u on the team Naren. I'm looking forward to work with you" I smiled and said "I'm also excited about working with Foundation Systems".
The day i joined Foundation Systems in July 2005 there were just 5-7 employees including me. That day was a start day for another person - Shatanjay(shay). That time the floor used to be empty and there were hardly any phones and lot of things were still being tested and implemented... Since it was a new setup and there were only a few of us, we worked hard... i remember i had to slog with one client for about a month and finally I got a placement there. The first one is the most difficult one u see. :)
That placement was a double placement as the client hired this guy full time later on.
Me and shay received training from the VP for a 2 week period and the environment around was Rocking! Sharing our experiences and knowledge... With work there was so much of fun involved. We used to give training to some of our colleagues who were not from recruiting. Working with other recruiters and the new application(bullhorn) that we were getting used to was fun. I must say bullhorn is a very thoughtfully made application... i just love working with it... It was fun altogether. Pulling legs of each other in those breaks and those Yahoo IM Conferences on Friday evening... the mid night meals and looking for food at 4 in the morning and getting some tandoori chicken and kebabs at 4:00am... it was fun...
The funniest incident was when i ordered 2 coin paranthas with a full chicken at 1:00am IST. Everyone rolled on the floor that day when the order came in... not my fault... i never knew that a coin parantha would actually be a coin sized parantha... makes me wonder why there make such small paranthas... Those 2 coin paranthas were shared by 4 hungry people... while eating those minature paranthas everyone was laughing and thinking that why we asked him (me) to order for food... the chicken was good though... tons of fun altogether...
We were starting to grow and so were our waist lines... ha ha ha
That time there were just 2 cabs. i dont remember how many we have today...
My office reporting time used to be 9:30pm IST. and that crazy cab guy used to come to my place at 5:00Pm. I used to start by 5:30pm IST and then after picking everyone i used to reach office only by 9:30PM IST. No, i did not live out of Bangalore that time... in fact the distance from my residence to office was just 6Kms. Naa, the traffic was not that bad either... The route my cab used to follow was this.. Starting at Jayangar 3rd Block - 5:30PM(thats where i used to live) to some place near Hosur Road 6:30pm to 7:30pm(another 10km on that same road is Tamil Nadu border) to via outer ring road HAL 8:30pm (near Jeevan bhima nagar) then Thippasundra 8:45pm and finally to Richmond Road 9:00pm(FS office). It was a crazy route. At hosur road i was forced to wait for almost an hour everyday... believe me that place was crazy with hardly any cell phone signals i had to listen to that cab guys broken Hindi non stop for one hour... poor me.
I'm glad that all that did not continue as we started to grow.
Foundation Systems team started to grow and in a six months time the office was full. We rang many bells and work started to get busier and busier by the day... I remember there was a time when i was actually living in the office... working on requirements... submitting candidates... talking to candidates at 10:30pm and getting them to send their resumes at that hour... it was fun...
Everyone in the office used to go in the morning and come in the night and i used to be still there in the office... working at my desk... My colleagues used to say we have one room empty in office(Raghu's room now) u can make that ur home and save on the rent u pay.. ha ha ha
I'm was typical workaholic... But i always enjoyed it and it was all fun...
With all the hectic schedules and tight submission deadlines and some crazy client who interviewed my candidate for 8 hrs and said "he is not a match" It was just the bond that we shared with each other on the team and the weekend masti that kept us going... not to mention the office parties always helped us "UNWIND"
Its been a really good learning experience and i learn everyday here. So many changes from the day we started till this day... when we are actually moving out to a new location - a much awaited move though. I'm really excited and would hope that Foundation Systems and the team here including me continue to grow.
Today with a couple of certificates and some testimonials from my clients for my work i feel great and motivated.
Motivated to "MAKE ANOTHER CALL"
Motivated to improve and do a better job everytime...
Starting Monday, 5th March 2007 - Foundation Systems is moving to its new bigger and better office... I have seen the new office only in pics and I'm really excited to get in there and do a great job every single day... I'm sure, the new office would be as noisy as it is now with all the people on the phone and the bells ringing here there and everywhere.
Lets Make another CALL!
Lets Keep that bell Ringing!
FYI: At Foundation Systems we ring a bell every time we make a placement and the entire floor applauds.
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