I have just started understanding what my summer project is, but unfortunately... have to submit my report by next weekend. Can things get any worse? don't tell me they can.
Life as they say is made of two parts- 'past' and 'future'. Between these two phases is a thin line dividing both called as the 'present'.
Most of us tend to live in what I may call as the rosy future- true dreamers as most of us are! Building castles in air is a pastime to most of us.....yeah, someone wrongly (according to me) has said- 'castles in air, precedes castles on earth!'. How wrong can this sentence be... There are others who talk of the gone-by days. My Granny is one classic example of this. She always has a story or two to tell about the golden years of 60's and 70's and the 80's....how she was the epicenter of so many people's world! (she had 5 children, yeah....must have been quite a time dividing attention!).
In the midst of planning for the future and brooding over the past, we miss a trick or two... and forget that the line that divides the future from the past is slowly inching ahead. The line of 'present' is very difficult to grasp!
Well, atleast I have 10 more days with me to grasp the line and make this present a memorable 'past' when I look back in 'future'..... As another saying goes- 'You may be on the right path, but still be run over if you stop moving ahead!'
Just signing out on this note:
Yesterday is, but a dream
And tomorrow, only a vision.
But, today well lived makes...
Every yesterday, a dream of happiness!
And every tomorrow, a vision of hope!!
Ciao till next time...Harsha
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Monday, May 22, 2006
Alum meet @ Bangi
Alum meet in bangalore was supposed to be an eventful one with atleast around 90 odd people expected this time.....and also representation from all batches right from IM1 to IM11.
Well, somehow....the number of people who actually turned up was a little less. Exasperating, though not dissapointing.
The meet:
Though the time to kick off was 7 PM, most of the alums trickled in by 8 PM (Indians are Indians everywhere.......MBA, BA ya CA.....we turn up late!)
It was heartening to see the IM12 junta religiously turn up by 6.30 PM ....something to cheer about! Even Pratap had postponed his all important Chennai trip to be there on time! (well, the kid is surely growing up quite fast).
After the initial round of updates from NITIE, the round of introductions started. Well....its rather surprising that many ppl have jumped more than 4-5 jobs in a span of 3 years! Ironically ppl from older batches (say IM1, IM2) have stuck to the same company for over 10 years (Roma from HLL and Prashant from GM are shining examples of the same).
This time we had formulated a new game called 'Down the memory lane' to break the ice instead of the usual musical chair. Worked out pretty well.....after that, ofcourse the refreshments poured in.....bringing back the memories of parties at NITIE... a real walk down the memory lane for the pot bellied managers who have bourne the twists and turns of corporate life with elan.
One great dissapointment was the NITIE level of female turnout......was hoping against hope that somethings change :P
After thoughts:
Deepak and Ankit did a wonderful job calling all the people and finalising the venue. It is really sad that not all of us in Bangalore from IM12 worked for the alum meet from day1. There are a lot of thoughts though worth pondering on-
Ciao till next time...Harsha
Well, somehow....the number of people who actually turned up was a little less. Exasperating, though not dissapointing.
The meet:
Though the time to kick off was 7 PM, most of the alums trickled in by 8 PM (Indians are Indians everywhere.......MBA, BA ya CA.....we turn up late!)
It was heartening to see the IM12 junta religiously turn up by 6.30 PM ....something to cheer about! Even Pratap had postponed his all important Chennai trip to be there on time! (well, the kid is surely growing up quite fast).
After the initial round of updates from NITIE, the round of introductions started. Well....its rather surprising that many ppl have jumped more than 4-5 jobs in a span of 3 years! Ironically ppl from older batches (say IM1, IM2) have stuck to the same company for over 10 years (Roma from HLL and Prashant from GM are shining examples of the same).
This time we had formulated a new game called 'Down the memory lane' to break the ice instead of the usual musical chair. Worked out pretty well.....after that, ofcourse the refreshments poured in.....bringing back the memories of parties at NITIE... a real walk down the memory lane for the pot bellied managers who have bourne the twists and turns of corporate life with elan.
One great dissapointment was the NITIE level of female turnout......was hoping against hope that somethings change :P
After thoughts:
Deepak and Ankit did a wonderful job calling all the people and finalising the venue. It is really sad that not all of us in Bangalore from IM12 worked for the alum meet from day1. There are a lot of thoughts though worth pondering on-
- The alums could have been better contacted through combined efforts of all from IM12 in bangalore (around 15 of us). Calling up/mailing 10 people individually is better than 1/2 individuals calling up 70-80.
- A need to pitch in for some partial sponsorship for the event... more along the lines of 'sansmaran'. The entry fees of 600 was really on the higher side (may be this was a reason why not many alums turned up?)
Ciao till next time...Harsha
Monday, May 15, 2006
Invictus - My favourite poem...
William Ernest Henley, one of the best critics/writers of modern day poetry and prose....excellent poems, better still are his series of critical essays....wonderful timing, with the right kind of pun intended.Some of his best known works are (according to me- his short crtical and caustic series of essays-'Views and Reviews' and offcourse my favourite poem- 'Invictus')....
In tis world of furious pace and time is money type-of-attitude, its sad that we are losing some of the best moments of our life sittin in cramped rooms (called in plain words 'cubicle', in a s/w firm)...coding....brooding.....cursing....and whining.
Its worth every second reading works of this awesome man....more so in the times we live.... His works reflect the changing lifestyle in the upheavel days of late 1890's, when England was more like India we know today... in midst of a mind set make over..
Here's his poem- 'Invictus', for those who haven't come across yet:
OUT of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate
I am the captain of my soul!
Wow....wat a poem...me ready to hit the bed!
Ciao till next time...Harsha
Sunday, May 14, 2006
Thoughts and after-thoughts....
Sunday evenings are the best part of the week, whenever I'm in Bangalore...., because thats when I can catch up with some of my best friends in koramangala (sejil, nagi and pree). Most meetings are incomplete without some nerve wrecking arguments on arbit topics ranging from- sports, medicine, crime, CAT, engineering, international politics, mushrooming of IT and love (a recent favourite, as all of us have failed to find one!).
The week has seen some of the most stubborn protests from junior doctors and medical students on the issue of increased reservations in medical institutions. Its sad that what had initially started as an instrument of equality has mushroomed into an uncontrollable dimension in Indian politics. The statement by politicians in the issue seems to be- more the merrier!
Well, Sejil (a close friend of mine who's doing MBBS and to describe him in one word- 'stud'....) had these thoughts to share- 'Reservations should be present, but it should be seen that even in unemployed masses, a reservation system should be maintained i.e., 50% of the unemployed should be from backward classes......' Umm......some thoughts which Arjun Singh can put into practice.....?!
Well, donno where tis thing will stop? 57.5, 62.5, 75, 87.5......???? Donno if these numbers hold any meaning.....we are still searching for the boundary (stretching the limits?).
Conversation drifted on to this topic of health and beauty....ever heard that certain pheromones could increase your attractiveness with the opposite sex? well, an interesting possibility... i never knew that gymming regularly not only improves fitness and physique, but also increases production of certain vital pheromones (umm....ready to hit the gym..).
The other noticable factor in our locality is the mushrooming little restaurants and eating joints....expensive for sure, though much cheaper than the baristas and the coffee days.....(and yeah, wen itz ur treat, its gr8 to go to maharajas cafe bar than coffee day!).
Well, its gr8 to spend time with some restless souls like myself......and yeah, with this... another sunday gone by.... sleepin...ponderin....and whiling away...
Ciao till next time...Harsha
The week has seen some of the most stubborn protests from junior doctors and medical students on the issue of increased reservations in medical institutions. Its sad that what had initially started as an instrument of equality has mushroomed into an uncontrollable dimension in Indian politics. The statement by politicians in the issue seems to be- more the merrier!
Well, Sejil (a close friend of mine who's doing MBBS and to describe him in one word- 'stud'....) had these thoughts to share- 'Reservations should be present, but it should be seen that even in unemployed masses, a reservation system should be maintained i.e., 50% of the unemployed should be from backward classes......' Umm......some thoughts which Arjun Singh can put into practice.....?!
Well, donno where tis thing will stop? 57.5, 62.5, 75, 87.5......???? Donno if these numbers hold any meaning.....we are still searching for the boundary (stretching the limits?).
Conversation drifted on to this topic of health and beauty....ever heard that certain pheromones could increase your attractiveness with the opposite sex? well, an interesting possibility... i never knew that gymming regularly not only improves fitness and physique, but also increases production of certain vital pheromones (umm....ready to hit the gym..).
The other noticable factor in our locality is the mushrooming little restaurants and eating joints....expensive for sure, though much cheaper than the baristas and the coffee days.....(and yeah, wen itz ur treat, its gr8 to go to maharajas cafe bar than coffee day!).
Well, its gr8 to spend time with some restless souls like myself......and yeah, with this... another sunday gone by.... sleepin...ponderin....and whiling away...
Ciao till next time...Harsha
Thursday, May 11, 2006
(Re) defining ‘VELA’
VELAness seems to be on everyone’s mind. A B-School student doing his summers would know this better than most others….So, what does this word VELA mean??
A person like me would expand this as ‘Very Energetic….but, Lazy Attitude’- I think of doing so many things every day in the morning, but somehow end up doing all the ‘VELA’ ones…
Most things in life are not left behind…the roads that lead me to Wipro, Madiwala are equally VELA…: ‘Very horribly Enlarged Lunar Abyss’..
It feels bad thinking about what I may finally end up as… VELA: ’Vacillating Energetically Looking for unknown Aim’? ..
Uhhaa….lemme get back to work now, enough of tis VELA…
Ciao till next time...Harsha
A person like me would expand this as ‘Very Energetic….but, Lazy Attitude’- I think of doing so many things every day in the morning, but somehow end up doing all the ‘VELA’ ones…
Most things in life are not left behind…the roads that lead me to Wipro, Madiwala are equally VELA…: ‘Very horribly Enlarged Lunar Abyss’..
It feels bad thinking about what I may finally end up as… VELA: ’Vacillating Energetically Looking for unknown Aim’? ..
Uhhaa….lemme get back to work now, enough of tis VELA…
Ciao till next time...Harsha
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