Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Sun Campus Ambassador - Confirmed
I got a call today from Sun Microsystems telling me that they are sending the offer letter to the college and i need to pick it up from there and mail them the fully filled confirmation letter back. She also informed me that the join date will be 11th Jan 2007 but the real fact is I don't know what is my job actually.I feel a little nervous, a little apprehensive but everything apart it just feels great.
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Sun Ambassador - Telephonic Interview
Let me first tell you people some background information as to what this is all about.One day it was announced in our college that there would be a test conducted ( C Programming contest ) and the toppers may become Sun ambassador who would get Rs 5000/- per month. So, everyone was excited including me and we took the test that day.I waited and waited like a month for the results ( actually only for a week or so but it was one of the longest weeks.... ) and finally the top 10 were listed and i was 2nd in the list. Finally out of the 10 only 3 people were selected and their names were sent to the sun microsystems Co. who would conduct interview to select the Ambassador.I was one amongst the selected.
That was like a month ago ( maybe even more ).Today all of a sudden some lady ( with meeky voice which i can't hear ) calls up and tells me about the telephonic interview which has been setup at 5:15pm today.This was my life's first interview and that too an interview where the outcome of the interview would be judged by not my facial expressions but by my voice.That was when I wished I had the sweetest, most calming voice in the world but everyone including me know that it isn't so. Well i was really tensed as to what they might ask and stuff. So, i called up my "Champ" friend Abhishek and asked him what to do. He was nice, filled me with confidence, told me not to worry so much even if i didn't know the answer to any question he asks all you have to do is end the answer with a positive note. But for me it wasn't sufficient so i called up my cousin and got some suggestions from him also. Then began the waiting part. I told my mom not to disturb me and started practicing what i needed to say to the interviewer when he would ask questions. The time of interview i.e. 5:15 came i kept my mobile in front of me waiting for it to ring but all of a sudden my land line rings and i run like hell and pick up the phone.To my surprise some lady again asks for "Anand B".I am like this is it..... but all of a sudden she says that she is calling from Way to Wealth. So, i tell her that i am busy and hung up the phone. The funny part is i never get a call from sweet ladies and when i am expecting an important call i get such calls. Well, then started the waiting part. I waited and waited till 5:45 or 6.Then i called up my friend who was also selected and asked him whether he had got the call or not. He said that he didn't get any calls. So, i felt real angry and so started playing games to vent out my anger anxiety. I played continuously till somewhere say 7 and all of a sudden i got a call from some unknown number over my mobile, I wasn't even ready to take up the call. Then the interview starts..... he started asking me the usual questions as to have you participated in any group activities and stuff. The interview session went on and on. I screwed up some times and I did make it right at some places. Apart from that the interview went fine. I had a bit of fear in the beginning but it was limited only to the beginning of the interview. Once the conversation began i was myself again.
Well, he said the results of the interview would be out in 2 or 3 weeks but the important thing which i learnt today was that facing an interview for the first time ( that too over telephone ) is a real challenging and tough job.
That was like a month ago ( maybe even more ).Today all of a sudden some lady ( with meeky voice which i can't hear ) calls up and tells me about the telephonic interview which has been setup at 5:15pm today.This was my life's first interview and that too an interview where the outcome of the interview would be judged by not my facial expressions but by my voice.That was when I wished I had the sweetest, most calming voice in the world but everyone including me know that it isn't so. Well i was really tensed as to what they might ask and stuff. So, i called up my "Champ" friend Abhishek and asked him what to do. He was nice, filled me with confidence, told me not to worry so much even if i didn't know the answer to any question he asks all you have to do is end the answer with a positive note. But for me it wasn't sufficient so i called up my cousin and got some suggestions from him also. Then began the waiting part. I told my mom not to disturb me and started practicing what i needed to say to the interviewer when he would ask questions. The time of interview i.e. 5:15 came i kept my mobile in front of me waiting for it to ring but all of a sudden my land line rings and i run like hell and pick up the phone.To my surprise some lady again asks for "Anand B".I am like this is it..... but all of a sudden she says that she is calling from Way to Wealth. So, i tell her that i am busy and hung up the phone. The funny part is i never get a call from sweet ladies and when i am expecting an important call i get such calls. Well, then started the waiting part. I waited and waited till 5:45 or 6.Then i called up my friend who was also selected and asked him whether he had got the call or not. He said that he didn't get any calls. So, i felt real angry and so started playing games to vent out my anger anxiety. I played continuously till somewhere say 7 and all of a sudden i got a call from some unknown number over my mobile, I wasn't even ready to take up the call. Then the interview starts..... he started asking me the usual questions as to have you participated in any group activities and stuff. The interview session went on and on. I screwed up some times and I did make it right at some places. Apart from that the interview went fine. I had a bit of fear in the beginning but it was limited only to the beginning of the interview. Once the conversation began i was myself again.
Well, he said the results of the interview would be out in 2 or 3 weeks but the important thing which i learnt today was that facing an interview for the first time ( that too over telephone ) is a real challenging and tough job.
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Departing - My heart cries against my will
Well before i go into the topic of this post i would like to recall the article which i read in times of india recently.It was about blogging and the attitude of present day bloggers.The diagnosis says that nowadays the blogs relating to politics, current affairs, education etc are rare and those which deal with "About Me, my life and incidents in my life" are on rise.So I have decided that from now on i would try my best to dedicate this blog to what ever new things i learn in linux and networking ( I started to work on linux seriously just 1 month back.So, you can expect nothing much but a novice of me ).
Coming back to the topic of this post, my brother has left for US to do his MS in networking.I will be frank here, I love him , respect him and without him i wouldn't be what i am today.I really had thought (decided ) that i wouldn't feel sad on his departure ( bcoz i believed that i was manly enough ) but i couldn't control myself.Maybe it is because neither of us i.e. neither me nor my bro had left to study in hostel during our educational career till now and so we never had to stay away from each other.Now that he has left i miss him very much and the irony is we never used to talk much once he joined IBM.He used to come home at around 9-10pm and would have been really tired and so we couldn't devote much time for each other.But now i feel as if there is a very big hole in my life.Anyway, I will try to fill this gap by trying to be busy with my comp.
And lastly, you can expect something nice from this blog from now on and not just "About me" stuff.
Coming back to the topic of this post, my brother has left for US to do his MS in networking.I will be frank here, I love him , respect him and without him i wouldn't be what i am today.I really had thought (decided ) that i wouldn't feel sad on his departure ( bcoz i believed that i was manly enough ) but i couldn't control myself.Maybe it is because neither of us i.e. neither me nor my bro had left to study in hostel during our educational career till now and so we never had to stay away from each other.Now that he has left i miss him very much and the irony is we never used to talk much once he joined IBM.He used to come home at around 9-10pm and would have been really tired and so we couldn't devote much time for each other.But now i feel as if there is a very big hole in my life.Anyway, I will try to fill this gap by trying to be busy with my comp.
And lastly, you can expect something nice from this blog from now on and not just "About me" stuff.
Sunday, April 30, 2006
Definition of Survival
According to me "survival" ( literally meaning "to live" ) does not hold the same meaning for everyone.It differs from person to person.
Basically from my point of view, survival is "not accepting defeat". You survive or wish to survive in this world because you have a grand cause to achieve, a big goal to reach, someone to chase, a specific purpose in life to pull through and to do all this you need to cross the big ocean of possibilities and chances.
you ( I mean everyone in general and reader in specific ) never would have believed in God if not for problems that come across your path in your life.
Here is a excerpt of the dialogue that took place between me and my friend Chetan,
Chetan - do you believe in God ?
Me - yes
Chetan - then convince me that God exists.
Me ( thinking ) - What the hell ... What to say ???
you can or will believe in God , hoping for the impossible to happen i.e. believing in miracles to occur of nowhere which would help you in surviving ( i.e. in simple terms, helping you in achieving your goal ) if and only if you have problems facing you in your life for which you can't find the solution.
Hence according to me without the element of purpose there is no meaning for survival i.e. in other words the correct synonym for 'survival' is 'purpose'.
The purpose in the life of a dedicated parent would be to guard his/her child against all obstacles and give him/her a bright future. The purpose in life/goal of a student would be to get 1st rank or to just get good marks. The purpose in life of a good husband would be to protect his family.
The list is endless and every single person wishing to 'live', to be specific 'survive' can be added to the list, since every such person has a purpose in his or her life.
Basically from my point of view, survival is "not accepting defeat". You survive or wish to survive in this world because you have a grand cause to achieve, a big goal to reach, someone to chase, a specific purpose in life to pull through and to do all this you need to cross the big ocean of possibilities and chances.
you ( I mean everyone in general and reader in specific ) never would have believed in God if not for problems that come across your path in your life.
Here is a excerpt of the dialogue that took place between me and my friend Chetan,
Chetan - do you believe in God ?
Me - yes
Chetan - then convince me that God exists.
Me ( thinking ) - What the hell ... What to say ???
you can or will believe in God , hoping for the impossible to happen i.e. believing in miracles to occur of nowhere which would help you in surviving ( i.e. in simple terms, helping you in achieving your goal ) if and only if you have problems facing you in your life for which you can't find the solution.
Hence according to me without the element of purpose there is no meaning for survival i.e. in other words the correct synonym for 'survival' is 'purpose'.
The purpose in the life of a dedicated parent would be to guard his/her child against all obstacles and give him/her a bright future. The purpose in life/goal of a student would be to get 1st rank or to just get good marks. The purpose in life of a good husband would be to protect his family.
The list is endless and every single person wishing to 'live', to be specific 'survive' can be added to the list, since every such person has a purpose in his or her life.
Saturday, April 01, 2006
Alohamora.....
Somebody told me once that doing the same thing again and again and expecting different result is the definition of insanity. Well my life just broke all the rules, my life got freed using the same key agian this time i.e. it gave me a new result with a new range of possibilities in my life and the key being the same old VTU.
You might be wondering as to what is the topic of this post. It is very simple i.e. we got our 3rd sem results the day before yesterday, I was expecting a considerable score but I scored 80.22222 ( infinite no. of 2's - not one less ) % with 52 in EC ( haha, life rocks ) , 100 in MATHS( surprise ), 64 in OOPS ( life sucks ), 55 in DSC ( made me go insane ).
At that moment I felt like hitting something (or) breaking something ( ofcourse something not too costly ) to let go of the frustration but then after listening to my friends' scores I consoled myself, since some have got backs, some have got less than mine and some got more. All those who got more marks than mine have been deleted from my buddy list....... joking yaar.Those are the ppl who give a purpose to my life.Well now that my mind is open for all possiblities ( failure and success ), it will be difficult for fate to surprise me ( haha ).
You might be wondering as to what is the topic of this post. It is very simple i.e. we got our 3rd sem results the day before yesterday, I was expecting a considerable score but I scored 80.22222 ( infinite no. of 2's - not one less ) % with 52 in EC ( haha, life rocks ) , 100 in MATHS( surprise ), 64 in OOPS ( life sucks ), 55 in DSC ( made me go insane ).
At that moment I felt like hitting something (or) breaking something ( ofcourse something not too costly ) to let go of the frustration but then after listening to my friends' scores I consoled myself, since some have got backs, some have got less than mine and some got more. All those who got more marks than mine have been deleted from my buddy list....... joking yaar.Those are the ppl who give a purpose to my life.Well now that my mind is open for all possiblities ( failure and success ), it will be difficult for fate to surprise me ( haha ).
Sunday, March 26, 2006
People First
I attended this workshop conducted by the people first association yesterday and today. Let me tell you a little bit about the organization, it is basically a youth organization started by a guy called Akshay Charian. In the organization they help you realize the various things that you can achieve in your life by doing very simple things. The simple things being, expressing yourself, if anyone laughs at you ( when you are on stage specifically ) or makes fun of you when you try going against the flow then "balls" to them, don't add unwanted imagination ( as they said fiction ) to the realities ( facts ) of life, acknowledge your love / care for others.
Now coming back to myself , I can't say that it didn't help me , it did make me realize the small but significant mistakes being committed by me because of lack to knowledge , care etc. I personally liked the system followed by them like using jives ( dancing ) as a way of decreasing the space you create for yourself and thereby learning to do what you have to do ( dance ) and don't care a damn as to what others think about you and so one. Well that's all guys and last but not the least they did put an effort in making the difference in to society and to be frank I feel that it works ( truly frank ).
Now coming back to myself , I can't say that it didn't help me , it did make me realize the small but significant mistakes being committed by me because of lack to knowledge , care etc. I personally liked the system followed by them like using jives ( dancing ) as a way of decreasing the space you create for yourself and thereby learning to do what you have to do ( dance ) and don't care a damn as to what others think about you and so one. Well that's all guys and last but not the least they did put an effort in making the difference in to society and to be frank I feel that it works ( truly frank ).
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Bull's eye : Death on correct diagnosis
This is a post which will reveal to you "the inner me", what I mean is, you will know a little bit more about me which will help you in diagonizing what type of person i am, in reality.
You know, I asked myself a quesition -
What is the most important thing in my life to possess which, I would let go of my enggineering marks ( specifically my 3rd sem one ), my rank, my luck and my very favorite pastime entertainment and all the pleasures of my life?
The answer to this question was only one, my friends.If any of my friends get irritated or have a fight with me then later that day I feel so bad that i dont feel like eating, my mind goes numb, my heart feels heavy, and I start hating and blaming myself for whatever happened.I would at that moment giveup anything to have that friend of mine back.
I am posting this bcause I have a feeling that one of my friends is angry or irritated by me lately and I am still feeling bad about it.I hope that my view of the situation is wrong and he is not at all angry with me or even if he was , he has already forgiven me.
You know, I asked myself a quesition -
What is the most important thing in my life to possess which, I would let go of my enggineering marks ( specifically my 3rd sem one ), my rank, my luck and my very favorite pastime entertainment and all the pleasures of my life?
The answer to this question was only one, my friends.If any of my friends get irritated or have a fight with me then later that day I feel so bad that i dont feel like eating, my mind goes numb, my heart feels heavy, and I start hating and blaming myself for whatever happened.I would at that moment giveup anything to have that friend of mine back.
I am posting this bcause I have a feeling that one of my friends is angry or irritated by me lately and I am still feeling bad about it.I hope that my view of the situation is wrong and he is not at all angry with me or even if he was , he has already forgiven me.
Saturday, March 18, 2006
My friends , my family ....
Here is the most avaited post of all times.
I will dedicate this post to my friends , family and ofcourse in the ever lasting memory of my friend ( or foe i don't know ) Keshav. I will discuss about my friends their lifestyle, behaviour etc.I really doubt it can be crammed into one single post. I need many posts to complete this topic and i will update them as i think of new things that have occured bcoz of their role in my life.
This is for my friends listed below , don't hate me after reading this testimonial.
Name : Karthik H B :
Nickname : HB :
Webspace : http://360.yahoo.com/karthikhb :
He one of the best and also the wittiest C programmers amongst those whom i have met, who has a real crave for solving puzzles.
He is one of my best friends - i don't know why we bound together maybe bcoz our frequencies matched most since I too like solving puzzles , giving better logic for given q and mind it i like to win not to defeat.It is these things which bound us together.Oh i forgot he too likes to play Table Tennis.
All I can say is if you have a friend like him then you can rely on him anytime , anywhere , anyplace ( i hope so , since our friendship hasn't been tested ) , anywhere except while playing TT bcoz neither he nor me will be willing to give up a chance to play TT.I will never forget the happy memories spent with this guy.once i get the digi cam , the first pic that i will upload will be that of him.
There is a lot more to talk about him but bcoz of lack of space i am condensing it.Best of luck in your life.
To be updated.....
Name : Harsha Valaturu :
Nickname : Sandy :
Webspace : well no webspace.... not yet :
You know he is nicknamed Sandy but if you ask me you must name him as "The Coconut".He is very rough from outside and just like others he is soft ( i hope so ) from inside. If he wants something he just gets physical ( breaking , beating , fighting and stuff ) without any arguing and I have sometimes seriously hated him for that and as they say -
"the ones whom you hate the most are the ones you love the most".
Still he is one of my very good friends bcoz he is loving, caring and considerate in many ways ( i am saying this although it conflicts with the above words i said about him ).When i donated blood and "almost fainted" it was he who put me in an auto and sent me home , brought back my bike home and etc.I like him for that but I hate him when he makes fun of the incident.
Our frequencies in some fields are the same ( not just matching , exatly same like for example playing TT ) but in some fields it is 180 degree phase shift. All i can say is if it were not for Sandy , i wouldn't be myself i think i would be anand ( don't ask me what it means ).As i meant before you means a lot to me man and i will be there for you whenever you need me.
To be updated.....
Name : Amit Kundlia :
Nickname : Ammu ( I think ) :
Webspace : well.. he maybe having a web space i don't know yet :
Well he is basically a hostellite , a northie from calcutta ( or Kolkatta ) and he is one of my best friends.
He is the first hostellite with whom my bandwidth collided and we got glued together ( not physically ).He is the easy go lucky guy and it is my dream to live a life of a hostellite and it is even possible that i try doing that with Amit's life i.e.I try to live the life which he lives , feel the freedom , enjoy friends' close companionship and ofcourse enjoy life through his life.
He is one of my best friends , with whom i don't usually have any secrets ( any formal ones ofcourse ).If it were not for him my life would be a lot more raw and tasteless ( less of fun ).
I think he wants very badly to rag the junior students but let me remind you as long as i am with him i won't let him rag them ( but will make sure that he is ragged by them ).
I will never forget about you and best of luck in your future ( I think he wants to be an entrepreneur like Narayana Murthy - Infosys chairman ).
Ofcourse to be updated ...
I will dedicate this post to my friends , family and ofcourse in the ever lasting memory of my friend ( or foe i don't know ) Keshav. I will discuss about my friends their lifestyle, behaviour etc.I really doubt it can be crammed into one single post. I need many posts to complete this topic and i will update them as i think of new things that have occured bcoz of their role in my life.
This is for my friends listed below , don't hate me after reading this testimonial.
Name : Karthik H B :
Nickname : HB :
Webspace : http://360.yahoo.com/karthikhb :
He one of the best and also the wittiest C programmers amongst those whom i have met, who has a real crave for solving puzzles.
He is one of my best friends - i don't know why we bound together maybe bcoz our frequencies matched most since I too like solving puzzles , giving better logic for given q and mind it i like to win not to defeat.It is these things which bound us together.Oh i forgot he too likes to play Table Tennis.
All I can say is if you have a friend like him then you can rely on him anytime , anywhere , anyplace ( i hope so , since our friendship hasn't been tested ) , anywhere except while playing TT bcoz neither he nor me will be willing to give up a chance to play TT.I will never forget the happy memories spent with this guy.once i get the digi cam , the first pic that i will upload will be that of him.
There is a lot more to talk about him but bcoz of lack of space i am condensing it.Best of luck in your life.
To be updated.....
Name : Harsha Valaturu :
Nickname : Sandy :
Webspace : well no webspace.... not yet :
You know he is nicknamed Sandy but if you ask me you must name him as "The Coconut".He is very rough from outside and just like others he is soft ( i hope so ) from inside. If he wants something he just gets physical ( breaking , beating , fighting and stuff ) without any arguing and I have sometimes seriously hated him for that and as they say -
"the ones whom you hate the most are the ones you love the most".
Still he is one of my very good friends bcoz he is loving, caring and considerate in many ways ( i am saying this although it conflicts with the above words i said about him ).When i donated blood and "almost fainted" it was he who put me in an auto and sent me home , brought back my bike home and etc.I like him for that but I hate him when he makes fun of the incident.
Our frequencies in some fields are the same ( not just matching , exatly same like for example playing TT ) but in some fields it is 180 degree phase shift. All i can say is if it were not for Sandy , i wouldn't be myself i think i would be anand ( don't ask me what it means ).As i meant before you means a lot to me man and i will be there for you whenever you need me.
To be updated.....
Name : Amit Kundlia :
Nickname : Ammu ( I think ) :
Webspace : well.. he maybe having a web space i don't know yet :
Well he is basically a hostellite , a northie from calcutta ( or Kolkatta ) and he is one of my best friends.
He is the first hostellite with whom my bandwidth collided and we got glued together ( not physically ).He is the easy go lucky guy and it is my dream to live a life of a hostellite and it is even possible that i try doing that with Amit's life i.e.I try to live the life which he lives , feel the freedom , enjoy friends' close companionship and ofcourse enjoy life through his life.
He is one of my best friends , with whom i don't usually have any secrets ( any formal ones ofcourse ).If it were not for him my life would be a lot more raw and tasteless ( less of fun ).
I think he wants very badly to rag the junior students but let me remind you as long as i am with him i won't let him rag them ( but will make sure that he is ragged by them ).
I will never forget about you and best of luck in your future ( I think he wants to be an entrepreneur like Narayana Murthy - Infosys chairman ).
Ofcourse to be updated ...
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Digital Camera - coming soon ...
Well the desire to possess a digital camera and capture pictures of my friends , family and ofcourse myself has increased so much now that I cannot anymore go on with just giving some lame hints to my mom and dad about my craze for a digital camera. So, I have already put an formal application for digital camera with my mom and in all probabilities it has been approved but it is my bro who is still not so willing to buy a camera. He keeps saying the same thing, "After a few days you will lose this craze for the digital camera and you wont even open it".
Well I am still trying to find a new and more guaranteed way of approving my application given to my brother. But I have not yet lost any hopes and I am sure I will convince him to buy me a camera in near future.So guys in "the coming soon..." section you can expect the pictures of everyone and everything which is important to me.
Well I am still trying to find a new and more guaranteed way of approving my application given to my brother. But I have not yet lost any hopes and I am sure I will convince him to buy me a camera in near future.So guys in "the coming soon..." section you can expect the pictures of everyone and everything which is important to me.
Saturday, March 11, 2006
Blood donation
There was a blood donation camp organized in our college on 6th march.I donated blood for the first time and you know what happened I almost fainted ( to be fair "felt dizzy" ) and had to bunk the college for the whole day and that was not the end of it , my mom was screaming ( maybe even crying ) for donating blood without telling her.My friend had to bring my bike back home since I came back in auto.
But I feel that 2 or to be frank 3 good things happened because of me donating blood ,
But I feel that 2 or to be frank 3 good things happened because of me donating blood ,
- Firstly, someone was helped with my blood ( I hope so ).
- I know now how much strain ( well in practice ) which I can endure.
- I am happy I missed CO (Computer Organization) class that day.
Sunday, February 19, 2006
Our Choice - Our Destiny : Which one of these is more important in our lives ?
Sorry I was preoccupied with something else and got so busy that I couldn't devote time for blogging.
Now to be frank with you ppl I have something in my mind for sometime ( not very long ) which I would like to share with you.
Well to begin with let me tell you a little about myself ,I opted for PCMB ( Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology ) in my pre-university course (PUC), I then decided to leave bio field and join Engineering and opted for Computer Science branch in University ( Engineering ).At this time when I am writing this I am studying 4th sem ( out of the 8 semesters ).
The questions which are bothering me the most are
Now to be frank with you ppl I have something in my mind for sometime ( not very long ) which I would like to share with you.
Well to begin with let me tell you a little about myself ,I opted for PCMB ( Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology ) in my pre-university course (PUC), I then decided to leave bio field and join Engineering and opted for Computer Science branch in University ( Engineering ).At this time when I am writing this I am studying 4th sem ( out of the 8 semesters ).
The questions which are bothering me the most are
- Why did I opt for PCMB in PUC in the first place when I had the choice between PCMC ( C - Computer Science )
and PCMB ? - Why did I opt for Engineering ?
- Why did I opt for CS in Engineering ?
When I try to find the answers to these questions the answers themselves pose to me as a riddle which keeps on getting more and more complex the more i think of them.
I really don't know why i chose this path ,maybe it is becoz of the influence of the ppl around me which made all the difference in my life.Well everyone in my school opted for PCMB and especially my brother influenced me the most to take up Bio.
It was my family which made me take up CS in Engg.I hadn't even decided what to do with my life then.I now feel that I should have taken up law or I should take up teaching profession.
I hadn't decided then so i couldn't take up law and it is too late now. But i still have a chance to become a teacher but my mom/family members think that you can't lead a *happy* life being a teacher since the PAY is less.
I ask myself what has happiness got to do with PAY - it is contendedness which pays you off finally.
You know i used to read of stories where in the heroes would go in search of their fortune / destiny / luck .I want to do that now , I want to go in search of my fortune / my future.
So I think it is my determination along with my choices which will help me in fighting against the destiny that is being kept in store for me.
So now I feel that,our choices are more important than our destiny to make any difference in our life.
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