The musical cry of the cell phones.

I am and always have been hit by this question whenever a phone with ringtones of that of a song rings from phones of my colleagues, "Why do you have to add those songs as ringtones? " I have never understood the fascination for having songs as ringtones and never could understand why when there is a new song i've heard on TV has to become the ringtone the next week [probably if the guy is a nutcase he would have it the next day itself]. I mean what are these guys out to prove? Below are the few possible reasons going on in the perpertrators' mind that i could muster.
a) "I want to show others that i'm in touch with modernity" [This guy needs to wake up]
b) "That song is my favourite! Oh I love it so much" [what a song! really....... i swear on errr.......]
c) "People who haven't heard this song. Let them hear it." [This is one of the best forms of serving humanity]
d) "I don't know. I just got it from my friend because it was cool" [ugghhhh! Now someone definitely has to tell me what 'cool' means here.]

I damn all these guys who trouble me when i'm with peace in office. The tone that is very often heard these days is one from SRK's new movie "Rab ne bana de jodi". When a ringtone of that song goes off on a table somewhere in the office and which has the audacity to reach my ears, im reminded of the promo video which is currently aired on national channels and makes me say "No! not that atleast". From what appears from the video, it looks like our superstar hero wants to experience coolness in a more idiotic way. I guess movie start in the age of 40 tend to have fun being an idiot. Not to forget to mention, tom cruises' bizzarre way of professing his love for katie holmes in one of oprah winfrey's show which made news for which he also confessed recently stating that he should have handled it in better way ["Love makes you blind! guess it does."]. So getting back to our super hero SRK, he seems to be trying awful lot of things with his new styles and bikes and trying to attain that hunk look. The same tried in his earlier home production movie "Om shanti Om" which, funnily, made good amount of cash [Marketing does a lot. i know i know. i hate marketing. I HATE IT]. I wonder how people end up watching such kind of movies [Well! i did watch it on TV]. I had a laugh when i watched it guess i should appreciate him for something and not for others because his movies makes me laugh and ridicule at the same time!

Where the hell was this song?

One such song was 'I shall be released' by bob dylan. 'Any day now....any day now...I shall be released'. I have been skipping this song for a while. I never liked the first strums of the guitar and was skipping it. That's stupid.eh? That's idiotic. I never allowed the song to progress a little further and for some reason i did that today. I opened my eyes and said...what the fuck? where the hell was this song all this while. The feeling was immense, like i found something i had lost.

The song was so much liked that I played it over and over again. The morning sunlight hitting my handsome face!!! Eyes closed, I stare at the sun. The golden yellow was pictured. The color faded to brown and then black as the bus moved away from the sun. The mind was alive. The usual mind of mine involved in crap thoughts that, perhaps, has no signinficance in any domain of life.

I wake up and the see the office gate. Fuck office and fuck everything else inside. arrrrrrggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!

Christmas celebrations in office!

in When was the last time you saw a bunch of people enter into a four walled space carrying enough energy to go from zero to high pitch sound in no time. It was one of a kind for me. Observe this, the time of mine in the morning is spent in gloomy state with mind absolutely white as blank paper. Thoughts of what activity should i get involved with, lurking within void brain and right from no where you hear 'jingle bell..jingle bell' rise from the voice boxes of few but enthusiastic people and you pop up your head to know the source just to find dear Santa wishing people and giving chocolates (50 paise cadbury eclairs....i thought Santa is known to give better gifts)..nonetheless, a chocolate to suffice the hunger momentarily. This rather bizzarely sounding event took place sometime around 13:00 hrs. The celebration was continued in amphitheatre, which was around 15 hrs. Saw quite a gathering in the so called ampitheatre of ours. Had few rounds of games and the best part..CAKE CUTTING..altogether a fine ending with few guys taking a stride forward with dancing.


Not a bad thing at all. I wish they would have had something similar for the diwali.

My B'day in the office!

yeah yeah! it was my b'day yesterday though the jubilation shown in the subject does not match with the time of writing this journal. Nonetheless. it was a funtoo time.

I had calls right from morning and maintaining through out the day. Further, i just hoped not many would know it in the first place in the office. I had imagined to silently slip by of any such activity that may render in losing my money (what do u say of a person who goes bankrupt 10 days from the next salary)and may i add the b'day bumps which i would have possibly received if it wasn't for the professional environment of the office. But there was an interesting development sometime later in the afternoon.

Coincidently, i should say (from my side), it was the b'day of the delivery manager of our unit. So, the team had arranged for the celebrations of his b'day (and not mine). Just before entering into the conference hall, a spark ignited in the brain of one of colleagues and certain activity in his mind brought to light it was my b'day too! and can anyone stop as to what happened next. Inspite of my denials of not letting my b'day out, he went on to share it with everybody. I was standing in one of the corners when everyone turned their head towards me. It felt as if a lone boy caught up with somekind of mischief rendered by him and everyone walking towards to hold him responsible (though they would never visualize that!!!). There was the other side though,i had to pierce through a small crowd with everyone extending their hands for wishes and that certainly was the incredible part. Now, the visualization turned to the one where an 'oscar' winning star is walking for his prize just to only be gulped down into the growling biological storage. yup the stomach and in case wondering what that is... the 50cmsX30 cms rectangular cream topped spongy delight called 'the cake'. The manager shook hands and congratulated me on marking yet another mile on the road to 'maturity' and undeniably a growing adult!!! The cake had his name and i was a little hesitant simply for the fact that the cake belonged to him and he had the entire right of cutting the cake and not me. The staff had organised everything for him with any but a slightest hint that another creature of this semi-heavan world who shared the same b'day. HE was kind enough to let me have the time to cut and the time ended up both of us cutting together. WHAT A TIME! it took me completely by surprise as nothing of this sort was expected by me. It was great! The 'award ceremony' ended with evryone having the cake and wafers all together and disappearing!!!.

There were my other friends in the unit who were equally angry that i never mentioned my b'day to 'em. One going to say 'U cannot share ur happiness with others'. Now, that did prick me a little because i never had in mind to enlarge a picture of b'day and not that i never wanted to share happiness. Nonetheless, i apologized in a way possible, maybe because i thought it was wrong not to have mentioned it to them.


It was a great day after all and more so when people whom u dont know end up wishing you and there you go....add another acquaintance who knows may go on to be a best friend.


On a wonderful day,

Shishir.nc


PS 1: I burned a hole in the pocket after my secret b'day got released for worldwide publication within the perimeters of the office.

PS2: A heartful Thank you to my colleague for announcing my b'day in a way unimaginable to me. Say one by one and then to all!

PS3: Please find the same at http://penmight.livejournal.com

Looooonnng time!

It 's been long time since i visited my blog and posted anything crap. What do i do? the company fellas have blocked both blogspot and livejournal. Looks like my company wants people to work and only work with little room for creative work or even extra curricular learning and why would they? It harms their business ..isn't it...b******t is the term i would like to describe the situation if thats what it's supposed to be. Now, the only time left for me to blog is during sats and suns.

Dont know. Stuck with sorting out things with web to get my old days back.

PS1: You can check out my livejournal blog. http://penmight.livejournal.com
PS2: Please click on the ad-sense advertising displayed on your screen. i think i can sponsor your lunch. if not that, atleast breakfast. what say?

Idle in office!

Its was 9:15 and into my office, occupied my workstation. The problem which was lingering for past two days...of what? The server being down, the database down....was hoping would be rectified today so that i could complete my work. Now this is an example of 'hoping against hope'. None in our circle could possibly do anything because its not within their 'circle'. The DBA did sort the matter out yesterday and as a result the server was UP and RUNNING but won't u ask for how long? somewhere for 20 mins. None the less, im a free bird right now with my work 'hung' and i chose to blog (which according to the author of this blog, is a productive work). Im idle now (and god knows for how long) and minutes back i was reading blog posts of an old senior from my college. Had two cups of tea till now (and counting....) and nothing productive to do after this..... :-(

Genie..where the hell are you?

presenting Part 2....

Hi!

Its been a long time..eh? yup its march. Its going well at my end. In continuation to part one, i've know quite a number of people and mode of knowing them has been cricket. They call me for few games and i go and play with them. It's fantastic to get down for playing after a prolonged period and guess what? end up with an aching arm and body! Its still not much because i see most of them with THEIR pals and they dont TALK to rest of them.....much. The only enthusiastic person in the entire unit i must say, is our unit HR (guess HR's have to do that...strictly i HATE the HR profession but not the people as such....anybody could change my thoughts in this regard..feel free to contact me). Maybe, i too am not pushing at my end to get on to friends but then i used to think of those training days when i made friends with ease...and that too i didn't expect it at all....what may concern!) but after being into the circle its looks such difficult thing that i dont find anyone with whom i could talk to so freely as before...no wonder why people says software guys are BORING! i go for food alone....maybe one thing too...with my facial look i guess people dont want to approach me..(i have a pleasant face but often shows a -LOST- look as if lost in thought! but doesn't happen actually). I stay in touch thro' the 'in house messenger' we have but then most of 'em (old friends) are into their work so u see its not that on a daily basis i get connected to them personally.

Its cool when it should be and otherwise when it shouldn't. I want to do things paralelly (may be later i won't be) trying to be good in things that i like to do. Trying my best to give time for everything and everybody. One of my fundas off late has been 'to spend time with people'. Once i get back home, i spend time with my room mates. After which, i give time to myself (yup i sit alone and listen to english/sometimes hindi radio station)...music musicccc....i'm addicted to that..looks like that. I just wish i get my music collection into some kinda e-gadget. i'm waiting................................

Wow! what a Day

Being on bench and expecting project calls..well that perhaps has become a routine these days for most of us (and my friends) in the office. I got one yesterday and things were too messed up for me being caught up with another work. The interview was fine with questions commonly asked "tell me about yourself" and a little (a little i mean) of what i've been trained on. The results are expected sometime sooner. Hope to make it!

The office is abuzz (at least the cabin) with one of my colleagues being selected for a happening technology! The very best to him from my side.

Some of 'em gave a test in the morning and are expecting results tmrw. Wow! lot of tests happening..eeks.

Well, one of my friends wants me to add his sad moments in the office. Being mapped and not getting calls..others getting calls..he awaiting.. I think thats the shortest possible simplistic way of writing his "office happening".

The day, however, is nothing better than the one described in the post below. Great! the reader would say. Nothing more to add nothing to delete!

Good day.