10:29 am (in office)

I’ve been spending all my time at work since a week now, and am really missing this page! .. for those of you who don’t know (didn’t receive my overjoyed msg) I managed to seize a place in one of the best IT companies I know- CMS. I work at their Godrej site at vikhroli.

Its fun, an excellent learning experience and really amazing to start with a company like CMS right away!!

The Godrej compound here is very large; it consists of several companies including TCS and Accenture. However we (CMS) provide our IT services only to Godrej.

Now Godrej has many buildings here all across the compound, its like small departments spread all over the compound – we (CMS employees) refer to them as ‘plants’ … lol yeah they are our plants. :-) In the beginning of the day- at reporting time- each of us [engineers] are assigned a plant and that’s our plant for the day. (I’ve been amongst the lucky few to get the same plant right from when I joined.) We go to our respective plants mostly along with a senior engineer, and start solving the user’s hardware/networking quarries. Some times we just sit in the AC and wait for a problem to occur, may be wait for a user to complain that his/her system is angry and has started disobeying orders!

Life is not easy here … we come across weird PC problems… but the people here are very nice, mostly IT freaks! I used to think I was the ‘only lonely’ one… but after coming here my soul is at peace, I realize there are lots of mad people like me living around me!!

Slowly I am liking it here – this office atmosphere was alien to me, everyone here talks Ubuntu, internet, network, users and user profiles, backup-restore, emails, wi-fi, etc …

Putting myself in this mode was quite a task, for someone like me who is always awake till 2 in the morning- getting up at 6:45, getting ready within an hour and catching a 8:00 train from CST was as equal to impossible… the starting 2 nights I didn’t sleep only, afraid that I might not wake up on time… but now the story is different, my schedule has changed 360°, I sleep by 11:30 - 12:00, have started skipping TV and long hours on the net- yahoo chats and random nonsense posts I used to do in boredom –

Oh have I started cribbing already? Lol … we’ll am not, just showing off ::winks::

Today I was free most of the day so I decided to pen this post down … its not a very bright idea to write in office.. people keep pepping into your book trying to figure out what network configuration your writing … but I so wanted to blog … I wish I get more free time to complete my incomplete posts! .. Couple of them are incomplete since October.

Moral of the story: working is fun… but tiring!

New template!

I was constantly hunting for a new cool blog template… not that I didn’t like my old one…its just that I wanted give my blog a different and yet a very stylish look…something that would send new, good, positive vibes to me and my readers.
I guess I’ve finally found one, this template has everything I was looking for, it allows me to customize my widgets and keep as many as I want; moreover it gives all of them a unique look.
Besides letting me retain my old sidebar with a different look, the template has a lot more to offer.

*Search: it’s placed right on the top and any of my posts can be searched by their name (although the –home, about & archives don’t work)
*The diary look of the post section gives it an interestingly realistic feel (that’s one of the main reasons why I selected it), Every time I see it I feel like writing something in it.
*My sidebar is divided into 3 parts each having every different and yet related themes. When any widget is added in any of the parts, it inherits the theme of that particular part!

-‘Recent post’ is the 1st part on my side bar, dressed in yellow and attached to the diary with a U clip, it lists the recent 15 posts
-‘Categories’ makes the middle section of my sidebar and is the second part, that is nailed on the diary by a paper pin, it has a background of a grey paper and looks really classy…it arranges all my posts on the basis of the label tagged on them! recent comments and the followers widget placed in that section of the sidebar inherit its properties.
-The 3rd part is a black and white section, the bottom part of the sidebar… its called ‘Friends and Links’ which carries the about me and my blog list widget! it has a scribbled look (this part appears nicely in IE)


Overall I am kinda satisfied with this template… hope you’ll like it too :-)

revising my ABC

1) A – Available/Single?
Of course available, for any computer problems call me, we provide quality service at your home and office doorstep!

2) B – Best friend?
I don't believe in best friends and worst friends… all my friends are nice people, but I am close to a few

3) C – Cake or Pie?
Doesn’t matter provided they are yummy, bring them on!

4) D – Drink of choice?

Beers!

5) E – Essential item you use every day?
Computer, cell phone, hardware tools, pen and note book

6) F – Favorite colour?
White, black… blue

7) G – Gummy Bears Or Worms?
Dinosaurs

8) H – Hometown?
Goa

9) I – Indulgence?
Technology

10) J – January or February?
:-| that helps?

11) K – Kids & their names?
Testing my ‘creativity’ huh?

12) L – Life is incomplete without?
My computer, lots of good food, family, friends

13) M – Marriage date?
That’s today’s quiz. Whoever gets it right will win free tickets to Ram Gopal Varma’s next movie.

14) N – Name? Your real name!!
William Shakespeare said “what’s in a name?

15) O – Oranges or Apples?

That's a seasonal question, Oranges of course when you get them!

16) P – Phobias/Fears?
Heights

17) Q – Quote for today?

“as in?”

18) R – Reason to smile?
I don’t need a reason to smile

For further info visit/join my community NO REASONS TO LAUGH

19) S – Season?
I love the rains and winter

20) T – Tag 3 People?
Randomnique, jostled-jaded-mind, Enlightened yet mystified ( ie: if she ever visits my blog and finds out I've tagged her)

21) U – Unknown fact about me?
Oh we can have another quiz on this one some other time! ::winks::

22) V – Vegetable you don’t like?
Ladyfinger, karela

23) W – Worst habit?
Laziness

24) X – X-rays?
A couple of them… I hate them anyways… I hate going 2 doctors and hospitals, they make me feel more sick

25) Y – Your favorite food?
That’s the worst question you can ask a big foodie like me… but right now I am thinking about chicken tandoori

26) Z – Zodiac sign?
Libra … I thought you’ll should have known by now!

..on a rainy day...

When the dark clouds cover the earth

When the rain pours down with thunder

When the aroma of clay fills the air

When the chill breeze beings to wonder

When students get offs from their ABC

and the others cant stop cursing the BMC

When the rails and the roads go for a toss

When news becomes more important than big boss

When couples flood Bandstand and Marine Drive

While others come to take a glimpse of the high tide

Some feast on their corn, some feast their eyes on each other

Some prefer bhajias and chai, some just a chat together

When rainbows and singing birds light up the dull day

When bright colorful umbrellas highlight the way

When the weather turns so pleasant …so lovely

I lie flat in my bed .....I yawn ...I feel so sleepy

GETTING INVISIBLE FOR AN INTERVIEW!

Dickson Miranda had officially completed his hardware and networking course from a well known institute and was sent by his placement department to XYZ Company for an interview! …so there I was! I reached the Company to see how his interview goes! hmmm well it was not difficult to find him in the crowd... He’s hair completely drenched in oil would be combed sideways, left partition to be precise, as often he would be wearing a self colored shirt buttoned to the top with a matching tie, two pens, black and blue… in his shirt pocket, big round spectacles above his nose… and his nose always pointing in the direction where the girls were. (Yeah his nose is like this mini gps) Oh! There he was!!! Sitting amongst the candidates and checking out the receptionist from the corner of his eyes. Hmmm now talking about the receptionist… ah… she was not bad at all … Tall, well tanned, nice and curvy, long hair till her shoulders, sleeveless blue top that looked just perfect, black skirt, long legs…wow! … I mean if you didn’t notice a girl like her, you really would be a …. “DICK! …You may go in” my thoughts were interrupted by someone…. Shit did he hear me? … Actually he was just asking our friend Dickson to get in the cabin for the interview!... uff!.. Sometimes I really think people can read my mind!...sigh!! Anyways a nervous Dickson and an invisible me started approaching the cabin for our interview, rather his interview….

On our way Dickson decided to enlighten the gentleman who called out to him saying, “its DickSON… not dick” … the man gave him a ‘do-I-look-like-I-care?’ Look and continued with his work…

Knock knock!

Come in said a female voice… dick and I entered… and I fainted instantly…

In front of me was the hottest female I had ever seen …10 times hotter than the receptionist!! Oh! Holy lord! ... the name of this company should have been XXX instead of XYZ!! It’s a treat to work here! … Still mesmerized I did enough to stand myself on my feet.. you see this is a big advantage of being invisible, you can check out the hottest chick and faint anywhere in the world without getting noticed!

"My name is Liza, i will be conducting this interview" she said reaching out her hand towards Dickson...
nervous dickson (more nervous after seeing her) ... holds her hand and and says hi...

liza: (pulling her hand away) "may i see your resume ?"

dick: " sure"

liza: "well someone is looking nervous so whats your name?" ..(pointing towards the chair asking him to sit)

dick: "my name is Dickson Miranda. (goes for the impression) and ofcourse...someone is looking very preety "

liza: "..hehe.. you could have said that with a little more conviction"

dick:"well... my name is Dickson Miranda "

liza".. anyways! " (goes through the resume)

liza: "so what do you know about XYZ?"

dick: "its a nice company.."

liza" ..and?"

dick: "ah.. and.. ahh"

liza: " so why did you apply here?.. i mean why not anywhere else.."

dick: "I was going to try in HP.. but my placement officer said.... thats not your cup of tea... go to XYZ.. whaan toh tuje mil hi jaayega "

liza:" sigh! ...what do you know about DHCP?"

dick: "DHCP... it is Dynamic Host Configurattion Protocol"

liza:"and what is Dynamic Host Configurattion Protocol??"

dick: "it is DHCP... ah.. it is used in networking"

liza: "how?"

dick: "i think it is used to make DHCP server"

liza: ""

liza: "what is Class A IP? "

dick: "hmm the range of IP's that belong to Class A"

liza: ""

liza: "what steps will you carry out if you find out one day, that your desktop is not starting? "

dick: "call my engineer"

liza:".. but what will you do to troubleshoot? "

dick: "i will call my engineer... he will troubleshoot "

liza: ""

me: ""

dick ""

liza:"so why do you think we should hire you? "

dick: "i am very hardworking and i know my job well"

liza: ""

me: ""

dick: ""

liza: "well Dick..son ... let me see.. illl speak to your placement officer and call you if your selected "

me: ""

dick: " ah.. well u can tell me.. ill tell my placemnet officer!"

liza: "no no, we will call you... as for now thank you, you can go "

after sometime:

(on the phone)

dick: "yes sir, they said they will call me ... no no nothing they asked... only DHCP and Class A IP... ek aur question pucha ta.. I forgot... huh? yes yes.. i knew the answers!...she said she'll call you first..yes! ok sir.. yes! bye"

after some days

(in classes)

placement officer: "arey W!((!@M ...there are vacancies in two places... XYZ and PQR why dont you try?"

me: " why not sir, ill go to XYZ tomorrow only "

officer: "hmm Dickson had gone there .. he said they asked him DHCP and...ah."

me: "Class A IP?"

office: "haan...how did you know? "

me: "..ah.. i met him.."

officer: "ok, but XYZ is offering less salary huh! compared to PQR... try PQR na?"

me: "ah.. no sir.. XYZ is offering.....i mean .. i'll would like to try there first!"

next day

(at the XYZ reception)

some old man is at the reception...

me: "excuse me.. i've come for an interview... that female who used to be here...."

man: "accha! she's on leave... her father expired... why dont you have a sit?... ill call you"

me""

knock knock]

Come in said a thick male voice… I entered… and almost fainted instantly…

me: "Miss Liza? "

man: "Mrs. Liza, she's my wife ... currently out of town... I am Steve and i will be conducting today's interview "

me: ""

I could not let my luck screw my happiness anymore.. so before he asked anything I said..

"sir, i know everything about DHCP and Class A IP "

Steve: "ah... i am sure you do... so tell me something about VPN "

me: ""