Delivered on Time...............

I was working on a project for Samsung Android phone (Galaxy.......really liked it.) from past 2 month, be it weekdays or weekends, to make the delivery on time. Today finally, I delivered it to my architect. It felt awesome to finish the task on time with all the requirement and functionality except one (I can be excused for that, cause SUN microsystem is responsible for it rather than my team and I). Don't try to get into details, it's not even worth. The best thing that happened with my team and me (3 fresher's including me) was when client appreciated our work. He even went on saying that our application is much better than the Windows mobile application (made by our seniors, experienced). I am not saying it was easy for them cause they had to create custom controls and it takes a lot of time. Being a part of the team I know they had put on lots of efforts. They are going to demonstrate the our application in World Mobile Conference.

It was nice seeing the seniors appreciating our hard work. The girl from windows team was awarded 'Feather in Cap Award' for her hard and sincere work (She helped me a lot. Thanks a ton to her). We are also told to be awarded with the same. Let's see what happens. Corporate is big sea and no one mean what they say. If we get the award then it will be freaking good for our carrier, if not who cares.

There were times when I felt like quiting from the project. Nothing was coming our way and we were way behind the schedule. But that were the times which I am gonna remember more than anything. Those were the time when I learned more than required. Those were the times when we worked as team rather than doing individual task. Those were the times when we 3 used to went out for coffee and laugh on our pity condition. I was being credited more than my colleagues which was not good. They put more effort than me as far I remember. But that is the case in IT. Your work will not be appreciated if you are not in limelight. You have to stand for yourself. Enough of lecture. And I know it's getting boring.

Today I was released from the project and looking forward to go to my home (Bilaspur) for a holiday. None of my friends will be there but that's life I guess. Well that's it. Keep doing good work.

Working on WEEKEND..........................

It's been around 9 months working in a MNC and this is the first time I am working on a weekend. The project has to be delivered by the end of the month and the pressure is increasing at exponential rate.

"Tell your manager that project is not feasible or the time is very less to achieve the same". This were the words of the trainer when I joined the company and was going through induction and training classes. And here I am today working for a non-feasible project having short deadline. To add to the complexity, the other 2 guys are also fresher like me and the whole Project responsibilty is in our shoulder. It doesn't matter if we worked for 24 hrs but all that matter is where we are at the end of the day. The technology is new and most the time is spent in R&D.

When I was in bench I was told to learn some different technology and now they put in a project using some other technology. When I say technology I mean programming language and platform in which it is used. IT geeks will understand easily what I mean. Oh sorry..........I was talking about my time in bench. Well this is the Irony of Life and IT field. When you don't have project you wanted to get in some as early as you can. You try with all your might to get selected in client's interview. And once you get in a project you start to curse managers and every other seniors for the burden of work they put on you, for the untimely meetings, for embarrasing you in front of all other team mates and for making you work on weekends.


I had a lot of work to finish but I am totally exhausted working long hrs and now in weekends also. I am writing this blog while I am supposed to work my ass off to make this project feasible and deliver in time. I learnt one thing from this project that it doesn't matter how hard you are trying and how much effort you are putting............all that matter is whether you achieved what you were supposed to or not.


Once I got a mail titled "Ornagram of Corporate". The mail contained a picture and I think that picture is the right way to describe the corporate world. Let me describe the picture to you causeI don't have that picture right now to paste it in this blog nor hav enough time to google it.
Imagine a long post and a Piegon sitting at top of it. Below that two more piegon, head covered by shit of above Piegon and below that a bunch of piegon totally covered with shit. The message below the picture says "When the top level management looks down, all they see is Shit and when employees, like us, sees upwards, all we see is Asshole".

It's been a Year........................

It's been a year, on this very day, 10 armed terrorists rocked the spirit of Mumbai and made mocery of Indian Intelligence Agency (RAW & IB). Hell was cut loose and there was no mercy in their eyes even when they slain Rabbi and his pregnant wife. They open fired at railway station (CST) and at Leopold. Two of the most prestigious hotels of India were taken hostage (Taj Mahal and Oberoi Trident). Three IAS officers were shot and died. Number of peoples lost their lives along with government officials. The magnitude of attack was huge. Our media covered everthing and telecast those as if running some matinee show of a blockbuster hit bollywood movie.

It's been a year to that incident. Media got another chance to dig the dead people out of their graves. Ajaml Kasab, the lone captured terrorist, is still alive. He accepted his link in the attack and the role of Pakistani Government. INR 31 Crores had been spent on him for protection and all. Intelligence agency are trying to get information from him.

It's been a year, many questions in our minds are still unanswered. Why Kasab is still alive? Why not he was hanged till death at the middle of road junction? What the hell he had told to Intelligence Unit? Why government is spending so much for the security of a terrorist who had committed a heinous and unforgivable sin? Why Government has not done anything to Pakistani soil which breeds terrorism?

It's been a year, We had let the pain and sorrow dig into our heart. The Father, Mother, Wife, Son and Daughter of the dead Officers and Soldiers are still running for the compensation. It was easy for us to forget what happened at that day. But wounds are still fresh in the heart of the people who lost their close ones.

It's been a year. Today I don't want to blame our inefficient government for that fateful day.
Today I don't want to blame the media for making Kasab a familiar name in each household. Today I don't want to blame any person who was involved in that crime. Today, all I want to do is to pray to God. May God rest the souls of innocent people, who died, in peace. Today, I want to make a resolution to fight terrorism in every possible manner at my level. Today I want to pay my tribute to the Officers and Soldiers of our nation. Today, I want to say thanks to the mother of our brave Officers and Soldiers. Today I want to pray for the families of Officers and Soldiers. Today I want to make a promise to every Indian that I will never let the pain die. I will not apply the balm of time over the wound. The day, 26/11, will always be remembered.