Dear Friends,
A New Category of Engineer's is discovered . Name of the Category "SMS Engineers"
Discovered By: My Boss
Location of Discovery: TCS
Team of Discovery: My Team
You all might have heard of Electrical Engineers,Civil Engineers,Electronic Engineers, Resident Engineers. But this is a new category just born called "SMS Engineers"
Who are these SMS Engineers: These are IT Engineers, once upon a time known as resident
engineers who were then converted into mobile/Portable Engineers and are now sms Engineers.
Eligibility & Responsiblity of SMS Engineers:
1) Should have a mobile Phone with SMS Facility or a Pager could also do
2) Should have a good service provider
3) Should keep thier mobile/Pager always ON 24*7
4) Last but not the least, would be reporting to offices as per the SMS delivered. So please don't sleep, you could get an sms at any moment !
In simple Hindi Language (Rashtrya Bhasha) : "Na Ghar ka na Ghat ka"
I am Happy that I have pioneered this invention/Discovery & been heavilty utlized for it.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
books... a man's best friend :-)
i had to write this essay for a competition @ work - thought i may as well publish it...
Reading a book v/s watching a movie
Honestly depends on a person’s mood at the given time but I guess I’ll have to go with the former because I love books! Reading books triggers my imagination and i paint my own picture of the stories. I developed this hobby at the start of my professional career when I suddenly realized i had to travel 3 hours a day to get to work. There are atleast a dozen bookstores in or around the churchgate area - all with these tempting titles on the window sills. Now I had to pass them by atleast twice a day (to, fro) & I couldn’t withhold the temptation anymore. That’s when I picked up my 1st novel by who else but Chetan Bhagat. Lots of youngsters in India owe this book reading addiction to him. I am sure there are several of us who started with his novels & I’ve been smitten by the reading bug since. In fact it is a well known fact that almost all resumes in the world would definitely have reading as one of the hobbies.
From then ON I’ve virtually read anything I could lay my hands on, from established authors like Khalid Hosseiny to 1st timers like Ravi Kumar – There was no stopping me. I must admit here though that buying all these books instead of renting them did leave quite a dent in my pocket. However I can now proudly showcase my book collection to all my guests at home.
I’ve shared several emotions with these authors - weeping in pain reading about the atrocities faced by Afghan women, craving for love reading about Chetan Bhagat’s love escapades, been enlightened with knowledge reading about top business tycoons, learnt my lessons reading about the Corporate world in Ravi Subramanian’s books. In fact I’ve even got my mom & sister hooked on to reading books & they keep asking for new titles. Thank god I know books will never run out.
Watching a movie is exactly what it means – Simply watching a movie. You go watch a movie to kill time & that’s just about the purpose it solves. There are very few movies which have a long lasting impact (unlike books). People watch a movie when they have leisure time while a book is your long term companion. Trust me friends - reading is definitely more worthwhile & beneficial than watching a movie.
So, to sum up my journey of fascination with books - There I was travelling with nothing on my mind to now with my novel every day every place I go. An empty mind is a devil’s workplace & thankfully mine isn’t anymore. I feel guilty about the harsh treatment those books have endured during my travels in trains though.
I want to end it by saying – “A man only grows old when he stops reading”. I wish for someone someday to refer to me as “Mohammed” a well read man.
Reading a book v/s watching a movie
Honestly depends on a person’s mood at the given time but I guess I’ll have to go with the former because I love books! Reading books triggers my imagination and i paint my own picture of the stories. I developed this hobby at the start of my professional career when I suddenly realized i had to travel 3 hours a day to get to work. There are atleast a dozen bookstores in or around the churchgate area - all with these tempting titles on the window sills. Now I had to pass them by atleast twice a day (to, fro) & I couldn’t withhold the temptation anymore. That’s when I picked up my 1st novel by who else but Chetan Bhagat. Lots of youngsters in India owe this book reading addiction to him. I am sure there are several of us who started with his novels & I’ve been smitten by the reading bug since. In fact it is a well known fact that almost all resumes in the world would definitely have reading as one of the hobbies.
From then ON I’ve virtually read anything I could lay my hands on, from established authors like Khalid Hosseiny to 1st timers like Ravi Kumar – There was no stopping me. I must admit here though that buying all these books instead of renting them did leave quite a dent in my pocket. However I can now proudly showcase my book collection to all my guests at home.
I’ve shared several emotions with these authors - weeping in pain reading about the atrocities faced by Afghan women, craving for love reading about Chetan Bhagat’s love escapades, been enlightened with knowledge reading about top business tycoons, learnt my lessons reading about the Corporate world in Ravi Subramanian’s books. In fact I’ve even got my mom & sister hooked on to reading books & they keep asking for new titles. Thank god I know books will never run out.
Watching a movie is exactly what it means – Simply watching a movie. You go watch a movie to kill time & that’s just about the purpose it solves. There are very few movies which have a long lasting impact (unlike books). People watch a movie when they have leisure time while a book is your long term companion. Trust me friends - reading is definitely more worthwhile & beneficial than watching a movie.
So, to sum up my journey of fascination with books - There I was travelling with nothing on my mind to now with my novel every day every place I go. An empty mind is a devil’s workplace & thankfully mine isn’t anymore. I feel guilty about the harsh treatment those books have endured during my travels in trains though.
I want to end it by saying – “A man only grows old when he stops reading”. I wish for someone someday to refer to me as “Mohammed” a well read man.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Happy Summers...
long b4 i had 2 travel in a local train (after a week of trainin in a nearer office) d regrets & nightmares already began...as i was jst abt gettin used 2 travellin by alternate methods - bike, bus, auto etc. d train GODS called upon me... i knew they cudn't wait 4 long & were itching 2 have me back onboard...
i knew i was gonna have a bad start 2 the day.. i got in2 a train which was crowded as hell & suddenly my whole life was reflecting back on me..history flashed in my eyes in those 1st few mins...my shirt got crumpled even b4 i cud board d train...d same old dirty talks & words (common lingo used by locals in trains).. it had been quite sum time since i got a body massage - i jst wished i had asked 4 sumthin else frm God bcoz ohh boy did he ever Grant dat Wish ! i got D best massage on planet earth that day.. :-)
i had a laptop worth 40k in my bag & cell worth 20k in my pocket...i jst hoped dat dey were still worth the same amounts once i m out of dis misery...all assets depreciate & run out of life @ an amazing pace in mumbai local trains :-p
i suddenly realized d enormous value of a normal ceiling fan..dat noisy,dirty, crickety fan was like a lifeline 2 me 4 dose few moments...this can only truly b understud by only dose of us who sit in an air conditioned office d whole day..standing below a fan in d madenin april heat & it suddenly goes OFF.. !
but then i saw d sweat on d brows of men with half grey & white hair, saw the toil in their eyes & said to myself - THANK YOU GOD & went to work content... Happy Summers :-)
*inputs & credits 2 a dear friend
i knew i was gonna have a bad start 2 the day.. i got in2 a train which was crowded as hell & suddenly my whole life was reflecting back on me..history flashed in my eyes in those 1st few mins...my shirt got crumpled even b4 i cud board d train...d same old dirty talks & words (common lingo used by locals in trains).. it had been quite sum time since i got a body massage - i jst wished i had asked 4 sumthin else frm God bcoz ohh boy did he ever Grant dat Wish ! i got D best massage on planet earth that day.. :-)
i had a laptop worth 40k in my bag & cell worth 20k in my pocket...i jst hoped dat dey were still worth the same amounts once i m out of dis misery...all assets depreciate & run out of life @ an amazing pace in mumbai local trains :-p
i suddenly realized d enormous value of a normal ceiling fan..dat noisy,dirty, crickety fan was like a lifeline 2 me 4 dose few moments...this can only truly b understud by only dose of us who sit in an air conditioned office d whole day..standing below a fan in d madenin april heat & it suddenly goes OFF.. !
but then i saw d sweat on d brows of men with half grey & white hair, saw the toil in their eyes & said to myself - THANK YOU GOD & went to work content... Happy Summers :-)
*inputs & credits 2 a dear friend
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