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A big HELLO to all my lovely readers .. It's time to remove some dust off my blog :) My last run was in Jan .. been 6 months now I haven't written a word .. think of why I haven't even tried to write one and I'm not one bit surprised :) So lets get to the the big question WHY!!!!

Last 6 months of my life .. I have to admit has been a blog in itself .. Have never surprised myself so much before .. Like every commoner I had things planned, both present and future .. would catch the early morning Volvo bus everyday with a bag wrapped around .. then the struggle to get a seat beside the window right under the AC vent .. and my thought process starts .. My plans would get revised everyday till I step inside the office .. that's where my mind stops working! ;) Once inside the office welcomed by the security and the bag checks .. its time to take the lift to 3rd floor .. step into the ODC fill my water bottle and occupy my half broken chair :D though this might seem a normal routine to anyone in this line of work .. there is a small line that changed my life for the last 6 months and that line is 'Its time to take the lift to 3rd floor!!' quite silly it might seem but yes .. you read on and you will know why ;)

It hardly takes less then 15 seconds in the lift to the third floor .. my workspace .. It was during this 15 seconds in the lift my little mind shifted to a slightly blurry reflection on the lift door .. a cute reflection of a girl with a very simple attire holding a bag in one hand and a mobile in another hand .. a few curls falling over her eyes .. a small bindi right in the middle of those thin eyebrows .. shiny eyes .. her focus aligned on the ground not wanting to meet any others eyes in the lift .. feet close to each other .. and then .... damn! the bell of the lift arriving at 3rd floor .. first time I wished my office had hundred floors and my place being at 100th floor I'd get all the more time to see her .. I walked off feeling sad not daring to look back .. headed straight to my place sat in front of the computer with my mind still stuck in that lift .. the memory of that reflection still so fresh .. It took me a whole day till that image slowly started fading by a few pixels ;)

For the next few days I kept searching for that blurry reflection in all corners of office .. ODC's, lobby, pavements, canteen, except the office library .. so confident that no s/w engineer would waste their time there :) I had almost given up until one day when I was in charge of a new project .. I came across a similar face in one of the teams .. I had this feeling that I'm certainly very close to my search .. to start off I collected her chat id from one of the senior mates .. and pinged her inquiring about the start date of the project .. though i knew she wouldn't know .. she replied back saying .. 'I'm sorry I m not the right person .. Plz contact Mr x'. I replied back saying thanks .. she replied 'You are welcome' followed by a smiley .. the first chat lasted only for 4 lines .. I got back and started working on the project .. following day I had to go to the 5th floor to interact with one of the teams in my project and it was when I saw her again .. my heart started beating faster .. I was not sure why but then I started noticing her closely .. "yes, she was the one" my hung mind said .. I got the clear picture of the blurry reflection .. I was sooo happy I ran back to my seat .. opened the last days chat I had with her and read those 4 lines like a million times .. I was so happy to see that smiley .. as though she said yes to when I'd proposed ..

I had made my mind that this is it .. If Its not now then its as good as never .. I must thank almighty for I dont know who gave me the courage to go for her .. so mad that I didn't hesitate one bit to ping her again .. this time with a hollow courage I pinged and asked her about herself and where she studied and where she hails from .. not knowing what the consequences would turn out to .. Luckily I got a very positive and firm replies back from her .. the chat in the beginning was once in a week and then turned out more frequent with obviously me initiating the chat every time .. and it was during one of these chats I did the unthinkable .. yes this 'unthinkable' tag is purely in context to my way of life .. I asked for her contact number!!! .. I was pinching my myself till I got her reply if I had actually asked her that .. from where did I get this courage .. I was in for a pleasant shock for her reply was 'Do you want my office extension number?' I couldn't stop smiling .. I replied back 'Wat do you think' .. then came the moment .. she replied back 'Hmmmm 2132465469' .. Gee now thats a random number for my blog post ;)! I quickly noted her contact number and thanked her back :)

I think back of all these moments now and I cant help but wonder on how these things shaped up .. I've surprised myself time and again .. It's very hard to pick as to which moment was the most memorable and unforgettable one .. But this post would be incomplete without mentioning this ridiculously funny event .. during one of our regular daily chats I asked her if she would fancy having a coffee with me. As it was 7 in the night and most of the people would have vacated office .. I was sure that this is the best time of the day when I could have asked her for a coffee .. she nodded after a long pause and I never felt so lucky in my life .. I rushed up the stairs and  reached even before she could reach .. I realized that I was so nervous .. could clearly hear my heart beat loud and fast .. every second seemed like a year till I saw her from a distance .. her every step towards me making me even more nervous .. my first personal encounter with her .. I was totally speechless .. didn't have a word to utter .. for the first time I fell short of words .. Finally I did manage to utter a few words .. It seemed quite illogical though of whatever I spoke .. while she was totally calm and composed .. her eyes just like how I saw in the lift reflection .. ever so shining ..she didn't choose to take coffee and asked me to take one for myself :)

I ordered one coffee and we started walking towards the table .. I love coffee so much .. a total caffeine addict .. I've never wasted one drop till now. For the first time in my life I couldn't even lift a coffee cup while she was seated right in front of me .. She noticed my hands were shivering and even before she could say anything I said .. 'I am nervous .. my hands are shivering' .. In an instant reaction she burst out laughing at my face .. that was the first time i saw her laughing her hearts out looking at the cold me on the other side of the table .. I couldn't help but grin and feel stupid about myself .. We spoke for sometime .. she forced me to complete my coffee but I couldn't :( We left the table with the coffee cold .. the first time I left the coffee untouched. End of coffee scene! Following the same night I messaged her 'I had the best coffee of my life today though I didn't get to taste it' :)

What followed thereafter were a few more similar encounters .. Would have loved to share more on these shiny encounters .. I'd probably end up writing a book on this :) considering the space constraint and the size of the post until now .. Lets dive straight to the summary!


SUMMARY: (In short ~ Cut the Cr**P!)

I noticed that I could now grab a cup of coffee in front of her .. My hands not shivering .. My eyes not shy to meet her eyes anymore .. I knew that I was more close to her than before to get scared or nervous .. The coffee sessions kicked off .. and then on it was a smooth sail .. chats growing longer every passing day .. The good morning, noon, evening, night and midnight wishes ;) The long phone conversations to an extent that the cell battery would finally give up crying out loud it that its dying short of charge .. all smoked up :) the sugar words started popping up each day in the regular messages ~'Love' 'Dear' etc etc ;) The momentum shifted gradually on a more serious note from friendship to relationship to commitment .. then for the big word 'MARRIAGE!!!' :) That's where the fairy story stops isn't it ;) Lol! We decided to take it to our families not knowing who proposed whom ;) I did manage to give a shocker to my parents while they were least expecting that their son would get into this so soon .. but this shock lasted only for a while and they agreed upon continuing this further .. perhaps the fear that I would really need someone who would take control of me .. By gods grace everything was in place right from the formalities to the mindsets of both the families .. it is so strikingly similar .. Touch wood!

You would have noticed by now .. that this blog is by far my side of story .. Have not penned a single word about her views .. her feelings .. her experience on the journey so far .. It is something even I'm trying to explore .. How complicated can the girls get :) and to get this long story out from her I will have to work really hard :):) Well at least I hope to ;)

Now to talk of why I wasn't in action for the last 6 months and I'm sure my post would have answered it .. Sorry to all the friends who I have lost touch with in the past few months .. Sorry to my roommates specially who saw the new me hooked onto the phone whole night .. from  being a joyous prankster to a silent junkie .. for all my close people .. I was just trying to set myself into this new found world .. now I feel I have a firm step .. I m slowly getting back and will be in touch with all my dear friends .. Would love to have penned down more .. but to keep the respect of the critics comments that my posts are too long .. I have to cut it right here .. This post will be continued more on the post bachelor life .. coming soon your way .. keep watching this space..:D

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7:09 AM | Category: | 17 comments

My first shy at the so called Lunch Invite ..
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Ever heard of a team lunch coordinator? Err .. me neither :) I just formed a role for myself .. something that I got into doing unknowingly .. ended up taking the responsibility of taking the team out for lunch.. Just the managing part though .. The funds flowed in from two senior guys and there was no such limit line drawn on the budget. For a mass of 25, finding the right place, right time and most importantly right menu was quite a bit of task! though I managed to pull it off .. the phase that grabbed attention was surprisingly the lunch invite part :)

Usually its the case that the invite part is always overlooked at and is done on a very informal note .. Something that got me thinking .. I thought of creating a nice candy invitation so that people can mark their calenders and more so get this feeling of being considered special and invited. Thus began my work .. first up had to deal with the stationary features that are built in by default onto apple mail client .. It was a cake walk .. had to pick the right template and with help of right words I knew it would stand out for sure .. One spontaneous add on was to post the picture of the guys sporting the party .. again with the help of iPhoto and Photo booth application for Mac, did a bit of editing and It was such a delight to see the work come together in the form a beautiful lunch invitation ..


I was so happy when I got it ready ..  'Close to a master piece for the first try .. not bad' I thought and sent it to the invitees list. Tried my hand at something new right from the softwares, templates, content, photo editing, fonts styles and colors .. and the main challenge was to see that each of these compliment each other and nothing seemed out of place. Moments after sending the invite, I started getting mails in reply from the invitees praising my work .. something that caught them by surprise and that was pretty much what I intended to do ;)

You know you've done a good job when you get compliments from people irrespective of what kind of relation you share with them .. Quite my case!! :)
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4:19 AM | Category: | 3 comments

GoA Reloaded!
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[Pic Credit: Vasuki Srinivasan]

Goa!!! as people say 'It's not a place, it's a state of mind' perfect! isn't it ? :) I couldn't have agreed more ..

It's been over a week now that we've come back from a wonderful Goa trip .. yet it feels like I'm still there .. that feeling hasn't sunk in yet .. It's a kind of place you always want to visit back .. given a chance I can pack my bags right now at this very moment for yet another trip .. But this thought puzzles me .. why Goa of all the places? why not try a new place? :) well I'm sure there's no one out there who can describe it in one word :) give it a shot!!

If you ask me I love the whole joyous spirit of the city that celebrates all around the year .. the whole sense of freedom, the attitude of people .. the essence of life .. It's about living for the moment, there are probably a thousand instances wherein you feel there's actually more to life than we think .. and I caught up with one such experience when I tried the Water sports!!

Jet skiing, Pump ride, Banana ride, Para sailing .. yea I'd seen all this in pictures, and on TV. Never thought I would actually try or would even get time to try all this .. Luckily the GOA plan got materialized and I got a chance to try them all!! the 'First time's' are always special and you live with this memory all your life .. just like your 'First Salary' 'First Date' or 'First Crush' .. though you move on in life you will never forget the 'First time's'  :) :) likewise the water sport experience for me was one such event on a similar line. I flew like a bird and played like a kid by the sea side.. the Sun, Sand and Sea were our only companions .. free from all the clutches of this world .. No one is superior, no one is rich nor poor, no one to answer to, no rules, no limits .. Wow! what a life!!! perhaps this is why people from all around the world get drawn to this magical place called 'GOA' .. Total Bliss!!

To summarize this eventful journey in a few lines .. starting with the most beautiful temples, churches and prominent landmarks of Goa to the most amazing food .. the long drives, early morning walk down the beach, race down the streets of Goa, got detached from friends after going through a wrong route .. late night visit to Baskin Robbins, Agoda fort, silent beaches, cool winds, cant't forget the fisher man who lend us his bikes, the all time 'BHAJI PAV' breakfast, our Goan friends Denzel and Elton made sure we had the most beautiful place to stay and accompanied us through out the journey .. finally kitta's venture to get all of us on-board for a last minute Train was a sight to watch .. all this with the company of most amazing friends .. Memories to be lived with forever!!~

Oh .. cut to present .. All good things come to an end .. our 3 days stay ended and had to head back to the normal mechanical world and function like a programmed robot .. do shitty things and follow the norms of life .. well wish life was other way round :( we are so busy running after things to prepare ourselves for a better future .. but when the future's there we are out cold and old to realize that we've lost out on a lot of things in this course of life .. it's too late to catch up then!! not much we can do about it ..  have to accept the sad truth and lead a life covered with most memorable moments like these :)

Right then folks! Hoping to 'Go Goa' again very soon .. you all 're invited .. do lemme know in comments ;)
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9:56 AM | Category: , | 5 comments

Simple or Fancy?

Alright folks this time its me versus the wedding crowd :) This post will take you for a ride through an assortment of events that takes place at the wedding ..  Mended over a recent experience I had at a wedding ... People close to me know how allergic I am to these family gatherings .. specially the wedding crowd .. I've always managed to stay away from these functions .. but the last one was more sort of a must attend event .. My cousin sis was getting married .. no way I could have skipped this .. so here goes the epic story of a poor guy at the typical Konk wedding!

On the wedding day, I sat in one corner of the hall .. I guess I had arrived even before the cook and the priest had made it to the wedding hall .. Boredom bombed in 2 minutes straight .. The action was yet to begin .. a weekend spent at a wedding! Wow i thought .. what a way to De-stress :) And to add to the fun I was attending a family function like this after Fifteen odd years .. the last I remember was back in 1996, I was 11 years old :)

In an hours time the hall got mildly populated .. the core relatives had made it and I was all set for I knew the next scene was coming my way .. I had to cope up with this dialog every time a relative would come up to me and 'd say 'Boy!! you have grown up my God .. Look at you!!' and I'd just reply back with a shy smile .. C'mon you guys it's been 15 years damn it!! How could I still be the same kid you met years back! Unless I'm some kind of a X-Men Mutant who would never grow old .. Duh!! There's more .. If the relatives failed to identify me then my Mom would help them .. "Oh you didn't meet my son? Come I'll take you to him .." and I'd murmur "Mom!! Please stop this" (Mom .. I love you .. I know you don't read my blogs :)),

Thank god these wedding lasts for only 3 hours and I had answered the most difficult rapid fire questions .. 'Which place? Which Company? Veg or Non veg? Going abroad? Marriage Plans? Future Plans? and this is epic .. "You cook by yourself'? F*%&# Me .. I replied "Err .. yeah sort off .." I managed it well .. I thought 'Wow! If i can crack this then I can dodge any tricky interviews' :D

At-last It was time for lunch .. My favorite part .. It was a simple and a neat menu .. nothing fancy .. like sometimes how they serve 1000 items on a leaf .. for a guy who is living in Bangalore this lunch was no less than the one served at 5 start hotels, even better than that. I made it to the main stage and wished the wedding couple .. my sweet sister .. I felt really happy for her and her parents .. after this I didn't even dare to look at the rest of the crowd present .. though most of them had vacated after lunch .. I ran away from there like a mad dog .. equally delighted .. back to my world!!

Hmm .. lets get into philosophy now .. :)

I think 10 % of the crowd come here with hearty blessings for the couple and that 10 % no doubt are parents and an exceptional friend or two. 25% of the crowd are old people, senior persons who are doing the same thing in the wedding hall that they do at home .. sit and chat .. about their pensions, grandsons, and how the youth have spoiled themselves, they raise up from their place only when they know its lunch time ..

50% make up for middle aged men and women who would either be boasting about their son's and daughter's recent ventures. Studies, Foreign trips, and obviously while on these topics they make sure to have screened the bride and groom candidates present in the wedding crowd .. "Oh who is that guy .. where is that girl from .. Oh she has finished her Ph.d in dramatics o ooh!! That guy in orange shirt .. you know I heard he has was seen roaming with a girl!!" The rest of them applaud joyously as though their kids are saints :)

15 % of the people are youngsters who are busy flaunting their new dresses, hair styles, attracting opposite sexes, thier hand sets, and what not!! clicking snaps, cracking jokes while the function is going on a high note on the other side (I belong to this category except for the 'having fun' part)

There is absolutely nothing wrong in any of these diverse section of crowds, may be thats the way the culture has flowed in over the times.. The only question I have in mind is : At your wedding would you wish to be surrounded by?

10% of close friends and relatives, people who are happy just because you are happy :)

                                                                       OR

90% of people who are present for custom's sake & are nothing less than strangers for rest of your lives?

I really wish to have a wedding celebrated at a simple temple with God's blessing and have the 10% of special people around me rather then spend so much money on a fancy wedding which is attended by 90% of people just for the formality sake. I am scared .. may be I will be forced to be in a wedding like this :( but if things go right I for sure will have the most simplest wedding in the presence of most wonderful people around me ..

I'm very curious to know ..  How about you .. Simple or Fancy ;) ?
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10:06 AM | Category: | 12 comments

Chipped in ..
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It's been almost a month and I haven't posted anything :( I've got so much to pen down .. but but but ..

- The net connection at room screwed up big time
- No access to blogger at office
- Been travelling like crazy .. almost 3 Hrs a day
- I'm waiting to get my new laptop .. a Mac may be ;)

So may things .. so little time :( well to list a few topics that are due..

- My last day at Sourcebits & the experience in the current company
- The new weekend activity
- Thirupathi trek
- Random Thoughts revisited

I'm going to get this blog up and running very soon .. Right .. enough of these bullet notes ..

Life as of now is on a very smooth track .. Hope it turns out even smoother every passing day .. Wish me luck .. I'm on it and how you will see right here in my blog .. for now I'm signing off to catch up with my daily chores and the usual office stuff .. so long folks .. Take care :)
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4:40 AM | Category: | 1 comments