...and the journey never ends

hi people,
well, seems like I've posted my last article an year ago! Quite a big gap, isn't it?? But I also know there aren't many people who are on a look out for my posts anymore! Its been quite an 'engaging' month or two. Managed my semester end exams, and then an even bigger battle called 'CAT'. I know I don't have to mention specifically how I had stood up against all odds and finally ended up losing the battle. People have wrong notions of being popular and being intelligent etc. but not all are true! Its only when they enter the 'real' world that they realize the sad 'truth'. People often get carried away by mere words of praise and end up making the biggest fools of themselves. Graduation is the time when people mould lives and careers! The biggest changes in a person's life take place during graduation. Some even take a cute 180 degree turn! Some get along the same way as before, and some see improvement. Challenges keep coming and people keep getting tested by life! Its all in the way in which one deals with them that determines who's great and who's not. Its funny how people can be on a high for a major part of their life but suddenly sink into the abysmal!! Its not that one cannot recover from it, but it does mean a set-back. And its only when one learns to bail himself/herself out of these odd circumstances that one can expect to emerge successful in life.

Huh, what have I been speaking man?!??!! Well, its probably the affect of what I have been going through. Not that I'm stressing myself a lot but just that the outcome isn't fruitful anymore. Success seems to be a story of the past. But I guess its high time I realize that success never comes without the seed of a good 'effort'. All these days I was waiting for the right inspiration to put in my thoughts into a form and present it to you. I'm happy I've written out my feelings after a long break and wish to keep this going. See you again in a short while!

adieu schumacher !!!

Yesterday was a day of lots of happenings. Till now, we’ve been used to remembering only 9/11, but now, may be one might also want to remember 9/10. The day saw the retirement of two legendaries, each belonging to a different field and victories of some famous people. Michael Schumacher announced his retirement from formula one, and Martina Navratilova from tennis. The latter might not be a matter of great concern for many but to me, the retirement decision of Schumi comes as a grave shock! I loved his racing! Truly, I have never seen the level of competence that he exhibits in any other formula one driver. He has carved a niche for himself in formula one and this is for sure. His career records say it all! He has a stunning 90 formula one victories to his credit. He has been a 7-time world champion and he is in the race for the 8th one. Every time I watch the race, I look for Schumi’s position and feel disappointed if he isn’t doing well or if he gets out of the race for any reason. But now, formula one will surely look a lot different without the great Schumacher! I know, many people now-a-days favour Alonso more than they do Schumacher, I agree, Alonso is a good driver but just close your eyes for a moment and think of the great legend. What a great personality he is! May be the figure ‘90’ is a small one, but when it gets the weightage of a formula one victory, it’s a biggie!! The journey hasn’t been so easy and most importantly, no body has ever achieved this feat before! So, one would have to agree when I say that Michael Schumacher will be the “all time great driver” of formula one. Well, it’s a good decision to retire at this juncture that schumi has taken, its always good to bid adieu at a stage when you are performing good and feel that you no longer can maintain the same level of competence as you are doing now. The decision also gets weight because of the fact that Schumi has considered the future of his team-mate Felipe Massa in making his decision. Now, all that I hope is that he finishes it off in style. I want him to win the 8th championship as well. Hats-Off Michael !!!

The other famous victories of the day included Sharapova’s in women’s singles of the US open and Leander Paes’ in the Men’s Doubles event. It was paes’ fourth carrer title. By the way, have you seen the day’s newspaper?? Do see, it looks amazingly colourful and interesting. One would surely not want to miss out on reading it after one sees that there are so many interesting things. So, are these things worthy enough of making 9/10 a date to be remembered?? What do you have to say about it?? Please post your comments and let me know..

Thanks for visiting!!

an admirer of left-hand writers !!!

hi people,
thank you very much for visiting my blog. My apologies for being too lengthy in my last post. I shall see to it that i be brief from now on. I'm still a newbie in the field of blogging and am learning the nuances of blogging!!
well frens, i've just come back after my mid exams. I probably should say that they went quite well this time considering my previous performances both this semester and the previous ones; i've felt confident after such a long long time.
Have u jumped to the conclusion that the title is inappropriate?? dont do it as yet!
The inspiration for this post comes from my mid exams, yes, my mid exams. Wondering how this is possible?? let me explain...
Have u ever observed a person write with his/her left hand?? well, i dont need to tell that most of the people are right-handers and its a rarity to find a left hander. During the mid exams, a left hander was sitting beside me and this fascinated me a lot. half the time i was trying to turn my head and observe the way he was scribbling in his answer sheet...now u probably understand the level of fascination i have for left-handers!! its not that i'm fascinated about all the activities of left-handers but i love the way they write..there's something very attractive about it..a left-hander at work would always make me turn my head!!
and its not an exaggeration when i say that more than half the most successful people in the world are left-handers!! isn't the ratio tooo good?? yes it is..
so, what are u thinking? of practising to write with your left hand??
hahaha..its upto you..if u are a left hander, you would've liked my post..
keep visiting my blog and comments are more than just welcome!!
they are a source of inspiration for me to write better everytime and also help me know my mistakes..
take care!!

the first interview of my life !!!

hi hello and welcome back..i know it was a long break, but i believe that one should write only when one feels inspired..
and today is the ocassion when i feel like writing again, about an experience about 2 months old..the campus interview..
well..we were all tensed as we were about to participate in the first ever recruitment drive in our lives..lots of hopes and lots of tensions prevailed in everyone's minds..and the first company coming to our campus was none other than the leading software giant TCS...the very name made us feel like getting into it and working for it...thanks to the semester break, we had a good long two months to prepare for our campus interviews..well, the industrial training took up most of our time though..and you probably know how well it went (from my previous post)..and the day had finally arrived..many of my classmates had practised all the previous test papers of the company and were very much geared up for the test..and me..took a chance once again..believed in my strengths and didn't prepare..i was very much confident until the day of the written test but after i saw all my friends fully prepared, i felt a little tensed..but then i calmed myself down saying, "its good if i get into TCS, and if i dont, even better"..coz there were so many other companies coming after that and they too were good..the beginning was tense as the server caused some problems causing the first batch to take the online test to come out and go in once again after a long delay..we were sure the process was going to go into the night....and we were preparing ourselves for a long day..i was in the fourth batch..and finally my turn to go inside came..a sort of tension grew up in my mind..i was a little nervous..i had the feeling "what if i fail in this test?? i stand in a good position in my class and how would it feel if i failed now?? what would people think of me??" But then i made up my mind not to worry much and get on with the things..the test started..all the while i wasn't very confident..the main reason behind this is that the first section of the test was "verbal"-something i was really unprepared for, something that always scared the hell out of me..something i really feard would get me out of the process of selection..and the test went on..i was comfortable in quant..answered as many questions as i could..and then came the questions on critical reasoning..here again i felt as though i was losing it out..i could do one set confidently, but the other two caused some sort of problems for me..i was getting nervous..well i forgot to tell u one thing, even before we stepped into the exam hall, there were talks of over-qualifications and there were people who even warned me of this..now i thought where the hell did the thought of over-qualification come up in my case?? i now stand a chance of being under-qualified..thats it..the time ran out..and i just had to click one link to get my result..my best friend was sitting beside me..and the other one also was a good friend of mine and both of them were toppers..infact they had a better CGPA than me..they clicked the link in anticipation and to their and my surprised, both of them got "disqualified"....huh..aren't u feeling tensed?? well..i know this incident took place some good two months back but i still am sweating as i remember the situation writing this...!!! huh..then finally i made up my mind not to worry about the result and having taken this resolution, i clickeddddddddddddddddddddddd the link....and to my surprise, can u guess what happened??



I qualified !!!
'thank god!!' is what i said to myself as i came out of the hall..and then we were made to assemble in a room upstairs and were given some forms to be filled and were asked to leave for that day and were asked to report at shart 9 the next day..
there ends day1....



Day 2....

well..we were in full josh as we were going to face the first ever interview of my life..i had not much preparation for the interview..just for the sake of anxiety i turned the pages the previous night....and was very much excited about wearing my brand new interview dress..i had bought a formal pair newly for the sake of the interview..and it was raining very heavily that morning..so we went to the college by our friend's car..huh...i'm getting tensed man..such was the situation..we were expecting to be called for the interview pretty soon..and we were sitting and waiting in a room..the previous night, interviews for CSE department were over and the results of the technical round arrived....we were all waiting in stunning silence..and the person read out ten names..about 40 people were interviewed..well..are these the names of the people who didn't qualify?? we all wondered..but to our stunning surprise, these were the only ones who had qualified for the HR round....my goodness..there was tension in the air..really, believe me..then, the interviews for the day started..MCA people were being interviewed first and our dept was the next..there were about 6 to 7 panels conducting the interviews..each one was different from the other is a special way..some were asking very funny questions, some were testing the technical knowledge very thoroughly, some were letting off people very soon and some were spending lots and lots of time with the candidate..and unfortunately, my panel was of the last kind..i was allotted a slot at 11.00 in the morning and i was waiting since then..there were also people waiting who were supposed to go in even before me..and we were waiting and waiting and then---lunch break!!! people dispersed..i didn't know what to eat, how much to eat, will i be able to speak well in the interview if i eat anything?? these were the questions in my mind..but still i stuffed something into my mouth and was back again in the waiting hall..the interviews resumed..but my turn never came..even the people belonging to the next batch were being called in, and were coming out but i wasn't being called..finally finally finally finally........at 5 pm, i was called in..huh..was a really long wait, wasn't it?? i had lost all the energy by that time..and was not at all confident of doing well..i was completely exhausted..but i had to attend the interview..so i did..i stepped in......

i opened the glass door to find the interview panel sitting in the right hand corner of our computer lab...the air-conditioning in the room seemed to have eased off all the pressure off me..'relax', i said to myself..then the interview started..i was asked to sit and two blank papers were put before me..well, sorry i forgot to introduce my panel to you..there were two people..a male and a female..the guy was wearing a black shirt and the lady was in shirt and trousers..they smiled and i smiled back..they enquired as to how the day went..i said it was fine..then, the first question he asked me was, "whats your strength??"..may be i looked so weak to him that he wanted to confirm if i really was strong in anything..i knew i had so many things worth of being told as my strengths, but at that moment, nothing really came to my mind..i mumbled something..i actually started giving him some wierd examples..told him that i only study before the exams..and that i rely on my hardwork and intelligence as well..not a perfect answer, is it?? i know..but then..as we were speaking, the english began to flow smoothly from my mouth..and i seemed to be enjoying the interview process..then they came to my area of strength and questioned me..i answered most of the questions very confidently..my confidence kept growing with every question posed to me and every answer i gave..and i somehow had an impression i was answering quite intelligently as well..they were using my resume to question me..and finally, they came to the point of my interests..this bit was amazing and i liked it the most..i had written in "interests" column that i watch formula one...that guy started asking me questions about f1, i was very much at ease answering these questions..i was very very prompt in answering..i just loved that moment..my confidence was flowing by that time..then they started asking about philately..(stamp collection)..i loved the way they tested my knowledge about those activities..dont have words to describe the process..but just loved it..superb..and finally, they asked me if i had any questions for them...i asked something about the training and he replied..then finally, he said "it was very nice meeting u"...i was really surprised at this..i had rehearsed this phrase in my mind and i wanted to use this while leaving..i was really taken aback when this actually came out of the interviewer's mouth..i thanked my stars and left the interview hall in joy..!!!!
i was very much confident of qualifying for the HR round unlike my written test..


are u waiting for my result?? dont..i qualified !!! hurrah..i made it to the final stage of the selection process..and again after a long wait, we were asked to come again the next day...guess what i did that night....i slept peacefully unlike the previous night when i was turning pages...got up in the morning and set off to college and this time on my bike !!! (coz it wasn't raining this time)..i was very cool and not at all worried about the HR interview..my friends whose HR interviews were over told me that there was nothing serious about them..so i was very much relaxed..my interview got over in time..and now, we had to wait for the results..i waited..sorry, we waited waited waited and just waited for the entire process to be over..we were just sitting idle and chit chatting...having fun..it was a sunday and there weren't many people in the college campus..so we were feeling very very bored..but we had to wait..and the time finally came ! we were asked to assemble in the seminar hall where the results were to be announced..the guy started announcing the results department wise..what do you think would happen?? you think i'll get selected?? we i did get selected !!! hurrah...i had made it in my very first attempt..!!! people were hugging each other and congratulating...there were smiles all round..all of us were very happy..and then, in that happy mood, i set back to home on my bike along the coooooooool beach road !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

a journey to the Steel Plant

well frens..
as part of our curriculum,
we're on a six week industrial training programme..
six of us, bharath, srikanth, shrikanth, prasanth, buddha and me
are in the group..
it all started on 17th of this month..
its summer and the heatwave is usually on a high..
but, the day our training was to start, it rained all of a sudden..
no one knew where it came up from..it rained overnight...
may be it was such a joke that we were going to get trained..
i got drenched on my way to the steel plant and was shivering from head to toe...
we met a person in the training dept. who recommended us to get the training and then
we went and filled in some forms..later we headed to the steel plant main gate,
then we went to the pass section where our photos were taken and we were asked to come
and collect our entry passes the next day..day ended.

new day, new place..only classes today also and no enty into the obscure steel plant yet..
classes over and went to collect the entry passes which we were supposedly to be given today..
like i'm lucky as ever...there was some problem wid only my photograph and it had to be retaken..
i had to go there a second time to collect my entry pass..

finalllllly..we made an entry into the mighty steel plant..days passed by..
we learnt nothing but the route to the steel plant and the list of buses that took us there..
we're in the fifth week of the programme and there's nothing at all that we have gained..
all we get is crushed papers being thrown at us for our patience..
great India !!!

we hope to finish off our bloody training stint as soon as possible

signing off..

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