25 & n still counting................

Helonz everybdy. Another momentous year passes by. I cross my silver jubilee...yipee.My hearty thanks to Nevin,Shreshta, Meghana,Rohit,Divya, Greeshma, Gilian, Geethu,Joju ,Pooja, Suraj,Udit and many othrs to take some time off their busy life to buzz my phone and wish me..Thanks lolz..

Lifez switched tracks big time. From Heinken to Pitney Bowes,things have changed rapidly.Madiwala M4 eventhough been the oddest of all ODC's still possess a unique charm and aura of itz own.Might be because of the innumerous Malluz who have infested this locale.Work has been pretty hectic and im still struggling to get to terms with it [:(].Come November, the struggles might reach the cresent.Note mentioning is my lovely team of contrasting characters who are authentically distinct to lend spice to the worksmanship we share.M4 has a been joyful ride-new gang of Mallu boyz,some chweet frnds and one unexpected yet hiliarious competitor..wow...aur kya chahiye..My training batchmates- i miss you all lot and thanks for the indellible mark you left behind.Lifez a truly a blast when ur amidst people full of vigour,youth and bravado.You let go your emotions and bring out the child in you. A child which has it own fair share of minues which i have consciously tried to downplay. My school of thinking- "Nobody is perfect But pursuing the art of perfection will surely help us improvise our pluses thereby negating our minuses."

Life is so short hence enjoy the maxim kyunki kya pata kal ho na ho..In an age where issues like Ayodhya take 60 bloody years to get resolved,here am I dreaming of an India irrespective of caste, creed, religion, dowry, poverty and all those fucking socio intricacies which have plagued and devalued the Indianess in us from time immemorial.Simply hoping and voting for a change..thats all

Hey i am going to Cal this week...home chweet home..here i come...Praying to curb my eating instincts and lose some weight at least...hmmm

Signing off....adiues
Vishku

Lyf in a Corporate!!!!!!!!!

Finally aftr 6 mnths hav i found the time 2 write a blog. It has been a hell ride of course. Events tumbling like coins, passions rising n decisive scenarios emerging.
Part 1-->Training at Wipro was rocking. Not exactly in terms of quality but more of the enjoyment factor. My peers were an exciting bunch of youth.Aftr showing dissent against our 1st trainer who was subsequently booted, v sumhow managed with the 2nd one.Life at Electronic city was dramatic.V sumhw managed to pull off 2 tours in a space of 3 months. The trip to mekadathu, undoubtdely was my best ever bcos of natural beauty n high risk involved.The bus ride to the hill top was rollicking and notwithstanding the rocks i climbed were my most dangerous actions ever.We all had a blast. The second trip was to Mysore.Our entire SAP batch was present. The guys went bersek dancing n merrying around.
Amidst all this hoopla our classes also went by peacefully.My trainer Vidhya Sir gave us enough space 2 enjoy our life.And then the D-Day came.Our 1st & last exam. Hmm managed to sneak comfortably.After completing Level 2 training in Abap, our posting locations were decided.Luckily i got Bangy.. Alas it was time to say goodbye n adieus.Soon it became customary to travel from railway stations 2 bus-stands to bid farewell.
Soon we had 2 report to Sarjapur.Another dreadful 2 weeks passed off sitting idle and gazing at each others faces .One by one peeps were getting assigned to projects.HUMARA NUMBER KAB AAYEGA SIRji.Aur jab aaya,banda khush ho gaya.Heinken International.
Part 2.Scene !--> WIth g8 expectatons i reprted back 2 Ec4 n met my manager.Little did i know that i was gonna be offered a Basis job.I was perplexed.Didnt have any clue wat to do.Given an option to accept/reject , i made a cardinal sin of not listening 2 my heart n sticking to what i got.Later i did repent bcos of the work involved.And to add to my woes, i was d 1st ever guy entering that team comprising of gals.Strange na.But it got really boring lateron.Firstly i could start work bcos of ssome reasons.Second, my cubicle was in Afghanistan while my team-members worked in India.Distance distances.He he.Thanks Trupthi n Veena for helping and mentoring me through the work here. And then finally after been here and almost getting settled down , i got the next shock.I was released from this project without any intimation.Here was i , again happy and beaming with joy, getting away from BASIS. Again back to Sarjapur for reprting .Another week passed. Waiting waiting desperately.And then one day i was given the news of my next project at Madivala.
Part 2 Scene2--> Pitney Bowes. My latest client.Happy macha..i finally got an ABAP project.To add to it , my manager happens to be BONG...yipee..the only cause of concern, madivala office doesnt rock..anywys life has to go on..the nice side..a lot of mallus.
A note has to be added regarding the friends i made here in Wipro. Awesome is the word which comes to my mind. Right from Juli,Rohit,Sphoorti,Meera,Shrestha,Meghana,Venu,Vineeth etc all have been very chweet.Also having Manish as my roomie brings back old colg memories.Memories which i am trying hard to forget. 2 years down the lane..colg seems to be now a distant past and iam really happy that i managed to keep in touch with most classmates.Just hoping that those no more in my friends list dont ever cross my lanes.Signing Off.

WEEK 1 at Wipro Technologies, Bangalore

The first week passed rather eventfully. DAY 1 had some g8t speakers coming up on stage especially the mallu Major Rakesh Pillai. Goodness gracious, he was awesome. His mastery over Hindi, choice of words, frequent banter, it was a laugh riot. 3 cheers for him. Day 2 was more of school days coaching manual. We were taught how handle fire, use fire-extinguisher, first-aid etc etc. The venue for the 1st days remained the same, the sprawling Wipro Campus at Electronic City. My My , the cafeteria out there is huge, extremely huge. The rest 3 days, our induction was to be held at PESS College, EC. It reminded us of our college days big time. Nice campus, the small canteen, guyz-gals bunking classes, it was a short trip back 2 old memory lanes. Our trainer was a surprise package. He happens to Rahul Dravid’s old buddy. Mr. Sujith Somamsundar, ex-Karnataka and Team India player was disappointing. I knew this man since his name frequently appeared on newspapers bcos of exploits on the cricket field. But he lacked the spirit to invigorate freshness amongst which eventually lead to dull boring classes. Back to my peers. Dude they are awesome. Strong representations from Bengal, UP, Tamil Nadu, AP, Orrisa. My fellows Bengalis r really peculiar chaps. Some how they r overshowering praises on me just bcos I know n speak 5 languages. Strange adulations. The best of the lot , Rahul Matoo from Jammu. He absolutely extravagant. He brings smiles to our faces by literally every word coming from his mouth. Also my fellows Northies r very friendly batch. Its nice to mingle n roam around speaking Hindi at will even in a corporate field. Also have to mention some Tamilians n AP guys. Alas no mallus to b found around. Just hoping the 2nd week which starts off the formal training will be good.

Exodus from Cal- a footnote

Another few momentous months have passed away…It was a journey through my 24th year, a month well spent off working hard at the gym, celebrating Durga pujas after a long gap, finally getting my joining mail from Wipro, the buildup to my exodus from Cal etc..

In chronological fashion-after resigning from BNKe I finally put on my thinking caps and contemplated to hit the gym. Body Shapers Gym, Manton was a blessing in disguise. My trainer Kanchan Da happens to b one of the most helpful n caring person around. Folks it was an excellent time at the gym&the bottom-line was that I finally somewhat achieved in losing 1.5 kgs in 25 dys…not a
big achievement I presume. But the effort involved was really exciting. Working out is just loads of fun & I got to meet some strange characters there.

Then came my b’day & Pujas coinciding with each other. My heart-felt thanks to Simi, Gillian, Suraj, Pooja, Geethu, Babu, Sandhya, Yash, Udit & my bro for remembering me on my B’day & making sure that the calls started pouring right from the midnight. Thanks a lot guyz. It was the day of Navami too. Finally me,Babu&Sanu decided to check out for pandal-hopping purposes. It was strange meeting Sanu aftr a gap of 5 years. An un-opportunistic rain did try to play the spoilsport did try to ruin the party but alls well dat ends well. We somehow managed to watch some good pandals n worshipped Ma Durga. Reminiscing the days from our childhood we also made it a point to visit a mela and get into the Giant-Wheel. Like young kids Babu could be seen shouting n howling all-along. The rest of plans for pujas were ruined by Cherry’s famous dhoke-baazi.

Then came my joining mail from Wipro. Yipee!!! Back to Bangalore. My prayers were heard. Its g8t to b back der. Another chance to meet up with Margarat, Abhi, Carolyne di, Pooja & my school buddies. Guyz Astala Vista, im back. A new innings is on the threshold & I sincerely hope its on the better side. The last few days hre in Cal have been very eventful. Had to vist all uncles-aunties, infrm them about my exodus, hella lot of shopping etc.etc. After 5 years I also met Subhasis. Dude hes a changed a lot. Another very strange incident was meeting up Simi at CCD, Park Street. After years of keeping contact via the virtual world of chatting n scraps, I finally met her. She comes across to be one of those diminutive, vivacious & extrovert characters who happens to think out of the box unlike normal Mallu gals. A welcome change is well appreciated. Also dis gave me opportunity to revisit Park Street after so many years. I made it appoint to visit Music World n listen through the latest songs.

So “Here I am, this is me
Theres no where else on earth I rather be,
Oh ho, here I am
just me & u,
2nit we make our dreams come true,
It’s a new world”

My favourite song from Bryan Adam.

24 & still counting.....

Lolz, time flies so fast. The jump from 23 to 24 just seemed so yesterday only. A lot has changed though, I have changed& so do others to.Hmmm, Change is the mantra for the future. I will always appreciate the last 12 mnths 4 giving me an opportunity to rediscover myself, evaluate diffrnt relationships& sumwat negate my evidential minuses. Yup thanks to all folks for penning down their frank views in my scrap book so that i could have a chance to look upon myself as Vivek,the person.

In a tumultuous 12 mnths, i have kissed&parted 2 companies.Yet the experiences i take away 4m IBM& BNKe will remain ever cherished. Coming back to the present. lolz, its d time for the pujas.Aftr a long time i will be at home for it.Coincidently dis time b;day falls on Navami. Dats g8t.Really looking fwd to meeting some my school gang members. Sadly Suraj&Ajeesh will be missing.Yet the euphoria n fetsivity surrounding the pujas will b awesome.Just hoping that the Rain Gods will b staying away.Sadly i have still work pending,a diffrnt wrk though at the gym.Mate i have realised that losing weight is so labourious as compared to gaining it.But i do hope that i will be able to succesfully reduce sum of those extra flabs gained. Its irony, saala d whole of college yrs i dreamnt n prayed to raise my bat to signfy my half century n yet it never ever happend. N lolz just 4 mnths at hme & i balloned to near 60 kgs..gosh thats pathetic...hmm..home chweet home..& yep its the time for me cut my long hairs also. Gosh 13 mnths without a haircut..its damm tough to maintain it.Straighten karne ka soccha toh tha par mood badal gaya [:(]..And nw a crucial month ahead. Hopefully oct 26th will usher in a new perspective of life n as the saying goes alls well that ends well,touchwood.

Adious,
Vishku

Classmates- A pride or a prejudice??

Today while watching Classmates for the umpteenth occasion,I suddenly goosebumped into a short trip through old memory lanes. Those old dilapidated corridors, mistic canteen, the benches, our Joggers Park, our I.T lab, our ‘Wembly’ playground – a flashback of the good old days. Vivid images of Gokulz making an uproar at d backbenches, playing cards, launghing, joking, passing comments, mocking gals, throwing rockets n papper chits- all seemed as if it happened just yesterday only.

College was a rollicking 4*365 days saga adorned by assignments,series,Xams,supplys,critis,fests,sports,lectures,seminars,fights,strikes. The south pole comprising local stubborn orthodox mallus were the studious,no-nonsensical bhujji lot. Unka funda- Colg aao, padayi karo aur wapas ghar jao. The north ploe(including non resident keralites like us) were freaky jerks exploring options to revel in the limelight&enjoy the hour & the occasion amidst all the academic hoopla. Keeping ‘thund’& passing papers amongst us, turned writing exams into a mockery. V lived a life of desperados.I still remember d day wen my university paper was caught in d hands of Yashwant Sahaiji. A chill of desperation ran through my spine.Being in the gud books of that teacher rescued my precious 4 sheets of paper.Athode sahaiji cheating nirthi.pavam payanz. Another reminiscent scene was me passing back Meenas series paper back to her only to find it fall straight at the legs of the invigilator. Shit how could that lady not notice it. He he. It was classical exam writing amalgamated with blasemphous fairplay & malpractices. Love- another striking feature of colg. True ‘lub’ was to b found only among Yash-Nitya& Manish-Merin. Sadly as predicted by Meenz the former duos immaturish extrovertic antics fail to keep d momentum going. Nakki bros was a revelation. A fairytale of multiple proposals, sequences of No,Na,No den finally culminating in2 a Yes rewriting textbk lub-shub scripts. Just wishing dem all d luck for d future.

Besides you could c ‘crushes’,’flings’,’infatuation’,’soft-corners’ all around. An idle human mind is a devils workshop. Kambhakt ishq cheez hee aisi hai dat even eyes cant cheat. The affinity for Kozhi twds Shilpa, Sanal twds Sunita, Ct twds Devilz, Jaggu twds Anj-eli, Dipu twds meenz, Criti twds Saghav were all so visible. Even our lateral entry chettan’s were also in the race if my sources r to b believed. Those masquerading eyes also included mine twds Aparna. Have to admit that but lasting till s4. Then d Gen. Secrty post, class representative post,85% in s5,3 jobs changed my bioscope till I befriended this gal in my final year. Jaanne ka aur pehchanne ka waqt hee nahi mila. Kaash who meri classmate hoti rather than those dumbo gals who had no inkling of living life n appreciating things maturedly. Amidst all this some even contrived to be masters in this art. Bhola Anand had those simple eyes tha were so deceivable but like even they say in MARS, sumthg sumwhr he too was like us. Also I wished had Shilpa stopped lying to me on innumerous occasions wrt her current status. Knowing this ‘lissom lass’ so well back d back of my hand, I alwys knew she was in luv. In colg v had to swallow n digest so many secrets that I grew white hairs.Yup promises r meant to b kept.

Post colg life, I just wish I had been less itzy-bitzy n fussy over petty issues.Chey. looking back over closeness to some gals & ignoring the rest makes me feel odd. Hadn’t I beens so, today these 2 wouldn’t hav been slowly fading away 4m my minds for reasons known to dem n unknown 2 me only 2 c new durable entrants in Anjali,Sandhya& Rohini to pop in. Yep that was past, today is present& tomorrow is the future. Just wishing fella Gokulites alwys remain d same. The final startling truth- anna cheytha pala karyangilum chilara-chilara mandatharangalum inna pottichirikyanum aaswadikyanum verum uru ormakal mathram.

Signing off- yrs Vishku.

Friendship through the eyes of School n College

"There's a thin line b/w friendship.Each participant should give equal % of commitment towards it to make it a success.The moment one ill-timely outweighs the other the probabilty of friendship fading away looks omnious."

It was been a memorable ride or to say a transition through life.A comparison b/w school pals & college mates is noteworthy. SCHOOL was monumental, an epic of 14 years. Friends came, friends stayed& friends went away. After sharing nearly 14 years of our precious life b/w us, the camaraderie shared by us was really awesome.V knew each other by d back of our hands.Onscreen v used to be the best pals,off screen fiercest yet graceful competitors. Gangs of STBS rocked. Mine too.Abhishek Thomas,Ajesh Mathew,Sanish Samuel,Suraj Nair,Justin Joseph,Joju Rajan,Rejo Koshy,Rijo Cherian Vikash Sharma brought alive a unique bunch of vibrance,trust&hooliganism on the same stage. The illustrious backbenchers in us brought liveliness in even dull classes.All those pranks&antics made us realise the funnier aspects of life.School gave us a platform to strike a uniform chord with the Marwaris,Gujratis,Punjabis,UPites& Bengalis.Learning different cultural nuancances became so easy.Udit,Akash,anirban,Sukhvinder,Raghav all brought the Indianess in us.Would any believe that v kept alive dis friendshp from Nursey to Class12...long live STBS........

College was short,romantic&hilarious.Groupism set the epitome for 4 years.My new gang,d famous Gokulz d Rebelz- a name that sparkles audacity&outright revolutionary figures..Xams,supplys,critis & assignments were petty affairs for us.V had spice,variety&flavours.Sanal,Yash,Bibin,Manish,Arun,CT,Criti,Mridhu,Dipu n me formed a deadly combo of eccentric n reckless freaks.Saach bolon toh these peeps really infused a new spirit in my life.Some gals from our class were also very friendly.I met one of my best frnds in dem, Meena. No mention of my lovely juniors can go away within naming dem,Anisha,Geethu,Greeshma,Prashant. College was stinking with self proclaimed groups everywhr.No matter how hard u tried, you would literally fall into one of them.I started of been one among the so called Bhujji n Unusual grp of Anand,Anil,Kanns,Libs,Sree but ended up in d best of d lot "Gokulzz".There was Mars,Stars,Venus,Jupiter n wat not looming all around.As of now its g8t that most of us hav settled down in our own lives.But does really d same aura of frndsp exist.May be Not. That brings to notice wat my frnd Simi told me,If our friendship is strong n natural,it will remain intact for all the years to come.Hence it doesnt worry me anymore that the so called Shilpas,Devis,Meenas,Anoops,Shihabs n rest r not to be seen anymore.Alas i badly miscalculated my bonding with such fellas that i found myself not in touch wit my one time close buddies anymore.No complains.Dats the saga of life.Samay ke saath woh badal gaye...Humme bhi badalna padega...

My pick on d best & worst

Best pals 4m school -> Ajeesh,Suraj,Abhishek,Sanish
Best pals 4m college -> Meena,Bibin,Sanal,Yash
Most admired peeps -> Raghav Sehgal, Jeena James, Shilpa Thomas
Most fiercest yet admired competitors-> Raghav,Shekhar Gupta, Anil P.R

Jab V Met.....

One breezy afternoon , when the world moved on,
I paused for a moment as i met her,
Bewildered and astonished there i stood,
Gazing at the mysticness of God's creation.

उन आखों में अध्भुध सी मासुमियत थी,
उन लब्जों में मिटास ,
मुस्कुराता हुआ उसका चेहरा ,
मानो नीले अम्बर में सूरज खिलखिला रहा था ।



Fragile, sensuous and beauteous as a lass could,
I wondered how meticulously ornamented was she,
A 440 watt smile and stunning looks to kill,
And a deadly mix of poise and perfection.

घायल हुआ में उस हँसी पर,
उन जुल्फों की छांव को में तरसा,
उसकी शक्सियत में ज़रूर कुछ ऐसा जादू था,
मेरे जीने की वजह जो वह बन गई थी ।



Sum sleepless nights, some everlasting memories,
Glossed with colour and excitement,
Puerile and character personified was she,
Her innate credentials matched my ideal gal's prerequistes.

वह कहती गई ,मैं सुनता रहा,
प्यार का मौसम जो छाया हुआ था,
मेरे ख्वाबों के आशियाने को जैसे साहारा मिला,
तनहायों ने मुझसे अलविदा जो कह दिया।



I started longing for her presence,
Awestrucken her diffidence emblazoned,
Eventhough adorations grew in multiples,
Strangely friends had other second thoughts.

पर लोग कुछ भी कहे , वह थी अजब सी,
अनहोनी, अनोखी, अनजानी थी वह,
ना जानते हुए भी मैं आकर्षित हुआ,
क्या पता उसमे जादू ही कुछ ऐसा था ।


Note: The protagonist is purely my figment of imagination. Any resemblances to a real life character might be pure coincidental. Also to add, my prose had been previusly published in my college magazine during my tenure as College Union General Secretary . But due to the moroness of a blind Editor, the editing and compilation of this prose completly went awry. Bloody fools [:)]

Post Morteming my own decisions..

The past few days have been very eventful...the prospects of some important decisions to be taken was looming large..and finally when they have been implemented the fact that they mit have backfired pisses me off desperately...all those efforts gone into cross visualising each and every scenario with utmost pin point estimation :(...sab kuch ab bakwaas lag raha hai...never expected Wips to kick our asses in such a fashion...the anxiety and pathos was unimaginable by any extent..yet this catch 22 situation did teach me a lot of things...things which mit hold me in good stead in the future...but the big picture is now infront of me...juggling b/w career threatening decisions..ab yeh bhi deen dekhne ko kab milenege..one thing is been pretty sure, no more peddling around...kuch toh karna hee padega...God bless others too...

A rendevouz to be remembered....

Hey today was really a strange day...the meeting i had with Ani & Gree at ZamZam wasoutstanding...dese 2 gals simply took me out of breath..d camaraderie and friendship shared by them is truly rockin...even though i was no mre a part of GECBH,d affection and care shown them really floored me..i mit have never indulged in such a riotful laughter previously...gosh it was like Hera Pheri..to sum it up,the commotion caused by us left the passerbys remarking "Havo..rekshapettu" on seeing us leave ZamZam....i must admit its gr8 to hav frnds lik dese 2....my sis's have really shown der worth...der dedication 2 friendship has been remarkable and sadly dis was sumthg dat i dearly miss in sum of my own classmates...irony dat my juniors r showning us d way...n i hope they hav prosper well in their future also...