A Bittersweet Week....

Well...first the good part....I have RESIGNED from TCS...my last day will be the 31st of May...what a relief...IIFT wants the first payment by the 27th of April so with IIM results coming out in mid April...it seems all ok....But the biggest achievement for me was resigning on MONDAY Morning...yeah...I had this planned for God knows how long......ever since I took the CAT I dreamt of resigning on a monday mornin....for 18 bloody months the stupid day slapped me, kicked me....and dragged me to work...now it was time for revenge!!!!...so even though I got intimation abt the IIFT result in mid-week...I waited for a few days just so that I could slap Monday for a change...so it was decided..even though I had a UAT that day...and worked the previous day....I made it by 9:30 in the morning to the fort office...so that my first act of the day in office could be my resignation....sooooo sweeeet!!..well my PL wasnt so taken aback..I guess she was expecting something to happen sooner or later....so I gave her the letter and even though she said that she didnt need a copy..I insisted and gave her another signed copy....I felt like I was rubbing it in for Mr. Monday now...It felt sooooo wonderful !!!

Now for the bitter part...well, unfortunately..this week has seen me work like a freakin dog!!..2 night outs in the last four days(2day inc) and approx 60 hrs of work so far(2 consec 19 hr days)..so considering that will I be working on Saturday too..this week will most probably be the longest working week for me ever!!!...hmmm.. talk abt extremes!! what a way to start..what a way to end !!

Anyway..now just hopin for the best and looking forward to dumping work on my juniors ..hehehe....:D

Cant think of a title for this one.....

My life so far can be divided into 2 major segments...the first when I was a kid.....made a hell of a lot of mischief, troubled everyone I met...and the second when I became a little older and had to(still do) have to hear about it from everybody who knew me during the first part!!!....yeah for those of you who have only known me only for a few yrs..well apparently I was a crazy little imp when I was small!!....You just need to come for a D'Silva or a Rodrigues get-together and you'll know....It normally happens around lunch/dinner or a little after that...like any family get-together(I'm sure u must have all had this experience), now the drinks have settled down nicely in everyone's bellies...the women have finished their gossiping...the men have finished discussing sports...and then its time for the elders to discuss who would be next in line to get married!!!...and since I've shown no promise in that area so far....they begin to dig into my notorious past!!!....somebody just has to drop the idea of a 3-4 yr old Riaan and then it begins..."My God...I remember him running after his Aunt Judy's wedding cake!!!"..."Remember the time he told his KG teacher that he could see her panty...???" and "Oh..My..how he troubled the air hostess on the plane!!!"...sheeeesh!!!.....It is at this point that I make quiet getaway if possible to another part of the house...any outsider hearing all this for the first time would wonder whether I was sent to boot camp to change into the person I am today!!....but quite frankly I think coming to India had something to do with it..what exactly.. I do not know ..but the changeover began when we moved here....every experience teaches you something...I remember the TCS ILP as one example...that was the first time that I was away from home for a considerable time....I remember being in awe of everyone there...they were all so focussed on their careers...In this respect, I on the other hand was more like a drunken fool wandering through a forest and getting smacked on the forehead by branches and bumping into tree trunks every now and then....people saw a different side of me there.....just read by scrapbook and you'll understand....even I found out things that I didnt know about myself....for one I never knew how exhilarating it could be to sit in the front of the rickshaw next to the driver and poke your head out like a canine...I didnt know that I had an interest in photography until I met machcha...didnt know that literature could be interesting until I met Niraj....and I never knew I was so shameless so as to simultaneously drink banana juice and dance on one leg to the tune of "Hail banana..." sung by my friends at the local juice center while the locals(in bubaneswar) in at the center looked on wondering what to make of the whole show(It was the second last day of ILP and everyone thought that I was dead drunk with the celebrations..).....Yes I know It may seem that I'm gettin all nostalgic about my ILP...just trying to cite an example though....I await the next experience that will change my life and my personality!!!

OF ROBOTS AND MEN

Characters

Homer

Donald Trump(Trump):Chairman of the FIRM

Marvin the robot

PB: phoebe Buffet

SC: Simon Cowell

Kramer: Well, as you all know by now, Azhar has left THE FIRM.
PB: And why did he leave....was it because of Simon's rude comments??
Kramer: No, he fell for the ZEROX offer...so he has left for Hyderabad..
Trump: I didnt know Xerox has a branch in Hyderabad???...btw they make the best photocopiers
Kramer: No..No..this is Xerox witha Z ..you see ZEROX...
Trump: Ahh yes...my previous hairstylist quit to join them!!!
Kramer: Yours too??...Hmmm
SC:So I'll begin scouting for someone else??
Kramer: No, I have already done that..
SC: Hey, why dont you take my advice on these matters?
Trump: Cos...nobody is ever good enough for you..you are always cribbin ..you arent a team player!!!..you need to step it up...
SC:Oh C'mon...I'm a nice person....people just cant handle my constructive critisicm!!
Kramer: Anyway, I would like you to meet the CFO of the firm....but before that I must say that as an organisation we must move forward...and as my guru says..we need to decrease dependencies on the human kind..
Homer:who is your guru anyway??
Kramer: Err..umm..a man by the name of ...errr...Vonnostran...
PB: Oh i've heard of him....He's goooood
Kramer: So taking his advice..I have made my selection...members of the firm...meet Marvin !!!!
Marvin: Introductions!!!...they are so depressing!!!
Homer: hey cool we got a Robot!!..hey hey...can u stand on your head??
Marvin: Yeah i suppose...when you have a brain the size of a planet..i suppose you can..
Homer: and can you juggle 10 balls at one time?
Trump: So you are a genius eh??...We'll see how you perform here..
Kramer: I'm sure he will do well..He is a robot generations ahead of his time!!!
Trump: Ok for your first task..you will tally this restaurant bill of mine..(hands him the bill)
Marvin: Wonderful!!!...a million computations a second and he gives me a bill to tally!!!
Trump: You know what Marvin...ever since you stepped in this office you have been nothing short of depressing..you are a negative influence on the team and Mavin..you're fired!!!
Marvin: Oh my ...and what on earth will I do if I cant tally your bills..
Kramer: STOP IT ALL OF YOU!!!...I'M TRYING TO WORK THINGS OUT HERE AND YOU KEEP ARGUING!!!....I WONT HAVE ANY OF IT...I WOOOOOOONT!!!
Homer:hey Marvin can you shake your head like Kramer just did??
PB: oh shut up Homer!!
SC: I'll give you a burger if you agree to shut up for the rest of this meeting...
Homer:Ok...munch...munch..
PB:Poor Marvin!!!...
SC: poor Marvin??...what happens when I'm abused??
PB: Oh..that's ok...
Marvin: So you hate me too SC??
PB: Nobody hates you Marvin..
SC: I do..
Kramer: Look...everyone...Marvin is here to stay and he is a valuable asset to our organisation...
SC: Yeah...100 bucks of metal!!!!
Kramer:daaaaaaahh... THIS MEETING IS OVER..FINISHED....FINITO...OUT ALL OF YOU OOOOUUT!!!
Trump:Thats it all of you out!!...and I think you all have potential!!