Have you ever had this experience? You are sitting in the cab to go home and some one in your team calls you to tell there is a bug in your code and you have to come back. Well I had to undergo this inhuman treatment today.
It was 8.30. I was on the way to main gate, my phone started ringing, the no… oh shit… it’s the office landline no. I knew from a past experience that something was amiss. Dint want to pickup the phone, but if I was destined to suffer who could prevent? I picked up the cursed phone.
The module lead on the other side says “Srikanth…”
“Wait… Don’t tell there is some bug. I am already near the cab” I say facetiously
“Actually, in the EventTemplate Manager, confirmation message is coming twice”
“Yaar it’s a simple fix. Don’t make me stay for 2-3 hours for a job that takes hardly 5 minutes. Why don’t you yourself look into it?”
There is a pause of few seconds
“Ok. I will do it”
“Thanks yaar. And sorry”
“It’s ok”
I go and sit in the cab. Two minutes later, the dreaded phone rings again. The same no again.
“Hello Srikanth. I have other work to look into some other issues. I don’t have time. Why don’t you come back man? We will arrange a cab at 9.30 for you”
“Ok. I am coming” I replied with a mixture of sadness and anger in my tone
“Sorry yaar”
“Its ok”
I don’t know how many times I used the ‘F’ word before reaching the office. I whole heartedly cursed that module lead and the company ( don’t know why company got victimised :) ). I opened the door and without looking at that guy I just rushed to my system. Phew! I had shutdown my system!!! :( A software engineer shutting his system is like raining in summer. Few more ‘F’ words come out fluently. I switch on the system and that guy comes from behind and says “Sorry man… I have some other work”. I say “Its ok” demurely without turning back.
This is not the first time it happened. Some time ago I was called back to fix a “minor” issue because of which I had to stay till 5 am. The problem is you might fix the bug in 5-10 minutes, but there are no other cabs and you have to wait till the last person in your route is ready to leave. Moreover food won’t be good in the evenings.
The first thing I did was to open a empty word document to write a blog in protest of this inhuman practice. I felt like "bali ka bakra". Started the IDE and the server and then the client. Saw the issue and fixed it in two minutes. Then it took some 5 minutes to deploy the code and restart the client and test it. Works fine. Checked in file. Done. Then I went to have dinner. Another cab was about to leave by the time I completed my dinner. I wanted to complete this blog before my anger reduced, before I could soften my stand, before I could lose out that flow. Told the office boy that I would leave in the 9.45 cab. Its 9.49 now and my mission is accomplished.
can anyone suggest a suitable title?
Friday, April 21, 2006
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Quote
People spend a lifetime
Searching for happiness
looking for peace
They chase idle dreams
addictions,Religions, often other people,
Hoping to fill the emptiness that plagues them
The irony is that
the only place they needed to search was
within themselves
Ramona L Anderson
Searching for happiness
looking for peace
They chase idle dreams
addictions,Religions, often other people,
Hoping to fill the emptiness that plagues them
The irony is that
the only place they needed to search was
within themselves
Ramona L Anderson
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Rajkumar Dies...
In our cab the cabbie and two others are telugiites, they were discussing the situation
“They have burnt one Volvo bus as well”
“I don’t think when NTR died there was this much of chaos in Andhra”
“In Tamil Nadu there was the situation was still worse when MGR died”
“Ya there they worship cine actors. You know what there are three Khushboo temples and two Simran temples in TN. One hardcore Rajni fan was interviewed, he was telling when Rajni comes on to the screen, and he imagines himself in Rajni’s shoes and thinks as if he is doing everything”
“Crazy people…”
“Andhra people are decent. They wont do like this”
I was getting hurt I said chauvinistically “Not because they are decent, Andhra people just don’t care for anyone. Tell me when is there no problem in Andhra? Naxalites keep kidnapping MLAs, try to bomb chief minister. This is what decent people do is it? Show me any such incident in Karnataka. It has always been a peaceful state.”
The media has cashed in on the Raj Kumar fans hysteria. Switch on any channel, you will invariably find mobs being lathi charged or police men being stoned by frenzied fans or buses being burnt. In fact all channels except Kannada channels and news channels have been blocked.
Times of India has gone overboard with the headlines “Bangalore Burns”, concentrates mostly on the buses being burnt etc while sidelining rajkumar’s death. Deccan herald gives a more emotional headline like “Farewell to annavru”.
While there is no disputing the fact that NTR and MGR were great actors Raj kumar scores above them with his simplicity even at the highest level. Those who came in contact with him felt his warmth and humbleness. And the fact Raj Kumar didn’t misuse his star status to enter politics is a reflection of the man’s stature.
No matter what he will linger in our minds forever. And let his soul rest in peace.
“They have burnt one Volvo bus as well”
“I don’t think when NTR died there was this much of chaos in Andhra”
“In Tamil Nadu there was the situation was still worse when MGR died”
“Ya there they worship cine actors. You know what there are three Khushboo temples and two Simran temples in TN. One hardcore Rajni fan was interviewed, he was telling when Rajni comes on to the screen, and he imagines himself in Rajni’s shoes and thinks as if he is doing everything”
“Crazy people…”
“Andhra people are decent. They wont do like this”
I was getting hurt I said chauvinistically “Not because they are decent, Andhra people just don’t care for anyone. Tell me when is there no problem in Andhra? Naxalites keep kidnapping MLAs, try to bomb chief minister. This is what decent people do is it? Show me any such incident in Karnataka. It has always been a peaceful state.”
The media has cashed in on the Raj Kumar fans hysteria. Switch on any channel, you will invariably find mobs being lathi charged or police men being stoned by frenzied fans or buses being burnt. In fact all channels except Kannada channels and news channels have been blocked.
Times of India has gone overboard with the headlines “Bangalore Burns”, concentrates mostly on the buses being burnt etc while sidelining rajkumar’s death. Deccan herald gives a more emotional headline like “Farewell to annavru”.
While there is no disputing the fact that NTR and MGR were great actors Raj kumar scores above them with his simplicity even at the highest level. Those who came in contact with him felt his warmth and humbleness. And the fact Raj Kumar didn’t misuse his star status to enter politics is a reflection of the man’s stature.
No matter what he will linger in our minds forever. And let his soul rest in peace.
Mind games
Most people keep thinking the same kind of thoughts, and visualise the same mental images in an unconscious automatic manner. This means keep viewing the same movie in their minds, and consequently go on creating and living the same kind of life.
You can change the thoughts and images in your mind, which is equivalent to inserting a new cassette into the VCR of the mind. As thoughts create events and circumstances, by changing the habitual thoughts, life’s events and circumstances change too.
Most people don’t know or don’t believe that it is possible to change their way of thinking. The reality of this possibility has never occurred to them. There are people who have the knowledge and make the effort. If they persist in their efforts to become more conscious of their thinking process, and attempt to control and filter the contents of their minds, they realise in a practical and direct way that their thoughts are creative and possess power.
Silencing the mind is a higher stage that very few know about, and fewer take practical steps to achieve. If and when one reaches this goal he realises that he is not his mind or his thoughts, but something beyond. He realises and experiences in a very clear manner the reality of his true essence, and the illusion of what is called reality.
The ability of silencing the mind is the key to the switch of the mind, enabling us to turn it on and off as we wish. When we are able to switch it off at will, we experience serenity of mind, strength, confidence and happiness. When the mind and its thoughts are quiet, we are able to use the mind in a most effective way.
Silencing the thoughts and the incessant, tiring, consuming chatter of the mind makes us enjoy a peaceful and joyous consciousness. At this stage we become the boss of the mind.
A strong power of concentration makes it easier to free the mind from thoughts. When there are no thoughts to distract, one becomes fully aware and conscious of the true eternal inner being. This is the goal of spiritual seekers, yogis and saints. This is the secret goal beyond every tradition and religion. This secret is yours to live and enjoy, if you strive towards it.
The mind is responsible for everything that happens. It is the creator of everything in the world. The world is dependent on the mind for its existence. When in deep sleep, are you conscious of the world? Is someone in a swoon, conscious of the world? No, consciousness of the world happens only when the mind is active. In deep meditation, when the mind is quiet the world seems to disappear. When the mind is conquered, the world is conquered.
~Courtesy TOI
You can change the thoughts and images in your mind, which is equivalent to inserting a new cassette into the VCR of the mind. As thoughts create events and circumstances, by changing the habitual thoughts, life’s events and circumstances change too.
Most people don’t know or don’t believe that it is possible to change their way of thinking. The reality of this possibility has never occurred to them. There are people who have the knowledge and make the effort. If they persist in their efforts to become more conscious of their thinking process, and attempt to control and filter the contents of their minds, they realise in a practical and direct way that their thoughts are creative and possess power.
Silencing the mind is a higher stage that very few know about, and fewer take practical steps to achieve. If and when one reaches this goal he realises that he is not his mind or his thoughts, but something beyond. He realises and experiences in a very clear manner the reality of his true essence, and the illusion of what is called reality.
The ability of silencing the mind is the key to the switch of the mind, enabling us to turn it on and off as we wish. When we are able to switch it off at will, we experience serenity of mind, strength, confidence and happiness. When the mind and its thoughts are quiet, we are able to use the mind in a most effective way.
Silencing the thoughts and the incessant, tiring, consuming chatter of the mind makes us enjoy a peaceful and joyous consciousness. At this stage we become the boss of the mind.
A strong power of concentration makes it easier to free the mind from thoughts. When there are no thoughts to distract, one becomes fully aware and conscious of the true eternal inner being. This is the goal of spiritual seekers, yogis and saints. This is the secret goal beyond every tradition and religion. This secret is yours to live and enjoy, if you strive towards it.
The mind is responsible for everything that happens. It is the creator of everything in the world. The world is dependent on the mind for its existence. When in deep sleep, are you conscious of the world? Is someone in a swoon, conscious of the world? No, consciousness of the world happens only when the mind is active. In deep meditation, when the mind is quiet the world seems to disappear. When the mind is conquered, the world is conquered.
~Courtesy TOI
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