B'day 2011

 B'day 2011, just another day in the never ending travel of time wrapping us all, carrying along the winding road of life. I will, like a bubble, live my life in this Amazon called time. Moments come and go, affect me in good and bad ways. I was born on 9th April, at night 9:45 p.m, it was a Friday. I, sometimes try to imagine myself, how would I have been ? How I would have looked like and what my mother's reaction and feeling would have been, when she must have seen me for the first time ? Makes me feel a sense of joy, and how my mother would have been enthralled with her baby alive and in her arms. Gives a feel of responsibility as well towards the lady who gave me chance to live and see the world and made sure that when time comes I will be able enough to walk straight in all walks of life.

Today, the date came again and turned me one more year closer to my end of travel in time. Today was a day of mixed emotions. I really lost something today and gained as well. I lost one of my best friends, my room-mate, Deepinder, for we were roomies for 1.5 years. He was shifted for the project work to the client's location in another country. He will have to work from there sometime.

I came face to face with the chaotic hustle and bustle of the city Mumbai on the evening of 16th. April 2008. Just after 10 days this city's ruthlessness engrossed me and there I was on the street with my luggage and no where to go and pass the night. Somehow I found shelter at my colleague's place and the next day luckily I got a place to live. After 1.5 years of discouraging and hindered progress I found a friend, the only one after I left the college. He was Deepinder. I rarely befriend people easily. It is not that I am anti-social or something, but, I believe my friends will need my time and having too many of them will leave each one of them complaining to me for not giving them enough attention. Electronic way of getting in touch with friends doesn't appeals to me. Well, on this point I will definitely mention two special persons, Ms. Nena and Mr. Srijit. They have been my friends for 2 years now and they are really patient with my talks and the way I go around and about things in life. I will say again they have been really patient with me, not all people can manage this, I know very well.

Deepinder and I were like two very different people living together, I am short-tempered and hasty and clear about what I have to do and when. Deepinder is like calm, easy going and confused about what to do and when. We shared so many memories. I used to yell at him when he got bullied by anyone around for why he listens to people and why don't he give it back to them. He on the other hand used say to me let it go it is not affecting me, I am alright. We now are kind of friends who can cry for each other and can laugh tons with each other, in indeed we have did cried and laughed because of each other. I used to pull his legs all the time and he never complained.

I am very foolhardy and stubborn at times and keep on doing the same things and again until I make my point. Deepinder tackled me well here and sometimes he made me agree to him despite of all my arguments. My best buddy. I miss him very much because I don't know when he comes back I might not be around to see him and talk to him. He was my support when I was distressed with difficulties.

I remember I had stomach aches because of liver problems and I used stay awake all night he used stay awake with me bringing warm water desi medicine to me so that I can sleep somehow. Hats of to you buddy. Today I was in office and was not able to see him off while he left. I did talk to him on phone. I was in office past midnight, working on my deliverables there. Then happened the good thing. 

 At midnight, my project-mates, who were working with me, came all around me greeted my Happy B'day, lifted me and gifted me some kicks to cherish on my butt(Courtesy Mr. Sudheer Noone). That was the moment when felt connected with  my colleagues in the project because I joined the project just 6 months ago and there was pressure to prove myself and work in parallel with them. This is my second project in which I started working 6 months ago. The previous engagement I worked for made me really negative towards people at work place and a mind set was created in 2.5 years that office is not a place where I can find friends and laugh my heart out with them, office is not a place where processes are really followed after they laid down. But, in this project I found these things happening. Initially my older beliefs overpowered but, now, once again, I think, I can believe a bit differently, not significantly though.

A sad day ended on a brighter and happier note. I still miss my friend who left but, I guess I can take on the difficulties with a sterner attitude for success. I can say now good things happen as well. I would like to mention the names of all my colleagues and they are good persons while working and while enjoying as well.

Ashwin Deshpande (My Supervisor ... a clam person trusting his team and the team stands by him as well. Trustworthy and really good advisor when you need to listen.)
Sudheer Noone (This man reminds me of the energizer battery advertisement where the cell jumps and writes Energizer on the wall with its head. Good person to be friends with.)
Nimmi Nambiar (Bubbly and dedicated to work.)
Mahesh Patil (Quick Gun Murugun. The word WHY by Mahesh travels quicker than bullets.)
Priyanka Verma (Cool understanding and very good person to be friends with. Husshh Hussh .. she has approach in Income Tax department as well.)
Neha Worlikar (Loves to laugh and gets confused sometimes over jokes.)
Nikhil Bheda (Disciplined in his own way. Nice person to know.)
Nishant Sharma (All hormones are in place, working very efficiently. A really good friend.)
Soban Khan (Mr. chicken. Day in office is little less spicy without him.)
Shilpa Mungi (My padosi Pakistan. Good person to know.)
Rahul Kunal (Our RK studio in the project. Trustworthy.)
Lakhxmi (Quiet and trying to know us(weird people) more.)
Reza Ur Rehman (POJO working out with Objects. Playing his part well.)
Deepak (New Sheep in the flock. Sai baba is his favorite cute baba.)
Shruti (Very nice to talk to. Trying to get a grasp of whats happening here ? Welcome!)
Ketan (Working hard. Sensible person.)
Kamal (Kamal ki Kasam mai jooth nahi bol raha. This man can get a Bill passed in parliament just by his reputation. Somebody refer him to Mr. Anna Hazare. Really nice and sincere person.)
Sandeep Aragu (Never tired in office.)
Rahul Verma (New bird in the nest. Fluttering wings with the wind.)
Shubhi Bansal (Shubhi DON. Please(Not a request actually) mai Citrix le rahi hun, bus 5 min ke liye. And 5 minutes never end. Bubbly and joyous)

So this my team, I enjoy spending day at work with them.