I, Me, Myself

Am I becoming workaholic?

Today, I was so much consumed by work that I have been thinking about work even after leaving office, and more over, it's the weekend! Dang it! I don't want to be a workaholic. Should try to balance my work life and personal life better and avoid work dominating my personal life. I am happy I at least realized before it's not too late. Peace!

 

Leader!

After quite a long time, I wanted to write something on my space here. The credit goes to the director Shekhar Kammula, for influencing me through his honest film, LEADER. The movie was made really well. First of all, one should appreciate the director for his sincere effort and his confidence in being able to carve out a film on a topic, rather I'd say a notorious truth about the current Indian politics, about which everyone talks about in their everyday life, but never really cares. The movie might not become a commercial hit, but it definitely will be an inspiring, and remains as a much talked-about film forever, I believe. Being a debut film for Rana, he proved compromising as an actor. The character looked like it was made just for him. He has it all what is needed for that character, mainly the composure. There may be a few glitches in the movie, but I don't want to be a critic . Even till the minute just before the movie started, I always had doubts lingering in my mind about how he was going to handle this story, because it is really a challenging and a difficult one to show on-screen. There are high chances the director may get laughed at, and the audience getting annoyed. Kudos to Shekhar, he did a good job. He tried to maintain idealistic 'Leadership' not going too far from reality. As an audience who looks for entertainment, I might give the movie a rating of 3/5, but as an analyst [I am not a true/core analyst, but sometimes I naturally analyze ;) ] I'd give the director 4/5.

At this moment, all that is going on in my mind is - Be Good, Do Good (the phrase I always try to follow, sincerely!). If I were in Shekhar's shoes, I'd say - atleast TRY to Be Good and TRY to Do Good. You are a LEADER. may not sound very realistic, but that's how I feel at the moment :) Adios!

 

Trip to CoMo

Lot of things to talk about that happened in the recent past, especially on my trip to Mizzou to attend my graduation ceremony. The flight journey till Chicago was good with the company of a Mexican girl. We both had a great time together talking about each others' cultures, religions, traditions, countries and what not! A little about her - She was very friendly, from Mexico, is an International Business Student at some university in North Carolina. She was going to Mexico on a holiday and shez gonna come back to the US to work at Orlando for Disney. So, we talked through out our journey and we became good friends. We had lunch together at Mc D's and then took a pic of us together and bid farewell to each other. It was really a memorable journey.

OK, so from St. Louis, where I met Varun (nice to see him after quite a few months), who came to pick me up at the airport, we drove to CoMo in the night. There I was - Back to CoMo for two golden days with Friends, Friends and Friends... whom I missed badly after I moved from CoMo.

The Graduation Day! (12/19/08 - Friday) We all went together walking till the venue as a typical Desi gang! Dressed ourselves up for the graduation. The ceremony started, and after the speeches came our turn to Walk. I don't know why but I went completely blank on the stage. My sub-conscious mind was making me smile and thank, which I did even before the presenters said congratulations! :D After it all got over, we had a very long photo-session in various group formations. But, I forgot to get some solo pictures of mine. However, we got some really good group pics.

After-night party!!! Had a blast! Most of us were high, but we didn't dance as we used to do before. We got cool Mizzou mugs as graduation gifts on which everyone, who was present at the party, signed.

The next day - were just lazying around till we decided to go to the movie, Slumdog Millionaire, which was a spur of the moment choice. The movie was good only in parts. After that, had a good dinner. We got the food ordered from Taj and was delicious.

That's all and the next day, back again to VA! On the whole, it was a really fun and memorable trip to my CoMo!

 

Woohoo! Got a Job, finally!!

Actually, I got the offer for Jr. Developer position with Symplicity(Company's name) earlier this week, but accepted it only today after careful consideration.

 

Rejection Reply!

I was disappointed looking at job rejections coming my way! However, I wanted to reply to one such rejection letter appreciating their efforts in the hiring process. I was searching for a good template for that, and while doing that, I found an interesting template, rather I'd say funny, which eased my mind instantly. LOL. Here it goes!

Dear [Interviewer's Name]:

Thank you for your letter of [Date of Interview].

After careful consideration, I regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me employment with your firm. This year I have had been particularly fortunate in receiving an unusually large number of rejection letters.

With such a varied and promising field of candidates, it is impossible for me to accept all refusals.

Despite [Firm's Name]'s outstanding qualifications and previous experience in rejecting applicants, I find that your rejection does not meet with my needs at this time.

Therefore, I will initiate employment with your firm immediately following graduation. I look forward to seeing you then.

Best of luck in rejecting future candidates.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]

How was that?? :D

 

Favourite Quotes

No activity since long time! An idea flashed in my mind - why don't I keep a log of quotes that impressed me or inspired me! Ya, this post is going to be for that. I would just add to this post whenever I find a new quote.

1. After the game, the King and the pawn go in the same box - Albert Einstein
2. If you don't like something, try to change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude!
3. Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still.

p.s. last updated: 11/17/08

 

What's up?

It's been a while since I've made my last post. So, what's new on my side? Done with Master's! Moved to Herndon, VA to join in a consultancy. Missing friends and the place as well, Columbia, MO!! Getting bored! Struggling to start learning JAVA! That's all. :(