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A Decade @ MSys

Today (09 May 2017), I completed 10 years at MSys. When my colleagues congratulated me on this achievement (??) today, I couldn’t really be proud of this. Why am I feeling so? I feel like I have become stagnant. Didn’t I update myself to the meeting demands of the industry? Didn’t I have the courage to take risks? Did I take things for granted? Am I over satisfied with MSys? Did it stop me from seeing how the other side of the world is?

Lots of questions I ask myself. More than feeling proud, I feel little uneasy. Need to find answers to all open questions. The only way to move forward is to pat myself and keep myself highly energized and motivated to make career progress. Hope things will get better.

தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு – தையா சித்திரையா?

Read this in Dinamalar news paper. Very good information. It really makes sense.

“சித்திரையில் புழுதி உழவு தொடங்கும், காய்ந்து போய் இருக்கும் நிலங்களை புழுதி பறக்க உழவு செய்து, சில பல இயற்கை உரமாக எருக்கம் செடி, மாட்டு சாணம் போன்றவற்றை வயல் வெளியில் பரப்பி அது காய்ந்து வயல் வெளிக்கு உரமாக மாறும், அடுத்தமாதம் வைகாசியில் மழை வேண்டி வருண பகவானுக்கு பூஜைகள் செய்வது வழக்கம், அதே மாதத்தில் மழை ஆரம்பம் ஆகும், அப்போது சித்திரையில் போட்ட இயற்க்கை உரங்கள் முழு உரமாக மாறி இருக்கும் மீண்டும் அந்த உரசெடிகள், நிலபரப்பு சத்தை கொடுக்க வைகாசியில் மழை பொழியும் போது மீண்டும் ஒருமுறை உழவு செய்வார்கள், ஆணியில் உழவு வேலை உச்சகட்டம் அடைந்து விதைப்புக்கு தயாராக இருக்கும், ஆடியில் விதைப்பு தொடங்கும்(ஆடி பட்டம் தேடி விதைகாணும்),ஆவணியில் நடவு, புரட்டாசியில் களை எடுப்பு, அய்பசியில் முதல் போகம் அறுவடை, கார்த்திகையில் இரண்டம்போகம் நடவு, மார்கழியில் இரண்டாம் போகம் களை எடுப்பு, தை இரண்டாம் போகம் அறுவடை, மாசி மற்றும் பங்குனி இரண்டு மாதமும் கடவுளுக்கு நன்றி செலுத்தும் மாதமாக திருவிழாக்கள் கொண்டாடபடும், இதுதான் தமிழரின் பாரம்பரிய வழி முறைகள்.”

 

 

What next??

It was by yesterday (07.09.2011), our contract with NetApp for working on the VDS/VSS project came to an end. Its been a long contract I had ever worked on. It all started on 11.11.2009 with the transition from Jessica. I was a shadow resource by that time. Along with Sivaram, Alamelu and Srivatsan, it was so nice to get started on a development project. After working for around 3 months behind the screen, I came in to picture somewhere during March or April 2010. It was all fun from then. Few good implementations, some missed deadlines, few customer escalation and few good contacts from LSI.

After LSI was acquired by NetApp in April 2011, the product road map got changed. And now, NetApp has decided to end the contract with us citing some business development reasons. So for, it was a good learning experience, all through the 2 year contract period.

So now, what next??

Bangalore Days…

I was never interested with Bangalore until last March. It was for no reason. As my friends were saying that Bangalore is uncomfortable with things like traffic, food..I made myself to stay away from Bangalore. But for official commitments, I was asked to be work in Bangalore for two months. I didn’t have any other option than accepting it.

Bangalore – it was not like what i was thinking. Trees, Weather, Footpaths, Sambar Idly(!!), Girls – I really enjoyed these things. Traffic really didn’t bother me as I covered most of the distance walking along the roads. I loved everything in Bangalore except my work. During my stay of 11 weeks, lot of interesting things happened. I was engaged during all weekends. Because of which i never couldn’t plan to visit to any places. Apart from Work, most of the time I spent with friends.

During the First half of my stay, My best buddy since my college days, Rajesh – got married with Asha. My best partner had to start with his own living. I was left with no choice of disturbing Prasanna – a very good colleague, who went on to become one of my very good friend – every weekend. We enjoyed a lot along with his room mates. During couple of occasions, I broke my previous records in the amount of my consumption of *****.

Second half – spent mostly with Krishna, a guy who just met with his biggest problem of life – Love & Separation. Most of our meeting were at Nandhana Palace and we had really good foods. During one such wait for him, I met with a stranger who introduced himself as Nithin – who was waiting for his Pizza to get delivered, and we discussed about each others work profile and the future business ideas. The conversation went on for just 10 min but at the end of it, we never felt as Strangers.

Pictures taken during one Morning Walk

Pictures taken during one Morning Walk

Climax – I am done with my official assignments. So today I am going back to Chennai. Feeling bit sad to leave Bangalore – its weather, tress, footpaths, girls ;). Hoping to come back my dear.

Jai Ho!

Feb 23, 2009. A day to remember for every Indian, for every music lover and for all Rehman fans. A R Rehman winning two Oscars for his work in Slumdog Millionaire.

It was during April 08, I got a free ticket to watch A R Rehman’s musical night in chennai. I, being a die hard fan of Rehman, couldn’t control myself in feeling happy on watching Rehman performing in front of me. After the show, i wanted to write it as my First blog. But for some reasons(nothing but laziness), it didn’t happen. I did feel bad on not making use of the opportunity to start writing blogs.

Today, Rehman winning Oscars, what a better day i can ask for to start writing my blogs. Jai Ho Rehman.

Oscars Photo Room

Slumdog, is not the best of A R Rehman. But, i beleive, the recognition which Rehman recieved today is for his brilliance and sincerity he showed on all the projects he had worked on. A great recognition for a great human being.

Thousand Kisses to Rehman. 🙂