Got a mail from ClickX magazine that FOW was included in their magazine. They also requested permission that it be included in October release.
On the same token, I submitted two photos for Snap Magazine for their August issue. You can find it here. I’ve already submitted photos for their September issue. Hope to get that published as well.
Think about a reclusive guy being metamorphosed into a party coordinator. That is what happened with me. I didn’t have much work at office. And everyone seemed very busy. So I decided to spoil that by arranging parties. Now you might ask, parties for what? Whatever! Right now, we did a birthday party for two of our teammates. We ordered pizzas and had bit of fun. It relaxes the team. And I’ve something to do!
I’ve been busy for the past few days since I’m a backup for my manager. Since he had to be absent suddenly (he lost his father, in case you’ve not read my earlier posts), I have no clue to what to be done and so scrambling to keep the team going. But so far, it is going good. He is expected early next week, so that is a relief. Did I enjoy doing this? Of course yes.
Another noteworthy factor is that I submitted two photos for this month’s Snap Magazine. You can see it at here; you’ll have to scroll horizontally to see the photo. I also submitted a photo for PhotoFriday on the topic ‘One’. It can be found here; go to 683rd entry on the left. Since it allows only 15 characters for name, I’d to choose ‘Pixelated times’ as the title.
Then what else? Though I’m not a favorite of cable TV, the new neighbor wanted to opt it and if I would join, it would reduce the price for him. So I thought, what the hell, let me go for it. At least it will be helpful when my parents come over here.
This weekend was a good one. For one, I tried my hands on cooking. I am not a ‘bad’ cook, but don’t cook that often. I tried vegetable biryani and it did come out well.
On Sunday, I went on Photo shooting trip. That also turned out well. I captured pretty good pictures and I’m satisfied with them. Soon these pictures should be onto the photoblog.
If it was ‘sitting simply and getting monthly’ for the past six months in the previous company, here work is in full swing. I’ve not even gotten my access card, but work is allocated and deadlines are given. I’m in charge of (Peoplesoft) CRM implementation in the internal department, which tracks accounts, opportunities & like process. Initial challenge is to get the implementation SOX compliant. Since SOX non-compliance will de-list the company from NASDAQ and will be a potential cause for loss of business, it is of high priority.
An ongoing challenge is managing a team for internal implementation. There is a constant outflow of resources and freshers join the team. So it is going to be a challenge to mentor the new resources and get them up to speed but also to keep an eye on the project delivery dates. After a year, they will be released into ‘Projects’ stream. This also means that I’ll not have any onsite opportunity for a year.
Added to the official schedule, I’m trying to find an apartment. It is so expensive!
BTW, I thought Chennai traffic was bad. Come to Bangalore. It is worse. For a city with international fame, the infrastructure is worse. It is way below the standard even per Indian standards. Ok, let me stop my complaints. I’ll have to adjust and look for ways to enjoy!
I’m planning to restart the development of FOW. Earlier it was written in C++. But now it will be in wxPython, for the ease of programming. Why WxPython? Well, if Eric and OSAF choses wxPython, why not me? This category should list the progress that I make in developing FOW. BTW, I’ve also decided to make it an open source software. So my design/coding should reflect that. I should be able to release the first version in couple of months (targeting to release first version before 3 months)
Just got a call from my manager that his father passed away. Though his father is aged and has been a cardiac patient, he was doing fine. It seems, he got slight fever yesterday night and before they could take him to the hospital, he passed away. Just last week, mother-in-law of another colleague passed away. She was only 60.These losses are tragic. May the families be comforted.
Owing to the fact that Independence Day came on Monday, we’d a long weekend. I’d plans to go to Bangalore and then to a forest region. As much as I planned that, I didn’t plan the basic stuff – journey to Bangalore. All tickets – both train & bus – were booked and air travel seemed too expensive for this. So I stayed home. But it wasn’t all that bad!
On Saturday, after sleeping for hours and little bit of house cleaning, I went for a walk to Kottivakkam beach in the evening and found this incredibly delicious Italian restaurant, Bella Ciao. I haven’t had such an ambience and food in a long time. Not to mention, I will be going there quite often.
On Sunday, I went to Food World and guess whom I met there? I met one of my lecturers named, Eugine. What a small world? He took us control systems and I am meeting him after around a decade! He is currently working in Infosys.
Monday? Not much, just resting.
I’m not into astrology/palmistry or such sorts of sciences (if I may call so). That was until recently. Not that I’ve become an ardent believer; I’m no more indifferent or dismissive. Yesterday during a casual talk with a colleague, he informed that the lines on the left hand stays unchanged, but those on the right changes overtime! That was news to me. I’m not sure if it is true.
Anyway, he also looked at my right hand and said that there will be another abroad travel. Hmm…I would really like another ‘vagabond’ days.
Got informed by Francis that the new web host is having hardware failure and hence it will be sometime before this domain is switched to the new host. If you are reading this entry then it is still in the old domain.
Since it is the 200th post, I was kind of hoping for better news so that I could write something different from the same banal depressive entries. But hey, here I am with nothing good to share about. Actually it is entirely the opposite that happened. Over the past weeks, my confidence sunk to its lowest levels. Though I had tough times in the past, there was at least a thin thread of confidence and hope that ‘This too shall pass’. Currently my confidence is so low (rather so absent) that in the morning, I was even scared to get out of home. I just wanted to roll myself into the blanket and lie in the bed, forever. However, I dragged myself and took baby steps and did one after another, rather slowly. At office, I put on a bright smile and got on with work. I strongly believe that in my earlier firm, I was so much aloof and seclusive which got me into trouble. In the evening, negative thoughts flooded me so much – like there is going to be an accident or something. Yet, I got home safe, driving slowly. I took a walk on the beach and gathered some strength to carry on.
Someone said, ‘I could live with a broken heart; but not with a broken spirit’. Very true!