Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Schumi... Is back for Formula One 2010

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Michael Schumacher is one of the finest and greatest sportsperson... He is on such person who has revolutionized Formula One racing, he is a legend in himself, and he had inspired many young and potential F1 drivers... Till date he had clinched the winner spot 91 times (I would be ecstatic to se it totaling 100), along with that he had claimed world championship for 7 times....

Certain standards and merit that he has achieved will be in record books for long time...

All F1 lovers are missing the jump on the podium that Schumi used to take on winning each race....

Many would be eagerly waiting to see him race back on circuit, the first race is due on 14 Mar at Bahrian Dubai...
Before that the earliest one can see him blaze the circuit by first week of Feb when the official testing will start....

It will be a great treat to him stand on the podium at the end of race... And leading to proclaim his 8th world championship.. But this time he will not be in RED as this season he will be racing for Mercedes

For me it's a treat or a New Year gift by the new of Michael returning back to F1 after three years of retirement.

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Let it Snow, Let it Snow....

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This weekend we had a weather alert "severe snow showers" and it was anticipated we might witness 12-18 inches of snow....


Saturday roughly at 3:00pm, the first flakes started to ascending, it is always fun to be outside at that time, as it was not windy and just below sub zero, which is good once you face -18 celsius (as last week recorded te lowest temp)

I was talking to a friend on mine and was describing, then i realized that she had visited to Leh / Ladhak last summer, best place to travel during summer

As evening approached the wind grew strong and the snow flakes were bigger, grass were getting covered under a fine sheet of flakes, and was getting darker.



Meanwhile i was watching a movie "Reservoir Dogs" (Hindi movie Kaante story line is copied from it), bu then it was 11:00pm i wanted to go out and see how much i had snowed, but more fun and struggle was stored for us, as the door opens outwards, show had covered it anad we were struggling to open and get free.
Once we were out, the snow was about a feet high and it was still heavy.

By AM when i was up, snowing had stopped and we had roughly 2 feet of snow, whole area was covered, and most people were outside clearing up from drive-way, pavement, and cleaning their car (most of the car were submerged way deep in snow)


Snow was all around, and i was later busy making a snowman (Mr. Snowie), it turned out to a big one, I made a nice hat for Mr. Snowie, thanks to the vegetable in by fridge it got its face created…

So this Christmas i am not all alone i have a company to raise toast and wait to get goodies from Santa, if he plans to drop by for coffee and cookies

Friday, December 18, 2009

Happy Holidays: Office days leading towards Christmas..

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December is one of the finest month to be in NY, as each day passes by we approach closer and closer towards Christmas and New Year celebrations...

As the Holiday spirit catch up people at work become more casual, say for example, the dev team to whom I do support used to dump in on an average of 50+ change list as part of release going to Production in a weeks time, and this Friday evening we had only 5 change, clearly indicating holiday is on the air.

First week of December all are in line of fire, as all want to get rid of all pending task and they have peace full time spent with family and friend... being with your loved once is what festive and vacation means I guess?

And the client for whom I do work just to have the icing done and sweeten up promotion list is out by mid of Dec, that leads to more beer toasting parties... this time it was on17, and by 11 am we had an email with subject "Drinks on Me at Harmony by 4" that was it, people started to leave for pub by 3:30 and made sure that they are not in a state of returning back to office....

This is how the weeks would be leading towards New Year.... and come Jan... All be glued back to there desk and patching and releasing new and more stuff to Production.


This is how office looks...

Monday, December 14, 2009

16 Days to go!!!! 2010 is sneaking around....

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Okay its way late at night... the clock is ticking way ahead of 1:15AM and I do not feel to call it a day and sleep.
Moreover its Sunday night.... which is most depressing time, week after week as it reminds we are heading towards a new week and will eventually lead to 5 day working week :-0

Okay back to the post... while I was setting up the alarm, so I wake up on time to start Monday Morning and be in office on time, but then I realized its 14 Dec and we are just 16 days for New Year, a new calendar year, a bunch of new Resolution to make and make sure that those Resolution do not see light of February, I guess that what resolutions are for.

I bet when we do look back, most would quote, ahhh the year just flew by, I still remember what I did for last new Year or the about the vacation trip back in Feb, gosh we have already crossed 350 days of this year, months just flew buy, and 2010 is already sneaking.

I assume only a fraction of people might say, it was a long year that made me feel I lived a life time watching the calendar page turn day after, month after month leading toward dec.

Every year, around this time or in next few days I used to jot down what I want to plan, what I will not plan, or what I want, what I do not want, what I will, what I wont and such thing, but this time around I feel I would be planning not for myself, I should be planning for other I mean, it will be a great day for me, if on a any given day I am able to help anyone in anyway with no personnel benefit, I do hope I am able to tick as many such days.

While all this when we / I are busily talking about what’s in store for, are we missing today, isn’t it better to live in today, rightly quoted by Oogway (Old Tortoise from Kung Fu Panda) “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift, That is why it is called the ‘present’”

But still this should not stop any one of us plan how and where to celebrate welcoming 2010.


p.s. I roughly and somehow manage to continue with my post, for nearly one full year.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

My First Doodle Art...

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This is the first Doddle (as the word define an unspecified drawing made while persons attention is occupied otherwise), this one started with no certain plan and pattern I happen to lost completely in one of the status call as we had a major release planned up as we have some pending action items.

So as the call lasted for some 45 mins i was jotting down pointers from the call and besides that i was busy with the new art that i learned from a blogger / author Preeti Shenoy
I visit her blog quite often and she is a amazing narrative... so this post of her on Doddle she posted with doddle art drawn by her kids... and looking at that i starting thing why should not i be doing this as well.

The reason this thought came to my mind, as i have the habit of drawing random lines, circles and squares while I do talk or in a conf call over phone (i will attach a few more of them as they would be scattered on my desk)

I am not sure why i do draw line / circles / squares, if you have any slightest idea please do comment on this.

Till them i will be doddle next time while in a conversation on Phone :-0

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Got my US State ID card

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Okay finally after being in US for more then two years and eight month I tagged up with a friend and went to DMV to get a state ID card, which is sort of useful as an ID proof when ever u are to enter a place where photo identification is required…

So all this time I used to show my Indian PAN card or my Passport to enter all such place....

One such incident, some months back when we all planned to visit a club where we have been once earlier, back then my PAN card was good enough to give me an entry, but this time some rule had changed and only valid passport can be used as a photo ID card…

And guess what I was not let go in.... All my friends told let go back, by then I had strike a deal with a security staff and agreed to let me in if I get a photocopy of my passport. Then what I took a ferry (as the pub is located in Queens and my office is located in Manhattan both are island) reached Manhattan and grabbed a. photocopy of my passport and made way back in an hr...

Things were not to happen so easy, by then the security guys were replaced by some new guy and it was back to square one, this dude was in no mood to let me enter....

I told him call Bob, he responds back u know him... I said yes.... So finally he let me in...

So much fight to get in a pub :-0 but still all this incidence and hassle still nit motivate me to get a ID proof

This friend of mine was planning to get his license renewed and asked me want to come, so I just happen to go with all the documents required and got it done this time.....
So I am just waiting to enter a pub with my new State ID card next time..... Will let all now when that's going to happen.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Coffee Club

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Office Pantry is the most important place on any IT floor, Any one can advocate this point, as it can be seen as a best place where a small office talk to take place. Moreover, coffee is best during afternoon when any one will feel a bit heavy and is in need for the extra caffeine added to his blood stream that helps trigger back brain cell...

As I do write, I am just sipping freshly brewed coffee

I am part of a coffee club on our floor, I joined it couple of months back, when my developer colleague asked me to taste the coffee that he was brewing the coffee brewing aroma itself was great, since then I am hooked to it.

As we do get roasted coffee bean, which is grinded daily for people who like to have a caffeine jolt added to their system... and in next 10 mins the coffee is ready to be served.

The most active person who prepares coffee every other day is moving to a new team from Monday, and we having a small talk who is going to run the daily coffee... all started in a laughter break as he comment don’t worry guys i will run down from 15 to 7th floor for coffee everyday :-0

Later i came to know that the coffee club is running from last 3+ years and the people who started are long gone... So in this case people are just passing variable only constant is COFFEE POT, long leave coffee club... and let it spread the strong coffee aroma every day....