Summary of some memories :)

As the decade is ending I thought to rewind some of the most memorable moments along with some ups and downs of the journey ...The decade is the most precious one as in this decade I have grown up from a school girl to a professional working in a field of renewable energy ..

Each and every year had a story to tell ...

2001 :

:-)

My 10th standard result - scored 94% , awarded as the 'best student of the school' , worked as the 'School pupil leader' of Mount Carmel , enjoyed the last year at school

:- (

The earthquake at Gujarat which highly affected our mind states as papa was posted at Bhuj the very next day , apart from that the battle for the school hunt and tuitions hunt started as Mount Carmel did not have 11 and 12th standard

2002:

:-)

Nice time and learning at the new school "St.Xavier's " , made new friends , took part in various competitions , new vehicle and rakhadam patti on Gandhinagar roads started, Bijal and I became the bestest of friends.

:-(

Exam pressures , my all generals and books got stolen in school & thus taste the first adverse effect of being a leader and the anchor , some of the school time best friendships took shape of hi-hello friendships.

2003:

:-)

Got the 12 th standard results and got admission into my dream college since 1998 -Nirma ('Wow!!- Moment' of my life) and the fantastic 4 year journey begun, a new era of friendship started with lot many people. the 03 EE saga begun ..

:-(

after the 12th standard results a lot of waiting period for admissions and each day came with new uncertainties .

2004:

:-)

New class ,new people , competitions at college , workshops and Electrical labs , lots of assignments- the real feel of engineering started , got my first mobile Nokia 2300 and the SMS talks started , the college trip was amazing and gave a group of life time.

:-(

Not remembering any sad moments..

2005:

:-)

Some of the nice technical presentations at various colleges -the journey of MAGLEV really helped (sudipto thanks to you for that ), got new friends for life during this phase , went to IIT mumbai and understood why it’s called IIT - a superb place to study for sure , enjoyed the Goa trip in the Christmas time, ’Vidhyyut Adbhutam’ gave a memorable experience of organizing the national level tech-fest.

:-(

Not as such sad moments but yes some of the little fights with friends really made me sad at those particular moments..but then eventually with time all izz well..

2006:

:-)

The Wow!-moment-2 came with SATYAM campus recruitment , had some wonderful days at Hi-REL power electronics during our final year industrial training and project and got the real feel of being an engineer while making the circuits and PCBs and struggling to get the pure sine way output.

:-(

Struggle for getting industrial training approval and searching the suitable company, the class room study almost ended as project work started , started missing college friends and group , as the placement started

2007:

:-)

Got my degree and the convocation day was the precious day for my family with all perfecto procession at Nirma , SATYAM joining happened and one of the most beautiful phase of my life started at the city of pearl Hyderabad , got fantastic friends , met the person whom I respect the most –my bestest of friends and elder bro,

And most importantly Blogging started at SATYAM and at blogspot..

:-(

Satyam date of joining got postponed and the batch got divided , the little feeling of going away from home for the first time came in the mind and suddenly realized that the college days are over!!

Also to join or not to join Satyam was the biggest question of that time as I always wanted to be in Electrical field and on the other end Satyam was my first achievement in the campus job..confusions all around!!

2008 :

:-)

THE perfect YEAR , enjoyed every bit of it , new friends , roommates , roaming around in Hyderabad , STC – the royal work place , the perfect set routine in the professional world , my first flight journey happened , new laptop , back account and salary and ATM—Ahh!! Earning while learning IT begun for me ..

Amazing year …can be rated as the MOST happening and happy YEAR of the Decade!!!! J

Also met Siktadidi and like a perfect elder sis she is there and will be there for me as my confidence !!

No sad moments at alllllllllllll

2009:

:-)

V-6 group founded , started thinking about the renewable energy field after coming back to home , motivation from parents and siblings helped me to change my field again back to Electrical.

I understood my mental strength in the bad times.

:- (

Left Hyderabad , the beautiful phase ended abruptly , missing friends di/bhai became routine ,

Struggle for the job change that too in a new field started.

2010:

:- )

Kashmir trip was the amazing part – really loved it , Got the new job in my favorite field Solar energy , ultimate experiences in the new field --along with the technical work radio recording and studio recording made the year fantastic.

:- (

Resigned from home in Satyam and no farewells or adieu mails for me , no friends around in the city.

The year in ending with all positive notes.

The decade was a real superb one and helped me to learn a lot. Met wonderful people and got the memories of life time , bonding with friends got stronger and I pray that with each passing day it grows .

No regrets just a salute to the decade for giving me so much ..

I am surely looking forward to have more wonderful moments in the coming decades for sure ..May the God bless all of us!!

Watch your words!!!

It is said that “If Draupadi (wife of Pandavs) had not spoken anything and If Sita( wife of Lord Ram) had spoken something then the battles of Mahabharat and Ramayan had not been fought”

The meaning is If you understand the epics, then you will come to know that “Andhe ka putra Andha” – statement in a taunt or anger manner by Draupadi to Duryodhan when Kauravs were on their visit to Indraprasth worked as the trigger for the whole Mahabharat battle to prove power and to snatch supremacy.

The same way , If Sita mata had at least said something while the wrong was happening around or can say while “Agni pariksha” was declared for her then the battles had not been fought for rights.

Not digging the history much but just taking some essence from it and coming to my point that ‘Words’ do have power …power in a negative or positive sense based on the words , the situation in which they are used and by whom-- to who --for whom!!

People say anger is a worst enemy but I would rather say the words told in an anger state are the real enemies.

We know some people by their words..as words are the reflection of one’s mind state / thoughts , also ‘how best you can handle your own anger’ also describes the personality you poses , the morals you follow or the spirituality you believe in.

All the time situations are not in your favor, people always not behave the way you want them to be..sometimes the negative aura takes lead role over all your positive fundas .. but still we have to watch what we say and to whom ..

It’s pretty fine to get angry and also if we find that our reason is valid and world must know that then there are plenty of ways to let people understand your thoughts and your mind state. But sometimes the message is conveyed in a wrong manner with lots of things not to be said , and the real matter diverts to the different track.

Lets make it simple …people these days are finding fashions in using ‘shift+number keys’ on their keyboards to express their anger .. but I find it total childish and I really feel horrible when I come across such kind of things , may be I am an old fashion girl with limited vocab and limited expressions to express what I think and feel !!

But , though I don’t believe in imagining first impressions or any impressions , this kind of attitude from many people really force me to correct myself in believing people and their thoughts.

Sometimes harsh words said in anger create a huge impact on the other persons’ mind and even after the apologies or dilute situations then on , the impact created by words can not be easily forgotten , and in the end it also affect the relations slowly.

We de- motivate people sometimes with our words or hurt them , no matter our intension was right or wrong the said words always leave their impressions.

I agree to the fact that life is not smooth for many , but that’s the way it is ..and that’s the way we have to live it and accept it and if one thinks that they can change the situations just by some words filled with anger ..then I would just like to smile at their thoughts !!! Dear , Watch you words , They world may change or not change because of you but surely your attitude and words will speak a lot about your angle towards life.

Value people and watch your words to create your value in their lives.

ભાગદોડ

આંધાળુંકીય ભાગદોડ માં અંતર નથી કપાતું,

ને આ ભાગદોડ માં ભાગ લીધા બાદ , ભાંગી પડવાના અફસોસથી અંતર નથી સમાતું ,

સઘળી સંવેદનાઓ વેચીને બેઠેલાઓ જિંદગીની વેદના કળી નથી શકતા ,

અને એટલે જ અમારા અંતર એમની સાથે ભળી નથી શકતા,

એમની હરીફાઈ માં ભાગવાની મારામાં શક્તિ નથી ,

અને બિન-હરીફ જીતનાર માટે અહિયા કોઈ તકતી નથી !!!

-૦૨.૧૨.૨૦૦૬

यादें

कुछ घरोंदे बिखर गए

कुछ नए आशियाने जुड गए

एक रास्ते पे चलनेवाले राही ..कही कही मुड गए..

फैली हुई थी सीमाए ..अब दायरे सिकुड गए..

संग संग रहनेवाले लोग अब औपचारिक संबधो में डूब गए

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Smruti_GEDA_Poem_Radio recording_1 by Smrutz

Smruti_GEDA_Poem_Radio recording_1 by Smrutz

My two short poems - which I recorded for radio

These are the two spots - as in my small poems which will be used as our department advertisements on all 5 radio channels of Gujarat.

Spot 1:

પશુ-પક્ષીઓ થઇ રહ્યા છે લુપ્ત ,
શિશિર ની ઠંડી જાણે પોતે જ થઇ રહી છે સુષુપ્ત ,
વર્તાશે અછત જળ , અનાજની જયારે થશે આજનો યુવા પુખ્ત ,
પર્યાવરણના વધતાં તાપમાન ની અસરો હવે રહી નથી ગુપ્ત!!!

You can listen it here ... :)
Smruti_GEDA_Poem_Radio recording_1 by Smrutz

Its about Global warming.. summary of these lines
Animals have become extinct ,
Climate is changing drastically ,
We will be facing shortage of water and food after some years..
And thus effect of global warming is now not hidden ..

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My 2nd script for the radio recording...

ઉમંગને સંગે , ચાલો વાયુવેગે સૂર્યને આંબવાની કરીએ આસ,
ભાવિ પેઢી માટે વસુંધરાને બચાવીએ ખાસ,
ઊર્જાક્ષેત્રે સ્વાવલંબી બનવા કરવા પડશે અથાગ પ્રયત્નો - એવો થઇ ગયો છે આભાસ ,
ભૂલકાંઓને જ સક્ષમ બનાવી , ઉજ્જવળ ભાવિના કર્તા-હર્તા બનાવવા - એ જ છે અમારો પ્રયાસ!!!

you can listen it here :)


Smruti_GEDA_Poem_Radio recording_2 by Smrutz

These lines are written specially for the Bal Urja Rakshak Dal (BURD), which has around 50 thousand students and BURD deals with spreading awareness about Energy conservation among students with various creative programs. As our department deals with Renewable Energy..I have used words like the sun (Solar ) and wind ..
These lines say..
Let’s use solar energy and spread its importance enthusiastically,
And let’s save the earth for the young generation,
We have understood that we need to work hard to be self-sufficient in the field of Energy and so finding various non-conventional means,
Let’s teach the children about the same and so they can build their own future bright…
And that is our(BURD’s) mission …

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Hureyyy!!!!

Hureyyy!!!!
Done with my radio recording and just came back to office with lots of great memories and one goodie –bag by 94.3 My FM-‘Jiyo Dil Se’ …
Now this recording will be given to all the 5 radio channels and they will broadcast it during their slots, everyday for almost one year.
Tomorrow I will be getting CD of the same with some music addition.
Now coming to my experience about the whole day..
Hmmm..What to say..I was pretty excited..Reached to the “Bhaskar House” (Divya Bhaskar publications’ office) with my two ma’ams ,where the person who is handling all sales and PR department came to receive us..
When you enter the building , first you see is the Indian map where the entire Divya Bhaskar network was marked. Then we headed towards the 3rd floor at My FM office, as expected the entry was having various posters and tag line ‘Jiyo Dil Se’ was written on walls..in all very nice colorful ambience.
We met the regional head and he explained us about various new things in Radio and how FM is having high impact in today’s world.
Then we were taken on quick tour of the whole radio station and they explained all technical stuff about radio broadcast. We saw the ‘on-air’ room , from where the RJ was doing the Live show. Then we went to the recording studio , where we met the head of that studio.
Woooooooohh!! Then the real show begun , I started recording the poem with that big mike and putting headphone ..

First 2-3 takes were not so good as I think I got li’l conscious and also to talk with all the emotions and that too in front of instruments and not people were li’l strange for me..but with lots of patience the sir over there helped me and then after 5-6 takes was done with my first poem which was on a serious note.
The second poem was on a lighter side , so I managed to do it well soon. It was a really funny situation to hear your own voice after recording is done.
After the recordings , they gave all of us one gift-hamper kinda bag with DVDs and key-chain and most importantly Ganeshji-idol of SidhhiVinayak .
When I am writing this constantly I am smiling…It’s the same feeling which I had when I first time met sachin tendulkar or I got admission into Nirma …
I may sound over-enthu or over –excited in this post ..the reason may be is that I got this opportunity totally unexpectedly ..
Whatever it is..I am happy…and I am enjoying every moment !!!!
Waiting for tomorrow, when I will be getting my poems with music :D

My poems are going to get my own voice-first radio recording!!

There are times where unexpectedly destiny bestows you with great surprises. last Thursday, on 9th September , we had an event in Ahmedabad , where we had to present planning for the year 2010-11 ‘s activities for our BURD program (Bal Urja Rakshak Dal) ,yes the same program for which I am contributing in website development. (http://burd.org.in/new/ ) , still lot more to do in this , but so far 1820 schools have registered through on-line registration portal.
On that day I had my presentation for the same web site and about the guidelines for registration. As my presentation was last, as and when I got time , I wrote certain lines and then in the break time, I was ready with 2 poems –short poems related to energy conservation and global warming.
I used those poems at the start and at the end of my presentation. All my office heads liked them very much. And then after the program got over, I got to know from our mass communication officer that my poems will be broadcast through our radio campaign for spreading awareness about energy conservation. And luckily all 5 radio channels ‘ Gujarat representatives were right there at the program , so they also liked the work and our Mass com head told me that If I can record them in my voice.
I was pleasantly shocked… I said yes I will !!!..
So,today I am going to the radio station ..for the first time..
I am pretty excited and also anxious a li’l bit…It’s the same feeling which I had when I first went on stage for my debate competition ..or for anchoring…or when I post my blog for the first time..
I will write about my experience once the recording is done..Hopefully all should go well…
Need your wishes..

No IT , It is Renewable Energy Now

The other day my madam told me ‘If you are done with your presentation, Let’s go to CCD’, I smiled, okay!! Thinking about the chocolate walnut brownie, I shut down my PC.

She was shocked to see my quick reaction and told ,’ Have you taken the new document which I gave you in the morning??’ , I surprisingly asked ‘ ma’m, we are going to CCD na!! , so..’ , She laughed and told me…’ohh I forgot you are from IT ..soo CCD means Café Cofee day ..but dear now you are in Solar Energy field..soo CCD here is Climate Change Department..we are going there for our new project work!!! ‘

So.. Here I am in a totally new and different field than IT – The fieldof renewable energy/solar energy..

Though the corporate office layouts and designs are now approaching Government departments and agency and also IT is getting involved in all the main procedures slowly, still there exist many differences …

This field has its own charm but it’s human nature to ‘compare’ things /situations/people and environment..!! So here I go…

Everyday we get tea from ‘Kitli’ instead of the tasteless chai of wending machines , the tea everyday comes with human errors like sometimes with less sugar or lesser milk and so having discussion over the taste has become our everyday routine..

The biggest difference is here we have to deal with people most of the time instead of those 19” non-sensitive screens, and that’s something amazing about this field.

At the same time maintaining all documents on paper and filing them everyday is something tedious when we are habituated of saving data on server and using them.

Here we can directly meet our higher authorities for any problem or concerns and they treat us very well where as we still dint get any chance to meet Mr.Raju and ask him why he did such a in-human ( or can say typically human) vala act ..!!!!!

Now the very drastic difference comes at the time of pet-pooja à when I was in IT as I was away from home, so from morning breakfast to the dinner at night ‘ what to eat?’ was the biggest question and then everyday discussions on Menu , new hotels in the area ,taking coupon , waiting in a queue , discussing a lot many bugs and website development problems on lunch table and doing a lot of fun in the sophisticated STC canteen were the fun factors whereas here we all come with lunch boxes and home made /mom made food and no tensions on foodie factors ..

The terms .NET , JAVA , SQL , links , DBA , PM and bugs are almost rare to hear now , instead Solar , wind , PPA , SPV are some of the new addition in day to day vocab.

Staring at the Solar panel or a wind mill , looking at the good graph of unit generation in the control room , smile automatically comes to my face with a little sign of pride because of the fact that I am contributing in my own way in the green-energy field , this smile of work satisfaction was somewhere missing may be because I was at the right place at wrong time previously , and the only reason to smile was that I was with the right set of people who made my each day memorable at Hyderabad.

I feel lucky as whatever little knowledge I have gained in IT during the wonderful training days is being utilized over here as I am in a team of energy-portal websites development of our organization.

Yes I miss my friends of Hyderabad everyday and my many posts are dedicated to them but as life moves on, today I am at my home and working for my field of interest with His blessings.

Before ending the post would like to mention the funny incident happened today, one visitor came and inquired about one of the staff members in the Solar Cooker department in innocent way “ arey!! Wo cookerme the wo Mr.xyz kaha hai abhi??”

That’s all about me being out of IT and still everyday working and remembering IT along with the new work and job profile .. J

Are we really busy??

~~We always say life is getting faster.. ‘yaar time hi nahi milta ‘ … ‘kuchh dinse kaam jyada ho gaya hai’ … ‘ was stuck in some work’ .. ‘ m sorry ..couldn’t reply you / talk to you/ forgot to reply/ etc..etc..‘ or… “ arey! Yar dimag se hi chala gaya call karna tha” …
~(You can add more excuses ..oops Did I say excuse??!! No no…I mean to say..you can add more reasons -home made or borrowed…. )
~~A ‘shetani’ smile comes to my face as and when I read someone’s status message in messenger “ @ work” .. “Busy working”… and I really feel like harassing them by saying Hi!!!!!.. ..wait wait…please I don’t really do that….but then too.. Shetan in me keeps saying that.. ;) and the wise part in me wins convincing the Shetan that may be that person is working online and exchanging work on messenger …
~~If we are really very busy..how are we getting time to show that..!!! That’s really unrealistic for me…
~~Social networking is important.. but not to show off that you are in busy - busy world … delete all your mail accounts and social IDs ..and see how ‘not-busy’ your life is … and If you wanna be active in all things…check out you are not getting the tag of ‘ping –busy’ from me … :P
~~If we really look into our lives… we will find that..we are not at all busy the way people used to be in previous era as far as work load is concerned ..and If your answer comes that “nope..I am seriously busy in my work” then check your ability to work…you have missed out some factors in time – management …
~~Yes , I do agree we have working hours… and some discipline factors and ethics at work place ..due to which sometimes it is not possible to answer calls / mails …but what after the working hours?? We are not in to 24* 7 jobs …and if we are..then add some skills and come out of that .. and live life ..there is a world beyond job ….and messages to spread beyond “ busy working”
~~With the growing technologies life should be simpler…easier..and more peaceful..and must allow us to do all the things we want…and also allow us to be in touch with all our loved ones…
~So where is the problem exactly…!!!???
~~I guess it’s the matter of setting priorities… We get time to see football or a cricket match if we are die hard fans of these games… we get time to chat or call people whom we really find dear to us.. we get time to do window shopping and also for going out if a new restaurant is open in the city if we are a foodie … we get time to attend a music concert of our favorite musicians after busy working hours ..And the list is on and on…
~~But as if spreading message of ‘Being busy’ is the fashion in the town… people madly follow it ..as if that’s not your status message but symbol of your status !!
~If I you find me wrong then just rewind you lives and think about those situations where you have said someone those dialogues or you faced those dialogues …
~~Anywayz , I started writing post in a comic sense but have added a lot of over-wise matters too… ignore them If you can…
~~But … at least go and remove your status messages and find some more logical reasons (like I am in roaming..I am on the world tour .. working on a mission Mars or Pluto….. discovering a new place on moon .. and many more depending on your creativity) ….or else new blog is surely due from me for you :-)

A perfect reminiscence

Today ….
Woke up…had just tea…then some talks with ma-pa … got ready…wore my most favorite dress bought from my first salary…took my purse..Checked the ID card … checked the money in wallet … no need to look into mirror as mummy told how I look…. I ignored the comment and said Bye with a smile… Had ‘Upma’ for my breakfast cum lunch… loved it… and then set in the Auto… kept looking into my wrist watch and thinking hope I am not late…reached office….

All those days ….
Woke up…had just tea…then some talks with Di, Didzie, Saru with music on in room … got ready…wore my most favorite dress bought from my first salary …took my purse..Checked the ID card … checked the money in wallet … no need to look into mirror as di told how I look…. I ignored the comment and said Bye with a smile… Had ‘Upma’ for my breakfast cum lunch… loved it… and then set in the Auto with Saru, Yogs, Pri, Kank… kept looking into my wrist watch and thinking hope we are not late for bus…got the bus..reached office….our STC : )
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Wow….. I am smiling while writing this ..nothing much to say…just cherishing my time spent at Hyderabad with all friends , where I fell in love with the city and my first company ..and I am double enjoying my time right now with my family ,in the city where I learned to live… and which gave me opportunity to work in the field in which I always wanted to be… Thanks to both the cities for giving me so many wonderful memories and for loving me .. : D... : - )

मोहरा

Long back on 02/09/2008 I wrote these lines….

चहेरे पे चहेरा ,
नहीं रखते इरादों पे पहरा ,
मोहर के साथ बदलते है मोहरे ,
रखते है उसूल भी दोहरे ,
बने रहते है तभी सम्बधो में कोहरे ,

न खुद को जाना न खुदा को ,
ना ज़िंदगी को माना ना ज़िंदादिली को !!!

One year...!!!

One year…365 days…
Still everything is so fresh in mind…It feels like..”kal hi to mile the..and bye bola tha’..
Time seriously flies…
This one year has proven to be the most happening one and also gave me many learning experiences..
They say forget sad days…but somehow I cannot.. may be yes the intensity of sadness has really gone to a lower state..but yes it’s still there…somewhere..
26th June 2009 –
That day had just one reason for smile that “I am going home..and will be with my parents”
Apart from this..all negatives were present…and yet was somehow maintaining smile ..just because Di,Bhaiya and AD who came to drop me at airport ,constantly reminding me that they want to see me smiling when I step in for boarding..and not crying…
~~After sitting in my flight to home..I was blank..not knowing what is going to happen next..how I will manage without my friends and my job-routine and all those fun moments of HYD …I always want my parents to be happy..and I knew they are..as I was going home..and now will get more time to spend with them…but still as I am too much greedy about people whom I am closed to..I always want everyone to be with me always..and at that time I was going to meet two of the mosttt important people but also leaving behind so many wonderful people who really made a great impact in my life..
Complex situation indeed…
Around 2-3 months passed just like that ..meeting old friends..relatives…telling all about the stories of Satyam..and what all happen…also telling them about my friends ,didi, bhaiya..and all our bonding and funtime at Hyd…
~~Then came the career re-building phase..
Never wanted to go back in to IT filed ..so now what next? And what to do to be In Renewable energy filed..was a quest for that phase…met various people…some motivated me..some just confused me..
Somewhere during that phase I decided to be strong on my decision to leave IT..in spite of so many good offers coming those days from big giants…I was on a ‘Zidd’ to do something in Renewable energy..but again ..was it a job..higher study..consultancy…!!! lots of questions raised..
After meeting many people from that filed…started search for good opportunities….
While doing all these…many changes happened in personal front..as was missing Friends terribly…above all to see all your closed ones struggling for their career and sounding sad on calls..make you feel helpless..
I was not worried about my job much..as I always rate people and family above job and money..but was worried about people for whom -to get a job was a real need of that time..and then some of them wanted to do MBA..so study again for exams that too after 2 years of work-ex was a real tough task for them…instead of helping them. I started feeling sad and upset to see all people in stressed zone..
I used to pray for them and tried hard to be happy during that phase so that I can help them out..
~~Then the phase came where I started applying in various companies ..and then the processes…interviews..waiting…continued….
lots and lots of interviews…but I was not worried about all those matters….I used to take them as a routine…
and I kept on studying about my field…
Meanwhile got chance to meet many of Gujju gang friends on Sarika’s weeding..and also met Rahul from V 6…
Felt too great on that day when I met all of them.. enjoyed truly J
Then the phase came where all friends started getting settled with their new jobs and new MBA college admissions..and the smile again started flowing in group…
Meanwhile got the chance to write in blogger’s space and met very nice people at MoTA..
Also visited places like Kachchh , Lothal , Mumbai and JK during this one year :-D
Then the most wonderful part came when my bro visited Gandhinagar..and I enjoyed with all cousins along with bro… :)
Throughout this so called tough phase my school friends and college EE gang were my strongest supporters..they never askd me about my job..they never asked me how I am missing or any negative questions..but they just kept visiting my home..spending funny and mastikhor time with me .. and helping me in at least vanishing my sadness slowly … I really felt blessed ..and ofcorse my Satyam friends and V-6 … with all silly PJs and comments on our situations…they made all stressed moments lightest …
Yeah..You come to know your closest buddies and your strengths and weaknesses only when you are not in so-good phase.. and that’s what happened..
Today its 26th June 2010..
All friends are settled with their jobs..or MBA..
I have joined new job in my field of interest.. solar energy..and am enjoying my work at its best
Bonding with friends have become stronger..and now it’s like taken for granted..that yeah!! We all are together..
We all are now more stronger and can take any situations in life with ease and can deal them with smile..
The best part I discovered was that during this year..we never hated Satyam..we missed it because we still love it as it was our first job..
We just love HYD ..as It gave us wonderful memories…and we just adore STC for all the smiles it had given us …
I never regretted my decision about joining Satyam..as It taught me so many things..and gave me relations for life time..
Some tears..some smiles…some sadness some happiness….a balanced year…mixed of emotions…
Have written my thoughts on every 26th of month ..after coming home..but never post it..today doing it…as a summary of the year..
Yupp I admit I miss Satyam..HYD…STC.. V 6..My gujju gang…My PG friends..My roomies..didi and bhaiya…. !!! have missed you everyday…
But then .. I remember all good times..and smile comes to my face.. :)

With Lots of love I wish all my friends good luck in life.. and a bigggg thank you for being always with me !! :)

55 fiction

This is a kind of contest
and rules are:->

1. Fifty-five words or less (A non-negotiable rule)
2. A setting,
3. One or more characters,
4. Some conflict, and
5. A resolution. (Not limited to moral of the story)
6. The title of the story is not part of the overall word count, but it still can’t exceed seven words.

For more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/55_Fiction

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I tried writing as per these rules...

Story 1:
No more missing
Just like every year, he was sad on that day…sitting alone thinking about what he should have gifted all these years to her ..
And what he has missed so far..
She came , showing gift from brother “ papa, can I tie you Rakhi as bua is not here?”
He smiled with moist eyes.

Story 2

Link
Sitting in lavish office with corporate attire ,with latest technology laptop ,wearing an impression tag of stubborn girl ..
she clicked on the link ..
She shivered ..her eyes got moist..
Suddenly opened the flight booking site ..
Her secretary got shocked to see her..
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She unplugged headphones..
Loudspeaker : “ Mile sur mera tumhara “

That's Me...Smruti!!

Some Q-A about myself ...It's a tagged tradition of MoTA parivaar..thought to share over here also..
Ahha!! After VPP and resigning from satyam..have been preparing a lot for interviews…and see I am giving another HR interview … I am imagining whole MoTA parivar is in panel and staring..when she will start the answers…okie okie…Here they are….
1. What is your passion?
I am passionate about this beautiful life.. I like to be happy and I want people around me also be happy and enjoy…And other passion includes my work in field of green-energy …
2. Cinema and Politics?
Cinema :- yess like it..a source of entertainment…I like to see those movies specially which has sensible humor and based on friendship (like..DCH,JTYJN,3 Idiots)As far as movie-with a message is concerned ,yeah I do like many of them but it depends on mood If I like them or not..( I am sorry but yes..I am a moody person..if I am in a masti zone..I can’t enjoy hi-fi fundawala movie)
Politics:- I believe there are 3 ‘Nitis’- Krishn-Niti, Vidur-niti , Chankya-niti ..on basis of any one a kingdom is govern.But sadly now I don’t find ‘Niti’ itself…no ethics..just mind game..I am not able to understand ..
3. One good thing you want to happen in India, for people – Long term
To have freedom is not much important but to use freedom wisely that is what the main thing is.I wish all Indians start respecting the motherland and stop saying ‘yaha to aise hi hota hai’,’areyy ye India hai yar..aur kya hoga!!’
4. One good thing you want to happen for yourself – Long term
Happy – mastibhari life for me and my family and friends
5. One good thing you want to happen for yourself – Short term
I still get very emotional sometimes about what all happen in the company and how all my friends are now at different places .I want to take this fact more positively.
6. One good thing you want to happen for this community of bloggers – Long term
All MoTA parivar members achieve their long and short term goals and also keep posting about them along with the schedule of party :-)
7. A frank thing you want to say about one of the bloggers here.
Frankly I respect all the Parivar members and enjoy reading your minds via posts. I have interacted with many people here and I have learned a lot many good things from them. Want to meet all of you soon :-)
8. Flirted?
Naah. Never. I feel it’s a time pass.
9. Loved?
Yep! Loved by family and God and I love them more.
I know you all will be like ‘next question’ as no interesting answers found….;)
10. A country you want to visit?
Want to do world tour and of course want to explore our beautiful India as well.(high demands!!…God..Please Read my post and ans no.10 )
11. Belief in God?
Yes, I am not so religious but am spiritual. I don’t like to worship any living person/guru/sant ,I just believe in the supreme power which gives us life and strength to live.
12. One thing you would surely do for to uplift this unfortunate country?
I want to spread message of energy conservation and energy saving along with that want to research on renewable energy sources.
13. One secret about you.
As such no secrets ,people who are closed to me know each and every bit of my life but yes some things I want to share with MoTa parivar
---->I am over possessive about my family.
---->I have a sixth sense and at times It has helped me and at least has warned me about things to be happen. But majority of the times I have ignored it and then have faced the troubles.
---->I like to do imitation of news readers and tv anchors.
---->I talk to myself when I am alone on my zula (swing)
14. Adventure if any in life…
---->Resigning satyam and after that took decision to join the field of my interest –renewable energy ,denying all IT offers was a biggest step.
---->After 7th Jan we used to have one seminar everyday from HR or PM or someone –saying not to worry and all, projects are in pipeline (which remained there only ) – so during one of those sessions I took the mike and told many things which all used to discuss on coffee points but never conveyed to authorities and after I spoke all my gujju gang members also joined me.After that our group was tagged as rebellion by many.
---->During my Nepal trip –there were bandh going on in Nepal and we were not allowed to enter the border. But we took cycle-rickshaw and visited Lumbini (Birth place of Budhh Bhagwan) which was 25 Kms away and throughout our journey we dint see any person because of fear and also saw 2 blasts on our way. But thankfully we reached safely and enjoyed and came back happily too.
---->I slapped one beggar in Sindhi colony who came to snatch my purse.
===========================================================================So…that’s all about me..many known things –some unknown things ..

शब्द संग्राम- Word Series : ‘Memory’

Memory…Where a journey called life gets ‘statue’ order. Experiences throughout our living gets destination at this station-with or without our permission ..

Memory rules our subconscious and sometimes conscious mind...

Smiles and many times smile with a tear ( :’ ) –Thanks to Smiley ..Expressions are easy to understand and convey ) these are the gifts she gives us often.. sometimes she triggers thought process and sometimes makes us dumb àthat’s her power..

We move on but she keeps us connected with past..the more we try to ignore ..the more ,memory will hold our mind tightly..that’s the beauty of memory..

We feel good about old times..we miss moments..but we feel them our true treasure..

Human mind is the toughest part to understand and how we remember things/people/situations are even more complex if we try to analyze…but still forgetting all these ,the fact remains the same.. that mind is the most wonderful gift and memory is the heart of our mind ..

No matter how time has treated us in past..memory of that time will always try to make us realize good part of that situation and will force us to miss that ..

Memory holds different adjectives like good/bad/poor/sharp … but without all these as well she is powerful at her position… & keeps her identity in our life..

From childhood to different stages of life. we are dependent on memory…no matter how positive a person is..memory always makes him to see in past. recall things/people…and that’s normal human tendency..

A small word but holds the whole our world inside..that’s memory..

What’s say??

P.S : I really want to come up with different words (शब्द संग्राम–as my blogname says) which we use almost every day..and their impact on our life..

Please write your ideas as well for the same word..and of course suggestions for any other word..and write views on that new word..and keep this series continue..Hope we all will enjoy … J

Point Blank encounter with Ms.Reality

“To be in shock or to be in a sudden sad zone doesn’t mean that your positive mind has lost the battle ..It means it’s the time to take a look at the strategies of the enemy(not so favorable situations) and think about the next victory-plan :-) "

This is what my mantra towards life is..so may be in this read sometimes you find me scared,sad..but that surely doesnt mean that situations have stolen the smile and positive outlook...

Story is about my mind-state before and after the scam upto 3 months..we were given a lot many lectures during that phase about varios technical and non-technical skills(as we were on bench) and top authorites used to visit us and tried to convince us about the company’s improving situations,we took part in all the support-movement for the company and specially my group used to be in all time positive approach zone (and still it is the unchanged nature of my group-and I am proud about it as that has really helped all of us to think ahead in life with taking learnings from the situations and experiences-good/bad )

This article ,I had written on 7^th April 2009..just after the 3 months of scam..I was facing a total different atmosphere in the company after THE day..and was in a high hopes that all will be well..

Now as almost 1 year of this write up is going to get over..I thought to post it here and then I will probably continue this story from the point I had left it..

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7th April 2009

It’s really shocking for me that I am literally forced by my mind to write on something which I strongly belive is a phase and will surely pass one day…..possibly the force is itself-The Reality..Miss.Reality(What I will call throughout this read)

When I first met or to be precise had an close point blank encounter ..I was in a blank zone..It took time to sink in the thoughts and experiences for me after the real encounter with Ms.Reality here at Hyderabad..Ahh!!! Satyam Hydearabad..

This is the story of my experiences with the real scary..terribly furious and angry Miss..

Wait wait …before your mind starts thinking on something like..”previously Have I ever met reality??..or I was in a imaginary world…??..

Let me clear …It’s always a clear way when everything is going on smoothly and you are in a win-win situation..

But Hey!!! In order to grow as a person you need to pass some deadly (aahh!! Yeah I am exaggerating ;-)) meetings with yes!! Ms.Reality…She will seriously take your super brainstorming session(If you have oneJ) & will lead you with all confusing thoughts..She will try to put “!” or “?” sometimes “??!!” to your smooth clear stream of thoughts..

Destiny was planning my meeting or can say the interview with Miss..Since long (since Dec’08-when the Satyam has taken the lead in all news channels especially in a business bulletin)..But I was not really prepared with my answers and strong will..so I was smartly postponing the meet ..by giving some convincing reasons to myself..[yes! I know I am good at bridging the gap between confusion and satisfaction]

So..for sometime..I thought I have cancelled the face to face meet ..interaction with with Miss..But naah!!She was eagerly waiting to meet me or can say test me on my way..to my first job..

And there she arrived..with a bang!!..though the backstage was silent..her entry shocked the stage like a thunder..I can relate this to the volcano eruption..the deep inside the soil process is going on but you can see –feel the heat only when lava erupts from it..

Anyways coming back to the point..

It was a usual day ..with normal office tasks…date was 7^th January 2009..the new year had just begun with zeal and enthusiasm..unknowing about the future and consequences ..and here she arrives..The big bang news came from the company..that the caretaker himself had cheated the company..the name “sat yam” has drastically proven wrong..the money again had ruled the moral/ethics..the evil inside the human has taken a lead role but again lost his power and admitted or surrendered himself but putting Ms.Reality on our way suddenly…the confession of one person became confusions for the rest..

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Soo..what all happened with my thoughts after that??Did she really scared me?

How long I was in a blank zone??...

If you are really curious about the story ahead ..keep blogging :D..

From :Smruti To: ????????? Subject: Adieu

Hi All,
When I WAS in the company (yupp..!!! from today onwards all past tense..or I should say..all tense moments are now past..;) …) initially when I used to receive mails from colleagues or other known people with the subject “Adieu”(NOTE:all these before THE 7th JAN..:-D)…I used to feel sad .. because It’s always tough to see people leaving place ..and while reading their mails with all the Sento stuff (Ahaaa…I value sentiments …but this word is out of frustration that I dint get chance to share my emotional and memorable moments of the place where I have lived my dreams .ofcourse with a nightmare which woke me up at the end …nywayz..coming to my write up outside bracket ) …

I used to connect myself with their memories..and used to feel happy/sad according to their words written in the mail ..and there my writer-mind (oopss!! I know this word will create two doubts..one-2 posts likh li and Writer..and other does she have mind!!..Ahem!! don’t think much..read my Adieu mail….:-P ) ya..so there my mind used to think that one day when I will leave the company I will write about my experiences of my journey with the company which brought me to the pearl-city with all new hopes ,my routine of ELTP days, great friends who supported me and guided me as and when I felt gap between my electrical nd IT field, INITIAL bench phase where we enjoyed at STC cafeteria, zoo and club house ..

(Now..INITIAL in CAPS ON because our batch was fortunate that our initial bench period lasted till the VPP letter ..and though internal projects did give us chance to be in touch with the technology..the feeling of real project never came..and slowly the enjoyment of bench became Forceful enjoyment and it became worse after THE day as all kind of security checks –like our fixed timings of breakfast and coffee breaks at the time where we were not on any internal projects and simply we used to kill the time by blogging, talking, chatting and reading..in short time pass but with a full proof check on us for ‘not to do any time pass’..) ohhh!! Again am diverted from my planning of ‘adieu’ mail..

ya soo as I was telling about my thoughts on “what I will write in my Adieu mail?’.. my memorable moments like getting first place in training, my first LOA letter , my working as a cultural rep for ‘spot light’ and doing anchoring for the same , my happiness after getting appreciation mails for contributing in satyam foundation, internal project work and my smile after reading comments on my poems in Xpert blogs.. I used to jot down all these wonderful moments and used to think..yeah! I will definetly write all these in my Adieu mail..
Sometimes after getting Adieu mail from people I used to make a list in mind ..list of people who really were/are my biggest strength and I shouldn’t forget their names in my mail…as they really have a great impact on my career at my work place..

Hmmm…but all these lists..memorable moments..remained in my mind only..as when today It’s my time to send “Adieu” mail..they have blocked my iMail since 5 days and above all because of THE day and aftershocks after that like VPP and all…things changed drastically…making everyone’s life different…

Also this was merely just a formality of “Adieu” as the real ‘good-byes’ have already done on sad notes on the day when we all friends left HYD for home..without leave..and without ‘aasha’ of arey! Is bari gharse kya khana le k aayegi??’ fun…with all doubts about what’s next and when all will be together again..

As Time is the biggest solution..and 8 months is a long span to get along and digest the abrupt ending of the journey of around 9000 people…today with God’s grace all my friends have found another way towards success.. :-)

But yesterday while pressing ‘EXIT’ button in eSupport portal ..All my lists and planning of “Adieu” mail came into my mind..also all the splendid moments spent at the company flashed into mind…I also thought that no matter what happened the name will be always remembered as my first job place..and smile will always come to face thinking about all the wonderful memories the company gave..

But…
Just one complain I have with it is..It dint give me a chance to thank people and also took my chance of sending “Adieu” mail…and yeahh!! I missed my farewell party L at STC cafeteria with cakes and Puff-samosa and cold drinks… :P :D

Chalo..koi baat nahi…life hai..chalta hai… :D

I would like to thank blog-sphere for giving me at least space where I expressed my sadness ;) of not able to send my Adieu mail.. ;-)
And yeahh..now as all Adieu mails have last common line so here is mine
“Enjoy life..keep smiling..and be in touch “ (yupp!! Same like all mails..no creativity in that as before I start thinking on my probable ending of ‘Adieu’ mail after reading some1 else’s I was at home with my VPP letter..soo dint get time to think about it..hehehe)
Now formal mail-ending..
With Regards,
Smruti Gandhi
Out of IT(now I am just B.Tech Electrical with work ex of 2.3)
contact me at MoTA and smrutzthoughts.blogspot.com . :D

LEAVING OR LIVING LIFE!!!!

When I was in Hyderabad ,I used to go at STC..It’s a long journey and you need to cross some villages to reach there..so you find combo of nature and technology along your way.. And while coming back from office ..I used to think about the whole day and usually I used to write my thoughts as a text message draft..And If I am in mood on weekends I used to write it into my diary elaborating the message ; )..Yesterday was just flipping the pages and found these two observations I wrote long back..
That day also I had not written any conclusion and today also I am not judging anything..these are just some of the thoughts ..situations..which we come across in our journey called life..
Here we go… my observations of that day..on my way back to home from STC..

Scene 1: Usual office end timings..perfect corporate outfits..properly combed hairs..hand bag with multiple credit cards ..discount coupons …bills of some hi-fi malls… greeting people ( in spite of cursing them on their back) …pretending that they are the most “cool” ..care free dudes/gals of the town…showing off 2-3 mobiles which they carry..and yeah not to forget the “Tansen” part of their personality..arre!!! the “I-pod” effect ( acting like as if they know all raag-sur-taal)… In short a ‘perfecto scenario’ of a modern life which was the most awaited wish of them..
But wait a minute………
All those stuff are external features of some creatures which we call mankind ooops!!! Urban –modern-knowledgeable breed of the society..but what’s going on in their upper portion of head that’s also an interesting thesis topic..
face with the plastic smile -can measure in ‘centimeters’ …mind in tension of the next day..or “what to do after going home?”..list of “To do’ things…pending tasks… listing the chains of relatives need to be called that day…recalling that whose b’day or wedding date they forget to wish..planning what reasons to be said after calling…
that’s it..the usual day starts with a lot of worries..and ends with them..oh!! of course not to mention every day bank balance gets new green food as well..so only the troubles seems smaller sometimes…but then too cursing destiny for what they won’t have…aiming aimlessly ….

Scene 2: End of the day..cloths smelling ..disheveled hairs..one kaput bag with wage earned that day..walking as if thanking God for the day and enjoying the transition of evening to night…watching the setting sun ..sometimes humming the folk track or some prayers…
Back of the mind thinking about their loved ones waiting for them at home..thinking about what they’ll buy from the li’l amount they earned today…smiling silently with the thought that one of the necessary things they can now afford to buy…and telling one’s self that tomorrow will be another day where they will go for work and will help the family in being happy..
No cursing destiny…accepting the simple normal routine life and smilingly enjoying it aswell…..

Sooo……these are the two observations..extreme one…..!!!

But As I always believe ..at the end of the day what really matters is how much smile you have spread among people.. :)
So don’t worry much If you are not doing the job which you like the most…but atleast try to be happy ..as life is special..and It’s our right to enjoy it..:)
Isn’t it??…
So..Keep smiling..and keep rocking!! :)

होली की शुभकामनाए

This poem was written for a poetry competition but couldn’t submit it as they wanted entries in English only..soo..thought of sharing it with you…my friends who really ‘zelofy’ my Hindi poetry ;)
With this poem I would like to wish all of you a wonderful..colorful..superb…Holi.. :-)

कृष्ण-युग से चली आ रही है ये परंपरा,
नृसिंह भगवान ने हिरण्यकश्यपु को मारा था जहाँ न था अंबर न थी धरा,
युगकथा से चली आ रही है कहानी "भक्त प्रहलाद",
करते है उनकी श्रध्धा को इस त्यौहार के साथ हरकोई याद,
होता है जब होली का दहन,
जलता है हर अहम,हर भरम,
सोचो तो अगर गहन,
और होली उत्सव बिना रंगों के तो है व्यर्थ,
हर गिले-शिकवे को मिटाने में है ये समर्थ,
हर रंग अपने आप में बयान करता है कोई अर्थ,
उड़ता है हर जगह खुशियों का गुलाल
बस थोडा सा ही रंग कर देता है कमाल,
यह है होली का त्यौहार ,
दे के जाता है खुशियों का उपहार,
हर प्रान्त में अनूठे अंदाज़ से मानते है लोग इसे और बांटते है अपनों में प्यार,
आपको भी होली का उत्सव हो मुबारक,
हर दिन बीते हसी क साथ और छोड़ जाये मन में यादो का स्मारक!!

होली की शुभकामनाए