Mom's Upma Recipe

Roast one part suji in ghee till before brown and keep aside.
Ghee - heat - rye - let pop - chana dal+dry red chilli+curry patta - vegetables (carrot+beans) - roast 2-3 mins - add hot water(2 parts) +salt + 1/2 lemon- bring to boil - add suji and cook for 2 mins (add water if required)

Chutney:

coconut pieces+roasted chana dal+one green chilli+ginger+milk(1-2 teaspoon) - grind - add chhownk(oil+chana dal+rye+curry patta)

FINI :)

Atul ka Prawachan

Jab tu Netxen mein khushi se kaam kar raha tha, tabhi CS ka call aa gaya. CS ne offer diya aur letter nahi bheja to u dukhi ho gaya. Kal khushi se kaam kar netxen mein, offer letter aa jayega.

Don't be the actor, be the action itself.

Credit Suisse - THe journey so far... Part 1

So DB had said "no", ZS had said "no" JPMC had said "probably not" and I was all ready to work my butt of learning linux drivers and firmware coding. Then on Wednesday, 26th Aug. I get a call from SS from Credit Suisse about an opening. Looking at the JD, I was sceptical. Sent it to R for a review, not thinking much abt it. SS called in the evening but i missed her call and she did not reply when I eventually called her back. Late in the night i get R's mail saying it was a good position, I should go for it. Still not perturbed against my decision to focus on the present job, still din think much of it. Thursday morning 9:30 SS calls to say I had a telephonic interview with the Sing panel at 12:30. 3 hrs to prepare and only place to do it - my cubicle right next to my manager. Yikes!! Spent the remaining morning reading on wiki, tabbing between the pages and always pausing on the "Device Driver Tutorial" page to look around to see if I was still safe. 12;25, my heart pounding, I went to the pool to take the call in silence(relatively). Finance aptitude, HR 45 mins of questioning. Sucked at the HR. Was surprised at how much I enjoyed the interview even though I did not get one question (25 horses). Went back to my cubicle worked real happily on device drivers for the rest of the day. Round 2 on Thursday went smoothly, albeit only 30 mins. Was sure would get to round 3. V-Conf. interview on Tuesday. Was bothered they had not arranged for my transport. Taxi I ordered, incredulously did not know how to get thr. Tried not to get psyched, reached just in time. Again surprised that SS did not receive me. Got someone I found to have her call me. VC was set up, waited in the lounge trying to breathe, waited in the VC room, smiling at the 2 empty chairs on the screen, just in case I was being watched from the other side. When the first two members of the panel appeared on screen, I got up politely, waiting for them to sit. Suddenly I realized all the cam transmitted now was a shot of my crotch (lol) - quickly sat down. Interview went on with a lot of mistakes, but no panic from my side. Gordon was quite friendly, Richard did not speak much. I was amazed at how at ease I was and how much I was enjoying myself. A lot of information about the position was shared. Gordon said it was not the "sexy" work tht was usually the image of the finance industry, tht it was repetitive at times, learning depended on self interest rather than a job requirement. That did not bother me - I had enough enthusiasm to learn on my own, what made my ears perk up was when Gordon said, the experience on the job would not count for the CFA charter. I was told I would get a reply by the end of the week, "if I was made an offer" - I was pretty sure I would be :)
The wait until Friday was excruciating. First thing at work, I checked gmail and there it was. My hear skipped. Compensation was exactly what I asked for. (I should have asked for more :P :P )

I had fun at work today

I have announced and elucidated this to so many ppl on chat today tht i might as well copy paste m conversations from gtalk. lol
I installed Linux from scratch on a test machine in the server room(working in the server room surrounded by tens of machines and blinking switches was fun) I set up networking on it and connected to it from my desk. Built my device driver code and completed my first assignment. Made new friends, am getting comfortable at the workplace. There is hope that I will be fine.
Hope I learn a lot of tech. I just have to remember not to become a tech geek coz i m here only to learn technology and then apply it to my own businesses later. I have to remember not to compare myself to others in the office. When A says "I wanna work in Virtualization someday, coz its super cool", I need not think "I will never think tht way, maybe I am in the wrong job"... Just remember ur purpose on this job is different. And so keep updated on other stuff like financial news, startup ideas (startup duniya, yourstory... like discussed in last post), gymming, tennis, join the office guys in football, badminton. Okay read PCI drivers now.... peace.

Thoughts on career

Options:

1. If I stayed on in the present job, I will get experience (training) in technology. Tech is a big enabler, could be handy in the future (esp if i decide to go into startups early). (However in fin job also i could spend time learning tech on my own....or can i?)
The tech job itself wont add much to an MBA application nor do I ever wanna start a company in tech.

2. Finance: Good for safe well paying job. (Chk abt wht the future of ppl has been) R seems to think it is not good for foreign MBA as it is a backoffice job (he makes sense also) wht u could do is do fin for 2 yrs then get startup exp and then MBA

3. Immediately join a fresh company (but in what position? - look up startup on startupduniya and yourstory to answer this question)

just talked to atul. he thinks i should stay on in the present job. fin also will start seeming burdensome after a while is what he says. he says i am too frust to make a good decision righ now and must focus on relaxing and bringing clarity so should not do anything immediately.

Decision: Focus on this job. Applications pending in DB, JPMC, ZS... let them resullt out and see... don grapple after more. Enjoy being with family(bhai bhabhi nephew) and friends (bala, amrit, abhiram, ashwini)... focus on the small good things (don have to wear formals, small closely knit office)

My Girl And I

In the shade of a magnolia tree
I read the letters of Werther
Playing flute on a hill blanketed with cloud of flowers
I have come from far away
And take a boat from a nameless pier
The returning April ignites the torches of life
The shining season of dreams
The season of tear filled rainbows

Is there beauty in tragedy? Is that why most famous of Shakespeare's plays are tragedies? Why is it that I cry at this movie each time, n each time I wanna watch it again?



"Modern Tragic Poetry on Canvas" they say... true.. so true. The sea side town, the island, the music, the innocence of the school, the korean people ... all beautiful like a dream far far away.

"It's beautiful. What is the probability of seeing something like this?"
- "What is the probability of us meeting each other like we did?"
"Like the probability of seeing a star during a typhoon"

"Su-ho"
"Huh?"
"Su-ho"
"Huh?"

Garden State

Why I like the movie.... honest, romantic, funny, relaxing, dreamy, musical, cute, beautiful, nostalgic. It is everything... A movie to watch with someone special.

Fav scenes:

1. They climb on top of the bulldozer, wering garbage bags to protect from the rain and shout into the abyss.... release of frustration, identity, love, connection, happiness.

2. In front of the Fireplace -

I got a little buzz... what u got?

I got a buzz going.... and i like u... so i guess i have that. :)

I can tap dance. Do you wanna see me tap dance?

I would love to see u tap dance.

(music awesome)



Music:

I am thinking it's a sign that the freckles
In our eyes are mirror images and when
We kiss they're perfectly aligned
And I have to speculate that God himself
Did make us into corresponding shapes like
Puzzle pieces from the clay
True, it may seem like a stretch, but
Its thoughts like this that catch my troubled
Head when you're away when I am missing you to death
When you are out there on the road for
Several weeks of shows and when you scan
The radio, I hope this song will guide you home

They will see us waving from such great
Heights, 'come down now,' they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away,
'come down now,' but we'll stay...