Being in Twenties.... Something

Nice story or article whatever... i came across and would like to share with all you people.

BEING IN TWENTIES – SOMETHING…It is when you stop going along with the crowd and start realizing that there are many things about yourself that you didn't know and may not like. You start feeling insecure and wonder where you will be in a year or two, but then get scared because you barely know where you are now.You start realizing that people are selfish and that, maybe, those friends that you thought you were so close to aren't exactly the greatest people you have ever met, and the people you have lost touch with are some of the most important ones. What you don't recognize is that they are realizing that too, and aren't really cold, catty, mean or insincere, but that they are as confused as you.You look at your job... and it is not even close to what you thought you would be doing, or maybe you are looking for a job and realizing that you are going to have to start at the bottom and that scares you.Your opinions have gotten stronger. You see what others are doing and find yourself judging more than usual because suddenly you realize that you have certain boundaries in your life and are constantly adding things to your list of what is acceptable and what isn't. One minute, you are insecure and then the next, secure.You laugh and cry with the greatest force of your life. You feel alone and scared and confused. Suddenly, change is the enemy and you try and cling on to the past with dear life, but soon realize that the past is drifting further and further away, and there is nothing to do but stay where you are or move forward.You get your heart broken and wonder how someone you loved could do such damage to you. Or you lie in bed and wonder why you can't meet anyone decent enough that you want to get to know better... Or maybe you love someone but love someone else too and cannot figure out why you're doing this because you know that you aren't a bad person... You want to settle down for good because now all of a sudden that becomes top priority. Getting wasted and acting like an idiot starts to look pathetic. You begin to think a companion for life is better than a hundred in the shack and for once you would not mind standing tall for that special someone which otherwise you had never thought of until now. You go through the same emotions and questions over and over, and talk with your friends about the same topics because you cannot seem to make a decision. You worry about loans, money, the future and making a life for yourself... and while winning the race would be great, right now you'd just like to be a contender!
What you may not realize is that every one reading this relates to it. We are in our best of times and our worst of times, trying as hard as we can to figure this whole thing out. Send this to your friends in twenty-something... maybe it will help someone feel like they aren't alone in their state of confusion...

Lost in (J) Translation

Its been a long time I have written about anything.

First I was waiting for the CAT results. And then calls from colleges. And now trying to find a good job.
Well its been almost 45 days I have been trying to find a job. And I have got one !!

Well but during last 45 days I have been busy with studies , discussing technical things and attending interviews . Off all, best part is to attend interview. They ask you some questions, which you had never imagined. And then you come back thinking how on earth were they able to think like that and also how would it help them in judging. Then you go and check the answer on internet, and when you find solution you say to yourself OHHHHH !! thats so easy , it didnt strike me that moment.
Then you prepare yourself in that direction thinking that next time you will clear it for SURE !! and in the next interview nothing is going to be asked on what you had prepared. And again the same story begins.
By the time you give 3-4 interviews you realize that they are so many amazing concepts and you were not never aware of it. This has made me realized that as long as I am in the IT industry I will keep on studying and learning new things.

Oh sorry I forgot to mention one thing in the whole story. " Lost in (J) translation" here 'J' stands for Java. Well over last 30 days I have learnt a lot , which is more than what i had learned in last 2 yrs.

Is it still the same ?

Quite a few days back I was interacting with a uncle about the situation of the work culture in India. We went on discussing about the the family bus sines in a small city to a most talked industry IT. We tried to cover all aspects about the work culture prevailing in the industry. Few good things we found like - dedicated people, less paycheck in comparison to rest of world( which is a major reason for this new phase of industrialization). People are more satisfied and have a secure future and the pace with which IT and call centers jobs are flooding doesn't force people to hunt for the job. Especially the IT industry , companies are going to all possible colleges situated even in the remote areas. Experienced people are getting big pay package, opportunity to travel and work outside India. Although there has been some roar in the market due to dollar depreciation that would lead to some drop in the monetary growth of individual in the coming copuple of years , but this wont decrease the opportunities the Indians are going to get in the coming future. Everything looks well and Indians look happy.
After the current press release by NASSCOM
Indian IT Sector Revenue Aggregate At USD 64 billion , the future looks very bullish.

BUT
There are different category of Indian people, who are happy with the current trend but not satisfied. I mean that people who are constantly trying to change the current trend. At present we are the service providers , we do what we are told to. But there are people who are trying to do vice versa. They want dictate the whole world and trying to rule the globe. I mean creating own product or creating something which is ahead of time, having their own products and asking the globe to use it to work for them. But constantly their are being pressed . because the Indian trend doesn't want to accept them . They don't want to change their mindset, or I should put like this - they dont want to accept anything new until it is imposed from some foreign element.

Well I guess now the people should try to encourage local people if they are doing something new
and not be much dependent on the others, otherwise we will continuing our life dictated by foreign people.

15 secs of fame !!

On 15-Jan-2008 I was on aiiiirrrrrrrr , courtesy - radio city & sang a song . I have been trying for a long time to come on air through some means. लगता है bhagwan ने मेरी सुन ली .

Let me rewind the moment

15-Jan morning 9:40 am

There was a quiz contest going on radio city. The question was what type of music does Parikrama band plays ?

Answer options a) Kannnada b) Punjabi c) Indian Rock
The prize was two tickets to watch Parikarama & String show w in Bangalore
Also Rj asked what will you do to win the tickets.

My friend was drivng the bike and I was sitting behind him, getting bored. So I thought to send the answer for the quiz . The answer for the question was 'b' but the main thing was how to win prize from them. So i wrote '' If I be on air I will sing a song composed by Strings".
I was quite sure that I would get a call. Then around 10:15 a.m I got a call and guess, it was from Radio city. The female Rj Vasanti told that I am the winner and asked whether I am ready to sing a song. I told yes . She said fine , will call you in 3 mins.
I was all excited as I wil be on air & my heart was pumping very fast. I messaged all people whom I know to login to Radio city.
Exactly after 3 mins I got a call and I was on air. She asked we from which place in bangalore your are calling, then she asked that you have told to sing a song on air so are you ready?
I told yup am ready , as soon as she said start I got completely blank . Suddenly I realised that I have to sing a song . I sang two lines of song "Dur" by Strings in my worst possible rhythm.
She complemented me for my voice(since she had too) .

It was over she said bye, and I was happy that finally I got a chance to be on air.