A better place for you and for me

Does cursing a lesser being solve my problem? I am frustrated, utterly butterly frustrated! Is it worth getting dark circles and looking like a panda for a cause not worth it?

Few years back someone taught me to prioritize my life…..all my aspirations, all that I am doing or ought to do. This thought keeps me going always!

I pity folks who get cursed everyday for not being able to do justice to their roles in life. It’s a lovely feeling to be able to laugh without anyone sighing behind your back. The only problem is the lack of fresh air. I feel suffocated sometimes, rather always when I am amidst people who hardly care whether I am alive or dead. All they care about is whether their work is getting done. I pity pathetic people who can’t smile from within with crinkled eyes and with all their teeth out or talk without a hint of sarcasm in their voice. Thankfully, I can do it till now J

Is it worth spending precious time working for some fools who don’t even know me! How do I care whether they could access the application that I work on or not?! No, I do not care in reality.

All that I care about is me and my bank balance at the end of the month. Being a spendthrift, it’s not that I save a lot, but it helps me indulge myself, gives me the confidence and helps me keep a little for the future.

I can’t imagine a month go past without my salary. This thought jerks me up from all fatigue and frustration, makes me mumble all ‘F’ words, and gear up for another suffocating day.

Alas! That’s life. Someone mentioned that ‘job satisfaction’ is elusive. It’s something that’s impossible to achieve. It’s up to us to make any job satisfactory. We can start by loving what we are doing. To be true, I really do not despise my work. On the contrary, I sometimes really like what I do. The problem is that I don’t feel comfortable with the environment. It’s just a frustrated, moody bunch of people all around! The only satisfaction that I have is that I am not part of the herd! And I never wanna be a part of this mess! Is it because the ‘most coveted’ jobs make people want for more and more? Or is it that the visa department makes sure that India is kept flawless by sending all peculiarities abroad…yeah, yeah I know what you are thinking…yes I am one of that lot, and definitely not proud of the fact!

I have been in very strenuous projects before. We have slogged late, day in and day out. But I never felt stifled, in spite of working in a small ODC (It’s an offshore development centre acronym, for all non IT folks). And I know the reason behind it. The simple reason is that my team mates were awesome! I really liked the team spirit that everyone shared. There were senior and junior people in the team, some technically very sound and some technically not so sound. But it hardly mattered. Everyone cared. Everyone respected the fact that everyone else was working as hard as they were. The atmosphere was kept lively by frequent peals of laughter, songs and the work pressure never grew on anyone. I would love be amidst such lovely people again! Kudos to every being who know what life is all about and who know how to make a ‘Better Place for You and For Me’.

Give me some sunshine, give me some rain……..

I want to end my note with a smiley once again L

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Happy New Year 2010

Happy New Year!

Wish you all loads of love, luck and laughter this new year!

Time for some facts now.

Amir is soooooooooooo cute. Love his elephant like ears! ‘3 Idiots’ is a must watch. It’s hilarious, left us wanting for more. By the way, Madhavan’s moustache was yuck! By all means, Rancho Rocks!

Fact number 2, San Francisco is sooooooooooooo beautiful. Love the roads taking us up and downhill. I am sure it helps burn a lot of calories for people who love walking, apart from being such a treat to the eye!

Those were my updates from the holiday season. I had been to LA and SFO. Nice places with different flavors. Disneyland was awesome. How I wish Mickey Mouse was a living being who I could cuddle now and then J

I walked the Walk of Fame and took the Road to Hollywood J

Universal Studios disappointed me however………it is pretty small with not too many rides. The Simpsons ride was undoubtedly the best. The rest were kind of ok.

And then we were in San Francisco…….I wish I was there for a couple of days more. Will try to visit it once more, and this time will visit Monterey and Carmel, Big Sur, San Hose, San Diego…………..and the list continues.

The greedy traveler is never satisfied.

The bad part is that after every trip, it’s time to go back to the mundane schedule of work -> home -> work again! To worsen it further is the fact that you do not enjoy what you do for a living!

Sit in front of a computer for long hours and learn nothing! Gosh, I am sure there will be loads of people disagreeing with me! But it’s utterly boring! It’s so mechanical, nothing creative in it at all!

So, what’s the solution? It’s very simple. Just do what you want to do.

This open-ended question is the toughest one I have faced till date! What do I exactly want to do? Something creative for sure, but ‘creative’ is a vague term. Even writing a good program can be termed as creative by many. But I still can’t figure out what is it that I would really like to do every day. Help, anyone?

The ultimate aim is to be happy and enjoy life. For that the requirements are my loved ones and definitely money. I plan to be with my loved ones as soon as my bank balance becomes a little stable. And there goes the vicious circle again. For my bank balance to be stable, I need to continue doing what I am doing right now!

Oh My, the minute I get a few free minutes to write what I please, I am back to my cribbing self.

No cribbing for now, because a New Day has come. With new hopes, new aspirations and new dreams, we will tread our paths with a new hope to fulfill our desires……..to live our life to the lees!

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