I have been hearing the words professionals and professionalism from the time i joined the firm. I havent understood properly yet what they mean by professionalism. By the way the guys in the office(Thejaswini alone) behave it appears as if professionals are those who walk with calculated steps, who never ever smile at others even if they smile at you, dont talk much, even if you dont have work just stay there in the seat gazing at the computer and moving the mouse around and tapping on the keyboard as if doing something urgent and of atmost importance.
One thing that is haunting me in the new bulding is the way these professionals show their professionalism. I am used to smiling at all those whom I see daily. In the new building i smiled at some of the guys and the response embarrassed me. They just showed no response and some just grinned. I have been in the new building for three months now and i havent had a word with most of the guys sitting in the bays next to me and dont even know their names, which is very different from the earlier workplace where i knew almost everyone. A samll relief for me is that my team members are not like that and they are very happy cracking jokes and talking whenever they have time.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
Rain
It rained heavily today reducing the heat a bit. The atmosphere is a bit cool now. It was very hot in the morning and all those who didnt take an umbrella were drenched in rain, me too. I went out to East Fort for a shopping at around 6 in the evening. Ignoring my mothers warning that it might rain, i went out without taking an umbrella. It started raining heavily on my way and saw people who were waiting for buses in statue running around to find a shelter to escape from rain. After the shopping when i returned the rain was still falling heavily and it was long time since i had been out in the rain. I am one person, who likes to be out there in the rain without an umbrella and enjoy it. So i didnt waste my time searching for shelter, just went on with my business and returned home with water drooping from all over my body and clothes. Hope that in the coming days there will be more rain and it will reduce the summer heat atleast to an extend.
Monday, March 9, 2009
A travel back to the past
It was a day off from work, a day to relax a bit and one whole day at home which is a rarety. Woke up a bit late at around 11 and received a call from one of friends that he will be coming to my house. Asnov, my friend came and we had a lot of things to talk about and our memories travelled back to our college days and we shared the memories of a lot of funny incidents that happened in our college life.
I cant remember at least one semester in my college days during which the college wasn't closed atleast for one week, if not more. Every now and then we will have strike in our college. Sometimes it might start with small disputes between students and that will ultimately end up in big fights and as we have a principal and as he is supposed to take some action against such things, he will suspend a few and all will be on strike from the next day onwards and so the princi will have to cancel the suspension. Those who indulge in these fights sometimes get bored of having to fight with the same people over and again and then will extend it to the locals in Venjaramoodu(our college is located at Venjaramoodu). Then it will be eventful few weeks as the locals will be waiting for vengeance and they will stop each and every vehicle going to college searching for those guys and sometimes some of the poor guys will get beaten as those who are waiting will not be able to find out those whom they are looking for and will have to express their rage on someone. They will also beat up the guys who are standing in the footboard of the college buses. Scenting the danger our college authorities will suspend the classes till further notice.
We really enjoyed our college days and our classroom had a good atmosphere as most of our teachers didn't bother to make us listen to the class or write lecture notes(maybe beacuse they knew it was of no use). So we did our job of playing wordgames, playing paper cricket, discussing about cricket matches and films that are going to be released or the ones that is already released and the teachers will go on with their job of teaching to those guys sitting in the first bench as if the class is confined to the first bench. We were lucky to have a few first benchers who were also not bothered by the noise that we make and would concentrate on the teaching. They were very good at heart to lend us their notebooks to take photocopies and also to tell us the portions till which we have to learn for the series exams. Also few of the teachers were really helping and even taught us some of the portions once the classes were over and our study leave started.
During the university exams the biggest villain was cricket matches. I dont know how they schedule the exams, but the only thing i know is that during every university exams there will be a cricket series going on that involves India and matches will be there sometimes on exam days and sometimes on the days prior to exams. I am one person who loves cricket and watches almost all the matches that i possibly can and so it was the biggest prolem as far as i was considered. Sometimes we hear rumours that university has postponed the exams and hearing that I will just close my books and start watching cricket and after sometimes someone will call and tell that the exams hasn't been postponed and so I will take my book and start studying(keeping an eye on the scorecard).
There were a lot of funny experiences during the college life and i will like to share that with you, but not for now. It seems as if all has gone in the wink of an eye, and everything is just memories now....
I cant remember at least one semester in my college days during which the college wasn't closed atleast for one week, if not more. Every now and then we will have strike in our college. Sometimes it might start with small disputes between students and that will ultimately end up in big fights and as we have a principal and as he is supposed to take some action against such things, he will suspend a few and all will be on strike from the next day onwards and so the princi will have to cancel the suspension. Those who indulge in these fights sometimes get bored of having to fight with the same people over and again and then will extend it to the locals in Venjaramoodu(our college is located at Venjaramoodu). Then it will be eventful few weeks as the locals will be waiting for vengeance and they will stop each and every vehicle going to college searching for those guys and sometimes some of the poor guys will get beaten as those who are waiting will not be able to find out those whom they are looking for and will have to express their rage on someone. They will also beat up the guys who are standing in the footboard of the college buses. Scenting the danger our college authorities will suspend the classes till further notice.
We really enjoyed our college days and our classroom had a good atmosphere as most of our teachers didn't bother to make us listen to the class or write lecture notes(maybe beacuse they knew it was of no use). So we did our job of playing wordgames, playing paper cricket, discussing about cricket matches and films that are going to be released or the ones that is already released and the teachers will go on with their job of teaching to those guys sitting in the first bench as if the class is confined to the first bench. We were lucky to have a few first benchers who were also not bothered by the noise that we make and would concentrate on the teaching. They were very good at heart to lend us their notebooks to take photocopies and also to tell us the portions till which we have to learn for the series exams. Also few of the teachers were really helping and even taught us some of the portions once the classes were over and our study leave started.
During the university exams the biggest villain was cricket matches. I dont know how they schedule the exams, but the only thing i know is that during every university exams there will be a cricket series going on that involves India and matches will be there sometimes on exam days and sometimes on the days prior to exams. I am one person who loves cricket and watches almost all the matches that i possibly can and so it was the biggest prolem as far as i was considered. Sometimes we hear rumours that university has postponed the exams and hearing that I will just close my books and start watching cricket and after sometimes someone will call and tell that the exams hasn't been postponed and so I will take my book and start studying(keeping an eye on the scorecard).
There were a lot of funny experiences during the college life and i will like to share that with you, but not for now. It seems as if all has gone in the wink of an eye, and everything is just memories now....
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