5 people I met @ Hyderabad!

A few days ago I received a parcel from Avinash:Hyderabad. The parcel's contents:
A cheque book, A photo featuring both of us and A gift from Avinash -- its a book,,, the title read -- "The five people you meet in Heaven"

The gist of the book "All endings are also beginnings, we just don't know it all the time....." Its about the story of a maintenance worker Eddie, who dies at the beginning of the story and reportedly meets 5 people in HEAVEN. Needless to say, it 's a pure work of fiction and a thought provoking imagination. At the end of which the author does nothing but make the readers "Sit in silence"

Seconds before I read this book to completion and as you already know, I was sitting in silence--nothing but silence. Thought of calling Avinash just to drop a few words on the book and the read! To acknowledge the thought he had, when picking this book for me. But the time is odd "8:48AM", he could be anywhere, multiple chances that he could be probably busy. Bingo! Its Saturday, holiday, the chances are fare he is still at sleep. "Grrr-Grrr"

Having read about 5 people Eddie met in HEAVEN, like anyother human would do,, I started imagining the 5 people for me.

Nonetheless, I wasn't much bothered about heaven, rather at Hyderabad.

Curious to know the chosen 5,,,,OK,, Here goes the list:

1. A for Appetite :@ A for Avil

I was one amongst few hundreds who would sum up to the population & pollution of Hyderabad in search of livelihood, everyday. I knew no one, which leaves me a perfect stranger in a distant land. But the stage was well set. I met Avil and rest is ... Ha,, I won't say History,,

Against all odds of being HISTORY it was just FUNNY.

Avil, if this is you, reading this,, "Jab we met!"

2. B for Boyish :P K for "Kishore"

A tall man...Haaaaaa.. He is my project lead, an advisor, a companion, a man and finally a friend. He is high on ethics and low on... dunno. I couldn't think of any. To summarize what he taught me... 2 things.. "work while you work and play while you play", the usual PL's stuff. The other one is.. "If running away from tax could get you one more house, then what's the difference?"

Simple Kishore: 'That one house'.

Ombudsman kindly note: he already has a big house!! HA HA

Kishore, if this is you reading this... "You are the Ringmaster of Jsmtpd". What "Ringmaster" means in this context is left as an exercise to the readers.

3. C for CodeGuru,, T for Thiyaga:

He is my mentor, sitting besides me with an aura of a saint. We call him code guru. 'cz obviously he is one of the master coders and I would always expect a go from him in what ever code change I do. If he says OK! then thats it, thats the end, irrespective of whether he is right,, Its thiyaga's call! Its Thiyaga passed! Thiyaga OK! Thiyaga tested! Thiyaga reviewed! See,, so many certificates all under one banner -- Our master coder--Thiyaga! "Hi thiyaga, didn't expect this ha"

Awesome programmer and a humble human being. He always thinks he lacks an edge with girls. The truth is he hasn't tried his hands on it. A handsome guy-- "Muscularrrrrrrrrr, Popularrrrrrrr, Spectacularrrrrr,, he 's a bachelorrrrrrrr"

Now girls are aware!! Thiyaga better BEWARE!!

4. D for Duty || S for Sivaprakash:

He was my colleague first, then a business partner, a think tank and finally my room-mate. A techie by birth, a hard worker by interest, driven purely by hope and has high profile dreams. One day I'm sure he will be one of silicon valleys most admired entrepreneurs. He has planned to acquire GOOGLE by 2020 -- All the best Shiva!! His personal life is enviable...

Especially his lifestyle w.r.t DUTY. Its really HeavyDuty. If only you could understand what I mean....

Hi Shiva,, Missing those Saturday nights.. Kok-ra-ko

5. E for END!! -- S for Silent Killer:

One all listings, the last one is special! So special, the moment I thought of the 5 people, I reserved Silent Killer for last! Why?

After all,, "She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named",, of all places on earth,, played havoc with my heart!

Hey Killer,, All endings are also beginnings, we just don’t know it all the time….

Epilogue: Lessons from the "5 people I met @ Hyderabad"

Live like Kishore!

Work like Thiyaga!

Have a guy like Avinash!

've an Amazing Attitude. Remember, he is with AMAZON. He is Shiva!

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Juno is now just an "Empty Place"

This post speaks about....

Juno..
What it meant for me...
Strings attached..
Places I spent time around..

an' finally,,

What happened to all of them??

Juno Online was the company I got placed in campus interview on 19th July 2006. Since that day I was abound with ideas and thoughts about life at Juno and at Hyderabad. One of my placement wishes was I must not be put up at Chennai, and when the surprise came along,, I was literally on the top of the world and instantly I know its just my cup of tea.

Approximately after an year in July 16th '07, when I entered the company, the tea tasted well. A bunch of freshers, all new faces from different parts of India,, especially from Andhra(weird ha,, yes!, may be the HR folks at Juno might have an array of logical explanation, but,,, none of us knew what) The assortment was different and the reason for which each one of us were picked was not immediately apparent,, they have a good old strategy,, but what 's the difference,,,, the place allocated for me..... It was something I didn't have the faintest idea, that I would love and will write "volumes about"...

One year and half a month since, it was on September 02 '08,,,, a strange day indeed. Reason--"my last working day". A journey well started,, has come to an end. This uncertainity too has a reason, but this 's just another string against the whole lot out there!

6th floor, Babukhans' millennium center, Somajiguda is where the company is housed. My favourite hang-out were the terrace of the building, which boasts a marvellous view of Hussain Sagar lake, Buddha statue, Jalavihar, Birla mandhir temple and Necklace road railway station. Not to mention eat street and the Necklace Road itself. This view is one of the best of images imprinted in my brain since birth. Wait!! The list is not over,,, climate too wants a role!! Its view at night time is awesome and if it rains OMG,, nothing less that mind-blowing. I had spent so many evenings at the terrace of the building,,,,,,, "alone". One place I would love to visit given a chance is definitely "Juno Terrace",,,, annnnnnn' guess who I'll take for company????

hmmmmm thats.......... nobody. Its all for the magnificent desolation the view 's gonna give. Sorry folks,, no spoilers around!!

Just think of the amount of time I would 've spent and the vast collection of thoughts that would have occurred.... I still remember,,,, when ever I climbed the roof, one thing the terrace gave me was company,, nothing but company....

I loved solitude,, an' I know the roof knew it.....

Freaked out, stressed, happy, sad, emotional, the combination of the above.. whatever, the vastness of the terrace was always there, just waiting for me, but now....... its just an empty place...

I once commented, "If Juno Terrace is my workstation, then Hussain Sagar is the wall paper". Now I could feel it,, Its a comment well said and not to be forgotten...

Too many to tell,,,, my chair besides Thiyaga, the cafetaria, the conferance hall, the discussion room, the tt table, lotus pond, frankie shop, shopping mall and traffic jam....oh,,
Now when I look back, they are now just an empty place.....

having left the place,,
i can only think of those days,,
there 's no solace
either ways,, its missing my face,,,
Juno is now just an empty palce...

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