The Christmas Weekend was great for me. Myself and Manibalan planned a trip to Bangalore. Unfortunately Mani could not come with me.
I reached B'lore on 24th morning. Sap(Arun Ponniah), came to pick me up. From there we went to Ekanth anna's house and then went to Sap's room.
After a small chat with Sap and Keyan we got ourselves ready for a trip to Nandhi Hills (70 Kms from B'lore). Myself and Sap first went to Keyan's house. Then we started our journey to Nandhi Hills and on the way we picked up Srikanth(IT).
It was superb journey in the National Highways. Superuppu :-) We took as much snaps as possible on the way to Nandhi Hills. We reached the spot by around 2:30 PM. It was a good picnic spot with great natural views. Asusual took lot of snaps there also. On the way back I rode the bike and it was superb experience.
On Saturday evening we went to FORUM shopping maal. There we met many of our immediate seniors Basha, Ashok, Arun and many more (could not remember their names). Had our dinner there at Forum (My TREAT ;-)...)
When we came back to Sap's room we were totally exhausted and had a good sleep for 10 hours. The next day we went to Madhumathy's house and met Nasreen there. We had a home made food at Madhu's house. After spending sometime at Madhu's house we returned to Sap's room.
Then in the evening we went to Brigade road and MG Road. To our surprise we met lot of our batch mates over there. For a moment I felt like I was in our college with many of our batch mates around me. We met Manikandan(IT), Vijay Anand(ECE), Vijayan and White at Brigade Road. Bala (Balamurugan) joined as later. Then we had a Sap's treat at BARISTA and then went back home.
Bangalore has a wonderful climate... It was very nice. The one thing I hate about B'lore is the traffic, horrible. No one is obeying the traffic rules. People even
dont worry about signals shown by traffic police.
Sunday night I took a bus to Chennai... On Monday here I am again at Chennai. Another week starts.....!
That was a great weekend for me.... Hope to get many more like this.
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Sunday, September 04, 2005
iMela 2005
On Monday I went to my first Team Lunch at "The Park" Restaurent. It was really a nice afternoon. Our team has 21 members and we all went there.
On Wednesday my Big Boss from US brought us a huge cake from "Taj". It was a chocolate cake and was really great. I have never had a cake like that.
On Friday, it was birthday for one of my Team Mate and we had a Birthday Celebration.
On Saturday, we all went to MGM Beach Resort for "iMela 2005", an annual event organised by iNautix for the associates. It was real fun and joy over there.
Though, i had all these good moments this week, i feel some pressure of my job. Somehow has to overcome it...
God is Great
On Wednesday my Big Boss from US brought us a huge cake from "Taj". It was a chocolate cake and was really great. I have never had a cake like that.
On Friday, it was birthday for one of my Team Mate and we had a Birthday Celebration.
On Saturday, we all went to MGM Beach Resort for "iMela 2005", an annual event organised by iNautix for the associates. It was real fun and joy over there.
Though, i had all these good moments this week, i feel some pressure of my job. Somehow has to overcome it...
God is Great
Saturday, July 16, 2005
My Birthday
This year my birthday was something different. My Parents and my Sister came to my room by 6.30 am. They have brought me two pairs of shirt and trouser. All guys in my room had "Puliyotharai", prepared by my mom. After long time i had food prepared from my house. I started to my office by 9.30 am and was there till 3 pm. All my training mates wished me and right from midnight i have been receiving calls for the whole day.
For this birthday i received many gifts which was really surprising.I gave my colleagues treat at Tidel Park. I received Birthday cards from some of friends in the company. I didn't really expect this from them (We feel good when we get something unexpected....).
I went back to my room early from office. From my room, me with my family went to "Mylapore Kabalishwarar" Temple and did some shopping.
After a couple of days, i was even suprised to get a gift (a T-shirt) from Stalin and Madavan. They showed me the T-shirt and i was not aware that they bought it for me. I asked them for whom is this for? They told "Nayee, indhu unaku than da and gave me". I could not express how i felt.... It is not that you have to give gifts and show your love or concern. But still, a gift small or big makes you feel (no words to express)....
I had a totally different Birthday this year!!!
For this birthday i received many gifts which was really surprising.I gave my colleagues treat at Tidel Park. I received Birthday cards from some of friends in the company. I didn't really expect this from them (We feel good when we get something unexpected....).
I went back to my room early from office. From my room, me with my family went to "Mylapore Kabalishwarar" Temple and did some shopping.
After a couple of days, i was even suprised to get a gift (a T-shirt) from Stalin and Madavan. They showed me the T-shirt and i was not aware that they bought it for me. I asked them for whom is this for? They told "Nayee, indhu unaku than da and gave me". I could not express how i felt.... It is not that you have to give gifts and show your love or concern. But still, a gift small or big makes you feel (no words to express)....
I had a totally different Birthday this year!!!
Friday, July 01, 2005
Fine Lunch at Stalin's House
Last Sunday (26th June) we all had a nice non-veg treat at Stalin's house. Myself, Mathavan(IT), Sengutuvan(ECE), Sathappan(ECE), Ganesh(EEE) all went to Stalin's house for lunch. Had a good lunch with home taste after a long time....
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Gomathi's Marriage Reception
On June 5th (Sunday) evening myself and Fredric went to Gomathi's Marriage Reception. Only four from our college. Two of them are Gomathi's room mates at Madurai. It was a half-an hour drive from our house at Thiruvanmiyur. We felt very tired, it is like going to Thirumangalam from Madurai. The Reception was fine. We had a snap with the couple and had a good dinner.
Friday, May 27, 2005
Long walk along the sea shore
Last Sunday, 23rd May was great as i met some of my friends. On Saturday, Maddy (Karthikeyan) and Jagu (Jagadeesh) came to Chennai to attend the Verizon AT. After writing their AT both came to our room at Thiruvanmiyur. We had some chats about our past college life and shared information about our friends. Maddy left our room by 8pm. Jagu stayed with us. On Sunday, Madavan went to meet his friend Murugaiyya and Sathappan went to his relatives house. Myself, Jagadesh(ECE), Fredric, Jagu and Alagar went to Besant Nagar Beach in the evening. We spent some time at the beach and started to walk along the sea shore till Thiruvanmiyur(3 to 4 km from Besant Nagar). It was a full moon day and the sea looked superb in the moon light. It was a superb "Scenary". We walked all the way till our room making fun at the pairs sitting in the beach and our fellow friends. Finally, i had one more good sunday at Chennai. Back home, my thought was about going to office the next day!!! This has become a routine.....
Monday, May 16, 2005
First Sunday after joining my Company
This Sunday time went very quickly. On sunday (15-5-05) i woke up by 7 am and i started off from my house to Venkatesh's sister house by 8.30 am. I just got the
bus stop name and the bus number to board from Venkatesh and went alone. The bus didn't stop at the stop i asked for so i got down one stop earlier. From there i walked upto 1 kilometer but could not find the area said by venkatesh. So, i walked back again to the place were i got down and called him. He came and took
me to his sister's house.
After one week i got a good coffee there. I was talking with his mom and dad for sometime. Then we two went to Spencers in his brother-in-law's bike. I am going to Spencers for the first time. So, lots of expectations about Spencer. At spencers we went to Pizzahut and had two pepsi and a pizza bill 262 rupees. Then we went to T. Nagar to buy a shirt and T-shirt for me. I bought them and he bought two T-shirts for him.
Then from there we went to his sister's house again and he packed off his things. Again we started to his Aunts house in Vellacherri a place far away from his
sister's house. On the way we had our lunch at Madurai Appa Mess, a good NV lunch.
Then we both went to his Aunts house. From there he left to T'nelveli by 5 pm and i started with him. I was all alone in an unknown area. I asked a person to show me the way to Thiruvanmiyur. He told me to go to a stop called "Vijaya nagar" and from there he told i would be getting bus to Thiruvanmiyur. I walked some 1 km again to reach Vijayanagar and there got a bus to my stop. Reached my house by 6.30 pm.
At about 8pm we guys went to a beach nearby and had some cool air in the hot Chennai.
This sunday went swiftly as i was fully packed up with these activities.
bus stop name and the bus number to board from Venkatesh and went alone. The bus didn't stop at the stop i asked for so i got down one stop earlier. From there i walked upto 1 kilometer but could not find the area said by venkatesh. So, i walked back again to the place were i got down and called him. He came and took
me to his sister's house.
After one week i got a good coffee there. I was talking with his mom and dad for sometime. Then we two went to Spencers in his brother-in-law's bike. I am going to Spencers for the first time. So, lots of expectations about Spencer. At spencers we went to Pizzahut and had two pepsi and a pizza bill 262 rupees. Then we went to T. Nagar to buy a shirt and T-shirt for me. I bought them and he bought two T-shirts for him.
Then from there we went to his sister's house again and he packed off his things. Again we started to his Aunts house in Vellacherri a place far away from his
sister's house. On the way we had our lunch at Madurai Appa Mess, a good NV lunch.
Then we both went to his Aunts house. From there he left to T'nelveli by 5 pm and i started with him. I was all alone in an unknown area. I asked a person to show me the way to Thiruvanmiyur. He told me to go to a stop called "Vijaya nagar" and from there he told i would be getting bus to Thiruvanmiyur. I walked some 1 km again to reach Vijayanagar and there got a bus to my stop. Reached my house by 6.30 pm.
At about 8pm we guys went to a beach nearby and had some cool air in the hot Chennai.
This sunday went swiftly as i was fully packed up with these activities.
Final Semester Results
My final semester results were out on May 9th. This is the first time I was not there in college to see my result in all these four years. When I was moving to Egmore from Tidel, Ranjani called me and told me my GPA and also told a sad news that 35 got failed in OSD. It is really a bad news as many of the students who failed have got placed. I think they would consider these facts in re-evaluation and would do good for everyone. Kumaran gave me the entire result with my marks by 10 pm on May 9th when i was at a Hotel having my Doosa!
I got a total of 648 with a GPA 8.67
I got a total of 648 with a GPA 8.67
First Day of my First Job
As everyone will be very eager, ancious and excited about the First Day oftheir First Job, so was me on May 9th (The day i joined iNautix). Once i have heard my seniors telling me about the fantacies of Tidel Park and the security over there. And now i am going to work there. It was a nice feeling. A person without an Identity card will find it difficult to enter Tidel.
Myself and Fredrick started from our house by 7.15 am. We had our breakfast in a small hotel. Then we took an auto(being the first day) to reach Tidel. At the gate Madavan(IT) from our college was waiting. We three started our journey to iNautix. Even the security guards speak english at Tidel. We showed them our Call letter and they told the procedure to enterTidel. The first thing we have to do is to get a Visitor Pass, normally a long queue will be there to get the visitors pass at peak hours. Even theSecurity guards room is air conditioned. We got our pass and then enteredTidel. Tidel, a huge building..... My eyebrows raised.
Then we went to get a lift to 10th floor. The lifts over here are very fast, within seconds it reaches 10th floor. We went there very early. By 8.30 am we were in the reception of iNautix. One of the HR received as and asked as to wait in the "Cafet Area", a place to have coffee in iNautix. Slowly people gathered and by 9.15 they started the formalities. First they asked as to group ourselves in alpahbetical order. It took 15 minutes to gather in alphabetical order. Then, they asked as to enter our details and gave us our Employee ID. Then we had a coffee break and all rushed to have our coffee (Free !!!). I thought of Mahesh, if he is here he would finish all the available coffees and teas.
Then our joining formalities continued till 11.45 am. We were asked to fillup the PF form, Details about us, Health Insurance form, Insurance form. All new experience. Then one of the HR gave the general facts and the history of our company. It continued for an hour. He said that we were put into Open Systems training (C, C++, Java, J2EE, .NET) and also gave the information that our Training faculty will be very strict. At about 1.30 we departed for our lunch. Again by 2.30 pm we were back to business.
Now we have to fill up a form to open a bank account. Representatives from CitiBank came and gave instructions and we followed up. We were given a package containing Debit Card, Check leaves and a Help guide. Yeah, now I own a Debitcard for myself!!!. After these formalities were over one of the associates of our company came and gave instructions to be followed when we have a fire accident. Everyone were stunned, first day giving instructions about Fire Exit. The associate told that it is just for formaility and nothing bad has happenned till date.
My first day at iNautix got over by 4pm and we all left Tidel by 5 pm. From there i went to Egmore to see my parents. I showed them the things given by the company. At about 7pm we started to Marina Beach and spent some time there. Marina beach, full of pairs :-). From there we went to Titan showroom and i bought a Watch for myself. After having our dinner, i stayed with my parents that night.
Myself and Fredrick started from our house by 7.15 am. We had our breakfast in a small hotel. Then we took an auto(being the first day) to reach Tidel. At the gate Madavan(IT) from our college was waiting. We three started our journey to iNautix. Even the security guards speak english at Tidel. We showed them our Call letter and they told the procedure to enterTidel. The first thing we have to do is to get a Visitor Pass, normally a long queue will be there to get the visitors pass at peak hours. Even theSecurity guards room is air conditioned. We got our pass and then enteredTidel. Tidel, a huge building..... My eyebrows raised.
Then we went to get a lift to 10th floor. The lifts over here are very fast, within seconds it reaches 10th floor. We went there very early. By 8.30 am we were in the reception of iNautix. One of the HR received as and asked as to wait in the "Cafet Area", a place to have coffee in iNautix. Slowly people gathered and by 9.15 they started the formalities. First they asked as to group ourselves in alpahbetical order. It took 15 minutes to gather in alphabetical order. Then, they asked as to enter our details and gave us our Employee ID. Then we had a coffee break and all rushed to have our coffee (Free !!!). I thought of Mahesh, if he is here he would finish all the available coffees and teas.
Then our joining formalities continued till 11.45 am. We were asked to fillup the PF form, Details about us, Health Insurance form, Insurance form. All new experience. Then one of the HR gave the general facts and the history of our company. It continued for an hour. He said that we were put into Open Systems training (C, C++, Java, J2EE, .NET) and also gave the information that our Training faculty will be very strict. At about 1.30 we departed for our lunch. Again by 2.30 pm we were back to business.
Now we have to fill up a form to open a bank account. Representatives from CitiBank came and gave instructions and we followed up. We were given a package containing Debit Card, Check leaves and a Help guide. Yeah, now I own a Debitcard for myself!!!. After these formalities were over one of the associates of our company came and gave instructions to be followed when we have a fire accident. Everyone were stunned, first day giving instructions about Fire Exit. The associate told that it is just for formaility and nothing bad has happenned till date.
My first day at iNautix got over by 4pm and we all left Tidel by 5 pm. From there i went to Egmore to see my parents. I showed them the things given by the company. At about 7pm we started to Marina Beach and spent some time there. Marina beach, full of pairs :-). From there we went to Titan showroom and i bought a Watch for myself. After having our dinner, i stayed with my parents that night.
Saturday, May 14, 2005
Last Week End
I have to join iNautix on May 9th. So, i reserved tickets for my journey to Chennai with my family on May 6th. It was told that our eighth semester results will be published on May 6th. With an idea of seeing my results and then moving i bought the tickets on May 6th evening 6:30 train (Nagerkoil - Chennai Special). As it is always with our college the result was not released on May 6th.
Sap, Mani and Thirunavukarasu (Dhaavud) came to give me send off. I was happy that my friends turned out to be there with me for that 15 minutes at railway station. Our train started on time and we reached Chennai on May 7th morning 4:45 am.
May 7 :
We booked a room at a lodge by 6:15 am near Egmore. Had some rest and then we got ourselves ready and went to Thiruvanmiyur to see the house. Fredrick was there with his father, we spent some time over there and returned to our room after having lucnch.
And in the evening we went to Villivaakam to a relatives house and then went to Thiruverkaadu temple. On the way back we went to another relatives room at Vadapalani. Our plan of going to Vadapalani temple was a failure as the temple is closed(It is very late in the night). We returned back to the room and slept.
May 8 :
We started off very early from the lodge room and kept all my things at the Thiruvanmiyur house. From there i went to Kovalam beach(the one in Chennai), Mahabalipuram and the beach there with my family. On our way back we went to the Crocodile Bank. It was really a nice experience over there. I saw the poison being picked out of a snake live. The guys working there gave some useful tips about snakes and about the first aid measures to be taken after a snake bite. I saw many varities of Crocodiles, Turtles, Tortoise and Snakes. A good experience to be had by everyone regardless of their age.
After that my parents dropped me at the Thiruvanmiyur house and they went to their room. From there life being with parents has come to an end for me. A new life started, with me to take care of myself has started....
Myself and fredrick then went to beach in our area at about 8 pm. Spent some time over there and on our way back we had our dinner. After settings things that are needed for our appointment the next day... we went to heaven (slept).
Nice weekend has come to an end....!!!! Hope to get more like this....
Sap, Mani and Thirunavukarasu (Dhaavud) came to give me send off. I was happy that my friends turned out to be there with me for that 15 minutes at railway station. Our train started on time and we reached Chennai on May 7th morning 4:45 am.
May 7 :
We booked a room at a lodge by 6:15 am near Egmore. Had some rest and then we got ourselves ready and went to Thiruvanmiyur to see the house. Fredrick was there with his father, we spent some time over there and returned to our room after having lucnch.
And in the evening we went to Villivaakam to a relatives house and then went to Thiruverkaadu temple. On the way back we went to another relatives room at Vadapalani. Our plan of going to Vadapalani temple was a failure as the temple is closed(It is very late in the night). We returned back to the room and slept.
May 8 :
We started off very early from the lodge room and kept all my things at the Thiruvanmiyur house. From there i went to Kovalam beach(the one in Chennai), Mahabalipuram and the beach there with my family. On our way back we went to the Crocodile Bank. It was really a nice experience over there. I saw the poison being picked out of a snake live. The guys working there gave some useful tips about snakes and about the first aid measures to be taken after a snake bite. I saw many varities of Crocodiles, Turtles, Tortoise and Snakes. A good experience to be had by everyone regardless of their age.
After that my parents dropped me at the Thiruvanmiyur house and they went to their room. From there life being with parents has come to an end for me. A new life started, with me to take care of myself has started....
Myself and fredrick then went to beach in our area at about 8 pm. Spent some time over there and on our way back we had our dinner. After settings things that are needed for our appointment the next day... we went to heaven (slept).
Nice weekend has come to an end....!!!! Hope to get more like this....
Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Local Temples
Monday, i did some useful work arranging my shelves. Again on Tuesday i went to some of the local temples in our city with my family.
Yesterday morning i was just watching the "Idiot Box" seeing some new songs. Then John called me to Periyar as he was leaving to Dharmapuri. We had our lunch at Jeyaram Bakery and he started to his native. I was surfing the net for 2 hours and reached my house by 4 pm.
Again my temple visits started by 5 pm. To begin with me and my dad went to "Pandi Kovil" near Maathuthavani. We returned home by 6pm. Again by 6:30 pm myself, dad, mom and my sister went to a nearby "Kaamakshi Temple". Again by 8 pm we all went to "Meenakshi Amman Temple" and saw the "Palliarrai Pooja". We returned home by 10 pm.
Another good day with my family....!!!
Yesterday morning i was just watching the "Idiot Box" seeing some new songs. Then John called me to Periyar as he was leaving to Dharmapuri. We had our lunch at Jeyaram Bakery and he started to his native. I was surfing the net for 2 hours and reached my house by 4 pm.
Again my temple visits started by 5 pm. To begin with me and my dad went to "Pandi Kovil" near Maathuthavani. We returned home by 6pm. Again by 6:30 pm myself, dad, mom and my sister went to a nearby "Kaamakshi Temple". Again by 8 pm we all went to "Meenakshi Amman Temple" and saw the "Palliarrai Pooja". We returned home by 10 pm.
Another good day with my family....!!!
Temple Visits
On Sunday i had a good time with my family going to temples.
May 1 (Sunday) :
It was a planned trip. Our family with two of my father's colleague families started off from madurai by 6 A.M. in a mini bus. First we went to "Pillaiyarpatti". On the way we had our breakfast. At "Pillaiyarpatti" we had a good "Dharsan". The thing i liked about the temple is that there is no special tickets or admissions. Everyone has to form a single queue and worship "Ganesh". Good work by the Temple Management.
Then we went to "Thavasi Malai" near Pudukkotai. The temple is famous for "Bairavar". The temple was very simple and they were performing a "Yagam". We took part in it. It was very nice because the devotees can go near the Statue and even touch the Lord. After the "Yagam", the temple management has arranged for "Annadanam". We had our lunch there. Their hospitality was wonderful.
By 2:30 PM we started moving to "Samayapuram". Since it was on Sunday we expected a huge crowd. To our surprise there was a reasonable crowd and not a huge one. Thank God... At "Samayapuram" we all enjoyed the activities of a small elephant. It was very small and doing nauthy things. Thought of taking a snap of the elephant, but the people around there didnot allow me to take the snap. After coming out of the temple i rang to Mahesh and talked with him. He told me he would see me on the way to Madurai from Trichy near his house.
Then we went to "SriRangam" temple. We reached there by 5:30 pm. They told that the temple will be closed from 6pm to 7pm for special pooja. We rushed inside the temple and managed to get the "Dharshan" by 6pm sharp.
The worst fact is that at SriRangam temple there is no "Free Dharshan". If you want to see the God you have to pay atleast 2 rupees. A temple without "Free Dharshan", really bad.
Then we took off from Trichy to Madurai. I could not meet Mahesh, as he had some guests in his house and has to attend to them. Near Trichy bus stand we went to a hotel and had our dinner. It was fun at the hotel. Everyone ordering an item and getting someother thing to eat.
The trip was all over and we reached our house by 12 pm.
Had a wonderful day!!!!!
May 1 (Sunday) :
It was a planned trip. Our family with two of my father's colleague families started off from madurai by 6 A.M. in a mini bus. First we went to "Pillaiyarpatti". On the way we had our breakfast. At "Pillaiyarpatti" we had a good "Dharsan". The thing i liked about the temple is that there is no special tickets or admissions. Everyone has to form a single queue and worship "Ganesh". Good work by the Temple Management.
Then we went to "Thavasi Malai" near Pudukkotai. The temple is famous for "Bairavar". The temple was very simple and they were performing a "Yagam". We took part in it. It was very nice because the devotees can go near the Statue and even touch the Lord. After the "Yagam", the temple management has arranged for "Annadanam". We had our lunch there. Their hospitality was wonderful.
By 2:30 PM we started moving to "Samayapuram". Since it was on Sunday we expected a huge crowd. To our surprise there was a reasonable crowd and not a huge one. Thank God... At "Samayapuram" we all enjoyed the activities of a small elephant. It was very small and doing nauthy things. Thought of taking a snap of the elephant, but the people around there didnot allow me to take the snap. After coming out of the temple i rang to Mahesh and talked with him. He told me he would see me on the way to Madurai from Trichy near his house.
Then we went to "SriRangam" temple. We reached there by 5:30 pm. They told that the temple will be closed from 6pm to 7pm for special pooja. We rushed inside the temple and managed to get the "Dharshan" by 6pm sharp.
The worst fact is that at SriRangam temple there is no "Free Dharshan". If you want to see the God you have to pay atleast 2 rupees. A temple without "Free Dharshan", really bad.
Then we took off from Trichy to Madurai. I could not meet Mahesh, as he had some guests in his house and has to attend to them. Near Trichy bus stand we went to a hotel and had our dinner. It was fun at the hotel. Everyone ordering an item and getting someother thing to eat.
The trip was all over and we reached our house by 12 pm.
Had a wonderful day!!!!!
Saturday, April 23, 2005
Date of Joining iNautix
It has been long long time since i have blogged. On 20th of this month we all finished our last theroy exam of our undergraduation. I was not aware of a pleasant shock awaiting for me. That evening Fredrick messaged me we have got our Date of Joining iNautix. I rang to Hari and confirmed the news. I could not believe it. It was a mixture of feeling for me. On one side i was happy that we are going to be the first to enter into the corporate world. On the other side all my plans of having fun for the whole of May was shatterred. Now i have mailed all my seniors and all those i know to suggest me as to where i can stay at Chennai so that i could be nearer to Tidel Park. I am leaving Madurai on May 6th after getting my eight semester results. Yesterday I reserved tickets for our journey. Myself with pa, ma and sister are going to Chennai. We have our Project Viva voce on Monday and after that all our exams are over.
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