Batch 21

Today as I relaxed at home my heart was filled with both a bit of sadness and a bit of happiness. The reason being quite simple; one of my batch mates is all set to quit the co in a month’s time. The reason for happiness is that he has gotten into a prestigious institute for management studies, so the future is nothing but shimmering for him. The reason for sadness is that my batch (training batch) strength that used to be 21 at one point will now be reduced to a mere 13.

Slowly but surely we were parting and it wasn’t like school or college where all of your friends part on the farewell day. It was more painful to see friends part one by one. Little did I know when I started my career with these people that I’d feel so sad when one of us would have to leave the co. Trust me people the farewell in schools and colleges are a lot easier to get over. The reason maybe that you tend to spend a lot more time with people at work than you do in school or college.

I never really thought about my batch mates parting ways until our batch strength was reduced to about 16 or 17. I must admit I’ve spent some of the most memorable and best moments of my life so far with these people. I never really thought we were going to have such a lot of fun when we started. Right from the silly games we used to play during training to the more complicated ones during the nice bench period of about 3 months each and every day was a special gift, one that I shall cherish forever.

I always thought when I joined the co that I’d have a professional relationship with most of them but then as it turns out I made really good friends with them. So what do you know, Forests’ mama was right after all, life certainly is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get.

That’s all for now folks, will be back soon with some more thoughts.

Regards

Shijoshisha

Mahape Tea Party

Tea is one the most widely consumed beverages in India. It's available in many forms and flavours.It is one of those drinks that cuts across all social and economic barriers. Everyone here enjoys a cuppa chai every now and then. The reason why I speak of tea today is because Tea is a beverage one associates with conversations.

Now that I sit at home having a lot of free time up my sleeve I really miss the conversations I had with some of my colleagues. The conversations would cover politics, movies, sports, sometimes coding and of course women. You always have something to talk about and if one fine day you can’t find something there is always someone or something you want to curse. Tea conversations are a perfect opportunity to let those emotions out.

Actually letting your emotions out in such can actually lead to something good. One does connect with people who dislike similar things though you may disagree with the guy on a 100 different issues but you immediately connect with him when you come to know that you have a common enemy. It’s like hating the old lunch lady brings a group of 2^nd graders together. Similarly I too got together with some of my colleagues and made quite a few friends while enjoying a cuppa chai.

That’s all for now, Will be back with some more thoughts soon.

Regards

Shijoshisha

Final Sada Dosa @Mastek

This is my first blog but the subject is a bit gloomy.
Today I've officially ended one of my longest and beloved alliances with someone only this time that someone was an organization.
It'd be fair to say that we split on even terms as i'm happy with the severance and the oraganization is happy that I've left without any resistance.
But the fact remains that it has left a hole in me, something that can only be filled by time.

As it's famously said that endings give birth to new beginnings, this ending is no exception. I wouldn't call it an end to my professional life it's more of a break that i must take to do something that i should have done after college.

But life always gives you second chances and it has given me a great second chance which I'm not going to let go at any cost.

Thats all for now, will be back shortly with some more thoughts.


Regards
Shijoshisha