Diary 221: Quarterly Review and Christmas Celebration Day

Yesterday I slept at around 2:00 am. Today I woke up at 7:20 am and realized that I would not be able to make it to office, so I decided to leave late for office. Sushma has planned some celebrations for Christmas and so I decided to go. I woke up finally at 10:00 am, and got ready for Office. I left home and reached office at around 12:15 pm. The office was decorated nicely with balloons and shiny ribbons. Anyways, today was quarterly review day and I was worried, mainly because of my office attendance thing. Well, as it turns out, I got 1 out of 5 in office attendance. Overall, I got 315 out of 500, which comes under the A rating. A+ is the highest that one can get. I was fine with the rating but when the bonus amount was disclosed, I was kind of shocked. It was only 8% , where the maximum was 15%. I was quiet and angry for some time, and diverted my attention by filling in the Visa form and all, but later Ankit himself asked me about the feedback as Rohit was also not happy with it. I showed him logically that it is wrong that I got only 8% of the bonus. He tried to convince me by saying that my review was the best and all, but I was not satisfied and not flattered. Anyways, finally Ankit informed Gil and he agreed to give me 10%. I didn't talk to Gil directly but I hope he understood the logical part and the alignment of the rating with the bonus. Even, by simple, unitary method the percentage bonus comes out to be 9.45. So, it was quite less. Later part of the day, I worked quietly and tried to take matter in my hands. The code generator project seemed to be in my hands now and so I decided to handle it now. After office, I came back home and worked on it further. After getting the necessary code from Rohit, I continued working and rectified his code to work alongside mine. I realized that I need to make my presence felt to cross the 400 mark. After from all this, we had lunch outside, we cut cake and drank sprite. I left office at 5:30 pm and reached home at 8:00 pm. I continued working and then went to Gym. Today was cardio day. I came back, had some food and then again started working. Later, I uploaded all the necessary files and wrote this diary. Also, yesterday I decided that I would sing Tu Ashiqui hai and Ashayein in the new year's party of our society. I even recorded a demo of ashayein and it turned out to be good enough. Now, I plan to watch TV episodes and then sleep by 3:00 am.

Diary 220: No Office and Relaxing Day

Yesterday I slept at around 2:30 am. Today I was planning to go to Office, but I realized that my health is not up to the mark, so I decided to skip the office. I sent a message to Ankit that time itself. I woke up finally at 9:00 am, as I had to go to CBD with my mom. I came back and started watching TV episodes. Pretty soon, I got a ping from Ankit who asked me about my comments on the code and asked me to work on it. Anyways, I started working on it, and solved the problem right away. I sent out the updated code and the result to Ankit and Mukund. After that, I relaxed and kept on watching the TV episodes. I had my lunch in between and after lunch, I slept till 6:00 pm. I kept on watching the TV episodes and then later went to gym. Today was cardio day. I returned home and took a bath. Then, I wrote this diary and now I plan to continue with the TV episodes and sleep by 2:00 am.

Diary 219: No Office and Updates Day

Well, I have been away from the Diary writing business for few days now. Mainly, because nothing very significant is happening, and so it becomes redundant to write about the same thing again and again. Today's post will contain updates about the last few days too.

The major highlights of the past 3-4 days are - meeting with divy, tanvi and dallas to watch the movie (MI-4, which was one hell of a movie), I finally accepted the fact that tanvi and rishabh are getting married and also booked tickets for the wedding, which is in Ludhiana, Punjab. Lately, I have been chatting with Shatabdi a lot, we just share random stuff with each other. Lastly, it was my cousin brother's birthday on 18th December.

Yesterday I don't know when I slept as I woke up suddenly at 6:00 am, and realized that the lights are on. Anyways, I finally woke up at around 10:15 am. I went online and realized that no-one is in office yet. The internet was not working yesterday, and so I decided not to go today. I started watching TV episodes and playing solitaire. Most of the day went like this. Later, I went to gym. Today was work out day. I came back, took a bath and then wrote this diary. I plan to watch TV episodes and then sleep by 2:00 am.

Diary 218: Office and Java Day

Yesterday I slept at around 3:00 am. I woke up at 7:00 am, and got ready for office. I left for office at around 7:35 am, and reached office at around 9:20 am. I had some work but I decided to work on the Expert level problem. I was even thinking about the logic while travelling. So, I started with it and finally by mid-day, I was able to build a not-so-good algorithm based code. It passed 6 out of the required 10 test cases. So, my score was just 36 out of 100. Anyways, on another front, I started filling the Visa form with pencil. I tried to work on the schema analyzer thing but I was too lazy to try it again and again. It was too messed up. After random time pass in Office, I left for home at 5:20 pm. I was supposed to board the direct 6:15 train, but decided to track the more optimum way. So, I had to change the train three times and I arrived at CBD at 7:20 pm. I reached home, and realized that Alok had scored very high (99.34) in the Easy level, so I tried to catch up and I ended up just short of him (98.74). But, I was more concerned about the Medium level, because I was not able to figure out the missing test cases. Anyways, I went to gym. Today was work out day. I came back, watched TV and then had a bath. Also, today I got my reebok watch delivered, but I realized that it is not the watch that they said they would send. Also, the battery is dead and the back cover is old. I mailed 100bestbuy immediately and I am waiting for the reply. Later, I wrote this diary and now I plan to restart my laptop which has not been shut down since 2-3 weeks may be. I plan to sleep by 2:30 am.

Diary 217: No office and JAVA day

Yesterday I slept at around 3:00 am. I was chatting with Shatabdi for a long time and also coding in JAVA. Yes, as surprising it may seem, I was taking part in a contest hosted by techgig.com. Well, I had no prior intentions but as soon as I looked into the problem hosted in the Easy level, I jumped onto it. I solved it and submitted the solution. Out of the 10 test cases, it was able to pass 9. I don't know which test case failed. Anyways, all this helped me to get over the fact that Rishabh and Tanvi are getting married. I woke up today at around 7:45 am, and decided that I will not go to Office today. And surprisingly, Dad's office car met with an accident on the way here, and so even Dad had to go by some other means. Accident was medium in severity. Anyways, given that I solved the easy level, I moved on to the medium level. Well, the question was tricky this time, but I still moved on with the coding. At one point, I was stuck with the algorithm, but pretty soon I found my way out of it. In between, I also watched movies to keep my mind fresh and also not to get bogged down by too much thinking about it. Finally, after a day of ups and downs, I was able to crack it. I felt very happy about it. I was in seventh heaven. I realized that my present job challenges have contributed largely to this. Anyways, I went to the gym. Today was cardio day. I came back, had a bath and then wrote this diary. I tried another approach (String Tokenizer) in the easy level question but my marks got reduced so I re-submitted the old one. Anyways, now I plan to complete some movie and sleep by 2:00 am.

Diary 216: News and Office Day

Yesterday I slept at around 2:30 am. Today I woke up at around 8:00 am, and got ready for office. I left for office at around 8:50 am, and reached office at 11:00 am. I started working, and had a chat with Gil regarding the schema analyzer. I was ready to work again, when the whole sky fell on me. Tanvi pinged me , I guess for the first time on gmail and told me that She and Rishabh are getting married. I was kind of caught off guard and was not ready for such a blockbuster news. But, I handled it somehow and tried to move on. The whole time in office, I got sudden bursts of fear when I recall the moment she announced the news. I don't know why the news scared me. I guess it suddenly made me realize that the world will move on and will not wait for me. I will go on losing friends and life will leave me alone. I couldn't work properly in office but managed to push myself in the latter half. I left for home at around 5:10 pm, and reached Dad's office at 6:00 pm. Then, I reached home at around 7:20 pm. I didn't know how to tell my parents about the news and so I decided to defer it. Also, the date of wedding is 11th march and it is in ludhiana. I don't know whether I would be able to go. Anyways, I had some Tea and then pinged Shatabdi. I vented out my feelings to her and the discussion went on to reveal that she had oral sex. I didn't disclose my experiences but I told her that I would soon. Anyways, after that I left for gym after pre work out dinner. Today was work out day. I came back, took bath and wrote this diary. Next, I plan to watch some movie and then sleep by 2:00 am.

Diary 215: No office and Relaxing Day

Yesterday I slept at around 3:00 am. Today I woke up at 10:00 am. I had plans to go to bank and to take photo, so I had my breakfast and got ready to go to the bank. Before that, I applied oil to my hair as my hair was looking ridiculous. But, then I realized that it was too much. Anyways, I left and got the bank statement. Then, I moved to the photo studio and got my photo clicked for the UK visa thing. I came back after a minor shopping from Food Bazaar. Meanwhile, in between, Ankit called me once and informed me that there is a call with Gil. I called up the US number for the conference but Gil said that it is not that important call and so I can bail out of it. Later, I came back home and started watching TV episodes. I had my lunch and then watched movies. I felt sleepy after some time and took a nap from 5:15 to 7:15 pm. I woke up, had some Tea and continued with the movies. Then, I left for gym early today and got the photos on the way. I came back at around 10:00 pm and took a bath. I had my post work out dinner and then started writing this diary. Next, I plan to watch some movie and then sleep by 2:00 am.

Diary 214: Relaxing and Cricket Day

Yesterday I slept at around 3:45 am. Today I woke up at around 10:40 am. I brushed my teeth, had my breakfast and went online. I decided not to go to the salon and instead keep the hair left. Anyways, I started watching movies straightaway. I started watching a new TV series named "2 broke girls". I was starting to like it. Anyways, I had my lunch at around 2:00 pm, and then started watching the 5th ODI between India and WI. Well, three changes took place in the team as India had already sealed the series. Irfan pathan, manoj tiwary and ajinkya rahane got the caps for ashwin, vinay kumar and sehwag. Well, India won the toss and decided to bat first. The start was horrific with India losing 2 wickets in the first over itself. Rahane and Parthiv were back to pavilion with golden ducks. Then, Manoj and Gambhir took hold of the innings and guided India to a safe position. Although Gambhir got out, the momentum was kept alive by Kohli and Manoj. Finally, Manoj managed to score his maiden ODI century but had to leave the field due to injury. Towards the end, India seemed to lose its way because of some complacency and slow pitch. Anyways, India ended up with a descent score of 267/6 in their 50 overs. WI also started off terribly but later on they picked up pace with Pollard and Russell hitting rows of sixes out of the ground. Irfan Pathan was impressive on his come back with a wicket in the first ball he bowled. But, he was expensive in the later half and so India had to turn to its slower counterparts to get to the finish line. Pollard scored his maiden ODI century but finally got out with 34 runs to go. India won the series 4-1. Then, I left for gym which was practically empty today and returned by 10:30 pm. I took a bath and then wrote this diary. Now, I plan to watch some episodes and then sleep by 2:30 am. I will not go to Office tomorrow as I need to get the bank statement. 

Diary 213: Relaxing Day

Yesterday I slept at around 2:30 am. Today I woke up at 11:10 am. I felt good after sleeping so much after a long time. I brushed my teeth, and had my breakfast. Mom and Dad were out for some bank business. Later, I started working on the Code generator project and completed the first part of it. I mailed it and then had my lunch. Before that, I applied some oil on my hair, so that I can curb the bad hair look and maintain a cleaner look. The mid-day was spent on movies. Later, I learnt that the total lunar eclipse is going to occur today. At around 8:30 pm, I realized that it is the peak of the eclipse, and so started looking for the moon. I browsed the net for the immediate position of the moon, and was finally able to spot the moon in the clear night sky. It was just amazing. I saw the shadow the earth slowing receding from the moon's surface. I tried to capture it in the camera, but it was too far away. Anyways, I was spellbound by the experience. Later, I went to gym for the cardio and came back at around 10:15 pm. I watched the TV for a while, and then took a bath. I wrote the diary then, and now I plan to watch some movie and sleep by 2:30 am.

Diary 212: Office Day and Meeting Friends Day

Yesterday I slept at around 3:00 am. Today I woke up at 8:00 am, and got ready for office. I was looking ridiculous with the hair cut but I managed to get over it. I reached the office at around 11:10 am, and started working straight away. I worked on the Schema Analyzer for the most of the time. Later, I got involved in the Code generator thing for a while. Also, Sushma informed me that she needs the UK Visa documents as soon as possible. I tried to get the Form 16 from deloitte, but it seems that it would take some time. After the office, I went on to Powai to meet divyansh and dallas. Shubham and Anisha were also there. All of them were shocked to see me as I had lost so much weight. Also, my hair style was adding to the factor that I was looking really thin. We had nice chit chat and moved to a restaurant named "Out of the Blue" for our dinner. Dallas was giving a treat to us, and the bill came out to be 3200. So, we contributed a little and Dallas paid the rest of it. Later, we dispersed. Divyansh and I tried to catch hold of some auto, but finally relied on the bus to take us to the nearby station-Vikhroli. One thing I forgot to mention was that, I saw and met many people from my past. I met kritin joshi. He was so happy to see me. It felt genuine. Also, I saw Amit daga and Chaitanya Raulkar. I also saw Deepti Dyondi, who was a MTech student and used to dance very well. On the way back home, it felt as if I saw another guy who was with me at IIT. I didn't pay much attention to it and moved on. I reached home at around 12:00 am, and browsed the net for a while. I had a chat with Shatabdi then, but later felt sleepy and slept at  2:30 am.

Diary 211: No office and Sehwag Day

Yesterday I slept at around 5:00 am. After I had a long chat with Shatabdi, I watched a movie. Today I woke up at around 9:40 am. I brushed my teeth, and went online. Then, we had a call with Gil. He explained us the new EMI work that had come in. Later, I started working on the schema analyzer thing. This went on till 2:00 pm. Then, I started searching for some movies and all. At 2:30 pm, I started watching the 4th ODI between India and WI. Well, nobody would have expected what would happen today after India didn't win the last match. India started off with a blast. Sehwag and Gambhir opened this time. The opening partnership was 176, before Sehwag confused Gambhir into a run out. The number 3 batsman was Raina, and he also scored a 50. Sehwag went on and on, and finally surpassed 200, to beat Sachin's ODI record of 200*. He ended with 219 off just 149 balls. Later, I had some Tea and continued watching the match. India ended up scoring a huge total of 418/5, which is the highest by India. WI started off the chase pretty well, but eventually lost too many wickets and ended up being 265 all out. I went to the gym meanwhile. Today was cardio day. I came back, watched TV, took a bath, and then wrote this diary. Next, I plan to watch some movie and sleep by 2:00 am. I will go to office tomorrow, and also plan to meet divyansh, dallas, shaurin and mangal.

Diary 210: Sister birthday, Office and frustration Day

Yesterday I slept at around 2:45 am. I woke up at around 8:00 am, and got ready for office. But before that, I woke up once at 4:30 am, only to find my sister awake and studying. I wished her then, and later realized that it was so early. Anyways, I reached office at around 11:15 am. I started working on the schema analyzer thing and completed it by mid-day. I was happy with it then. Later, I started watching the latest TV episodes. The frustration started then, when I realized that Sarvesh has also applied for ISB and that he is applying to more colleges also. He was asking rohit about the essays that he has written. Next, I got even more frustrated when Gil mailed Ankit to ask for two resources who had more than 3 years of experience, where I got completely singled out. Also, later in the day, the visa guy came in and somehow Mukund was in the room with him along with Ankit. It seems that the less experience is going to kill my fate even here. I will be the last choice for any onsite opportunity. I left from office at around 5:00 pm. On the way, I got mails from Gil saying that the output is still not correct, and that made me sad. I got home, celebrated sister's birthday with cake cutting and eating, and then started working on the code. I found the mistake but new problems crept up. I mailed it to Gil, but I still have to work on it. I went to gym and came back. Today was work out day. I ate special dinner after that, and then started working again. Then, I completed the latest episodes and had a chat with Alok and shatabdi. Later, I wrote this diary. Now, I plan to watch a movie and then sleep by 3:30 am. I will not go to office tomorrow.

Diary 209: Office and Dev anand no more Day

Yesterday I slept at around 2:00 am. Before going to bed, I came to know that Dev Anand, the evergreen star is no more. Today I woke up at around 7:00 am, and got ready for office. I left home at around 7:30 am, and reached the office at around 9:40 am. I was the first one to reach, and hence I had to open the office door. I started watching the latest episodes before everyone arrived and we started working on the EMI project. Well, I was at my best today and was able to understand everything in the code. It felt nice, and everyone else seemed a bit out of touch. Well, I made the changes very quickly and even helped Ankit and Mukund in the other internal project. Working on the schema analyzer, my concepts regarding XML have certainly improved a lot. Anyways, I left for home at around 5:20 pm. In between, lots of design suggestions were mailed by the developer and I gave prompt feedback on them. Later, I came back home and worked on the schema analyzer for a while. I sent an updated output file to Gil, and he replied. I found out that there are still some issues with it, but later realized that the input files are messy too. Anyways, I had some maggi after a long time and left for gym. Today was cardio day. My weight seems to have stagnated close to 76. Anyways, I am not worried about it now. I feel better now. I came back, had some post work out dinner after the bath. Then, I worked on the code again, and wrote this diary. Now, I plan to watch a movie and then sleep by 2:00 am.

Diary 208: Movies and India Losing Day

Yesterday I slept at around 3:30 am. I woke up today at 10:20 am. I brushed my teeth, and started watching movies immediately. I completed a few movies and then looked at the code for a while, but decided to take a break from the code. I had my breakfast and continued with the movies. Later, I had my lunch and started watching the 3rd ODI between India and WI. India started off well but then somehow lost the way completely in the end. WI were able to reach 260 by scoring 93 runs in the last 7 overs. India's batting was terrible in the beginning. Sehwag, Gambhir, Virat - everyone failed. Rohit sharma stood out but still couldn't reach his 100 due to some lazy running between the wickets. Anyhow, after 106/6, India managed to reach 244/10, and lost by 16 runs. In between, I went to gym. Today was work out day. Well, today I spoke to a girl in the gym for the first time. It was not a informal talk though. She just asked whether I was in line to use the weights. Later, our hands touched when we exchanged the weights. Sorry, it has been long time since I had some interaction with a girl, and that's why I am giving up so many details. :). Anyways, I came back, had a bath and then wrote this diary. Now, I plan to complete the movies and then sleep by 1:30 am. 

Diary 207: Movies and Work Day

Yesterday I slept at around 4:00 am. Today I woke up at around 11:00 am. I brushed my teeth, and then had my breakfast. I went online and started working on the code for Schema Analyzer again. I made some progress on serializing the html file about of it, but still there are some changes required. I stopped after sometime and started watching movies. The lunch was good today. Roasted Chicken, Baingaan Bharta, and Roti. After lunch, I had a chit chat session with my sister and then later I slept. I woke up and continued with the movies. I was watching "127 hours". I later realized that it was based on a true story and had every detail captured. I love it when movies are not bloated to sell. After that I left for the gym. Today was cardio day. I came back, took a bath and then went online again. I played the guitar for a while. I am trying to play carnatic riffs as played by bands such as Motherjane. I hope that one day I can learn guitar properly. Anyways, then I wrote the diary and now I plan to watch the movies and then sleep by 3:00 am.

Diary 206: Unusual Work Day

Yesterday I slept at around 3:00 am. Today I woke up at around 10:00 am. I had my breakfast and then went online. I browsed some random links here and there, and then decided to watch movies. While the movies were being loaded, I tried my hands on the code for the schema analyzer. I had to change it drastically to make it work. So, I started with it and pretty soon I was completely dissolved in it. I forgot about the movies and worked all the way through. Also, I called up at the developer's office to get a status update on the webpage design etc. I wanted to get a demo of the software, but it seems that they are busy. Later, I had my lunch and then I continued working on it. I played solitaire in between to keep my brain alive. Also, I browsed through movies and started loading them. Later, I had some Tea and started watching the TV. There was a youth debate going on TIMES NOW channel. The topic was "Reservation: Should it be time bound?". There were some distinguished panelists alongside youth. The audience contributed nicely to the debate in the end. It was a good discussion, but obviously there was no conclusion. Later, I left for the gym after my pre-work out dinner. The gym was pretty empty today, but I hurried through the work-out and finished it within 45 minutes. Today I had to go on foot, because someone parked the vehicle awkwardly and so I couldn't get the car out. Anyways, I came back and started watching TV. Then, I had a head oil-massage and went to bath. I came back and started working on the code again. Then, I wrote this diary. I realized that I have made good progress on the code changes and I learnt a lot in the process. Next, I will work on the code for a while and then watch some movie and sleep by 3:00 am.

Diary 205: No Office and Cricket Day

Yesterday I slept at around 2:30 am. Today I woke up at around 9:45 am, and went online. I had stopped working on the earlier project and was waiting for a feedback from Gil, which never came. Anyways, I started watching movies and playing solitaire. I had my breakfast in between. Till the lunch time, nothing special happened. At around 2:30 pm, the 2nd ODI match between India and WI started. Well, the match was going India's way till 170/9 but then it was disaster. Rampaul scored 86* and took WI to 269/9. Everybody was in shock, but anyways, I still hoped that India would chase it down. Meanwhile, on the job front, we had a call with Gil where he explained the new project and also clarified doubts regarding the internal projects. Well, it seems that my work is far from over and I need to work on it now to handle multiple files at once. It will be a tough job. Anyways, India started chasing and it was not good. India lost 2 quick wickets and Sehwag was also on his way then. After that, Virat and Rohit played fabulously and took India home. Virat scored a century. In between, I went to gym, had a quick cardio and came back at around 10:20 pm. Later, I took a bath, had my post work out dinner and then wrote this diary. Now I plan to complete the movies and then sleep by 3:00 am. 

Diary 204: Return of Diary and Job Day

Well, I am returning to this blog after a long gap. The reasons were Goa Trip and ISB application. I did this to save time and create less distraction. That's why there are some updates. The Goa trip was awesome, and I took a lot of photos. I haven't uploaded them yet but I plan to do so soon. Also, I submitted my application to ISB on 29th. I don't know whether I will get an interview call or not, but at least a big tension is out of my head. Next, significant changes happened in the designs of the website. I designed the whole thing now and it looks good. Also, on the job front, Gil came to mumbai and we all had a nice time. Now, we are all very busy with internal projects. I partially completed one of them and now I am starting with another. Also, I dared to ask for recommendation from Gil, and he was a bit sad to know that I applied. Anyways, coming back to today. I woke up at around 7:45 am, and got ready for office. I left with my dad at around 9:00 am, and reached my office at around 10:45 am. There was some work and so I started working on that. Later, we all went through some resumes and decided on the candidate to hire. Also, Sarvesh took an interview today and I was also sitting alongside. It felt good to be on the other side. After the office hours, I left for home at around 5:00 pm. I reached Bandra, and later home at around 7:30 pm. I worked on the way back home too, so I was free now, and started watching the loaded movie. Then, I had my pre work-out dinner and left for gym. Today was workout day and I returned at 10:30 pm. Then, I decided to write the diary finally after completing the movie. Also, I had a chat with Shatabdi after a long time, and that too though my phone, and so I was multi-tasking with blogging and chatting. Next, I plan to watch another movie and then sleep by 3:00 am. I will not go to office tomorrow.