Diary 26: Deployment Day

Yesterday I slept at around 5 am. Today I woke up at around 10:30 am. Yesterday, I came to know that there would be no water supply for three days. I was already frustrated with the AC thing, and then this water problem. Then, the maid servant came in, and made breakfast. I told her that use as much less water as possible. After that, I started working. And my whole mid day went into fixing issues and working on the changes. At around 5:15 pm, we had a client call where Gotham told us that today we need to deploy the code into their server. So, we will set up a webex meeting and share control over the desktop to copy everything. I had never done this before, and it was a very new experience. Anyways, after that I and Ankit started loading the final data for testing. Meanwhile, the first qualifier match started between CSK and RCB. It was one hell of a match. RCB reached a grand target of 175 in their 20 overs. And CSK somehow managed to make that score, where they also made 58 runs in their last 4 overs, just like Mumbai did against KKR. Back to work, we and Ankit started the deployment. I was controlling the desktop of Gotham. Also, today we were introduced to Girija. She had an awesome voice. I was turned on during the call, and was very much attracted to her. Then, I saw her profile on facebook, and the worlds came crashing on me. I was able to concentrate again on the call, and focus on the deployment part. Well, today was a very bad for deployment. Firstly, there was an important IPL match. Secondly, there was some issue with the electricity in our house. Only one of the phase was working, and luckily it was the phase which controlled the ACs. So, after suffering and adjusting for so long without the fans, I switched on the AC in the children's room. I may get a hearing from the residents below, but I am ready to explain the situation. Today was a tiring day, the deployment call went on for more than 2 hours and that too continuously. After the call, I started writing this diary, and now I plan to watch the CSI:Miami episodes and then go to sleep at around 4:30 am. 

Diary 25: Mixed Bag

Yesterday I slept at around 6:30 am, after work, chatting on yahoo and watching TV episodes. But before that, something amazing happened in the match between Mumbai and KKR. As mentioned in my last diary, it was a completely KKR's game. They made a whooping total of 175 in their 20 overs, and Mumbai lost their way in between the chase. In the last 4 overs, they needed 58 runs. Wickets kept falling, Pollard was out, Sachin was gone, Rohit Sharama out. It was the last over, and Mumbai needed 21 runs to win it. James franklin was the batsman, and Balaji was the bowler. The first four balls went for four!, the next ball a single, and then 4 was needed from the last ball, when Balaji bowled a juicy full toss and it was hit for six by Amabati Rayadu. My god, I couldn't believe it. The game was for KKR till the 19th over, but suddenly all things changed. This is 20-20.
Coming back, I woke up at around 10:15 am, after receiving a call from Ankit regarding the tasks. I was low on sleep, but still I started working on the action items. I also started watching the TV episodes. Meanwhile, the maid servant came in and I had my breakfast. I also chatted on yahoo for the latter part of the afternoon. Then, I decided that I will have Burgers for lunch today. So I called up McDonald's and ordered one medium McChicken value meal, two Veg pizza McPuff, one Chicken McGrill and one McVeggie. It arrived at around 4:30 pm. I had a client call at 5:15 pm, so I had to eat up quickly. The call went just fine. I asked my doubts regarding few issues, and Gotham told us about few more issues and requirements. After that, I had another call, but this time it was for FeastHunt. We discussed a few things, and decided on our action items. After this call, I continued with my work for quite a while. Gotham called me up several times to understand something or the other. I also watched the TV episodes on and off. I also posted a new post on the PostBox - the solution to the bulb durability problem. I had my dinner at around 10:30 pm. There was no IPL match today. After the dinner, I continued working on my tasks, and received many calls from Ankit and Gotham. There were some significant changes coming up and so I informed Gil about the action items, and sent a mail to Gotham. Then I took a shower at around 2:30 am, and started writing this post. I wore the Deloitte shirt after a long time. Next, I plan to watch the loaded TV episodes, and then sleep at around 5 am.

Perils of Software Industry

A day in the life of software engineers.

GF: Girl Friend

BF: Her Boy Friend

G: Just another Girl

GF: I don’t feel the same with you anymore.

BF: (Memory Usage: 0%) Ctrl – S

GF: Earlier, you used to care about me so much, but now all that is gone.

BF: (Memory Usage: 43%) F3 !… …, F5 !… …, Enter Ctrl – S

GF: I think we should give ourselves some time to think about our situation.

BF: (Memory Usage: 0%) Ctrl – S

GF: Also, I want all of my stuffs back. Please give it to me.

BF: (Memory Usage: 51%) F3 !, Ctrl – A, Ctrl – X, Ctrl –V, Ctrl – S, Alt-F4!

GF: So, it is a good bye for now. Have a nice life.

BF: (Memory Usage: 0.11%) Ctrl – S, Alt-F4! (Error : The function you are trying to close is already being used by another user)

GF: ESC ! ESC !

BF: (Memory Usage: 100%) Ctrl – Alt – Del, Kill process !

Next Day,

G: Hi, my name is Lisa. Meet me at the corner coffee shop. I will be waiting for you.

BF: (Memory Usage: 100%) Ctrl – T, Page Up, Page Down, Print Screen, Ctrl – S, Scroll Lock

Meanwhile,

G(Lisa): (Memory Usage: 25%) Administrator Console, Terminal Services Manager, Add new user, Grant Privileges,

               Ctrl – S

Diary 24: Nothing much

Yesterday I slept at around 6 am, after watching the CSI:Miami episodes, and after being fully satisfied with the work I did. Today, I woke up at around 12:15 pm. I and my dad tried to figure out how to pull the AC out of the box, but couldn't. We needed to attach the pipe at the rear end, so that the water doesn't drop on the AC below ours. After that, I had my breakfast, and checked my work mail. I worked on my task for a while,and then started watching the CSI:Miami episodes. I also checked with my Feasthunt team, and postponed the call to tomorrow as Akshay had to work and Dallas was with the relatives. So, then we had our lunch. There were two good IPL matches back to back today, and I watched both of them. First one, CSK v/s RCB. Well, to start off Chennai were so inconsistent with their batting. They were never settled. They lost wickets very quickly. Apart from Dhoni, who smashed 70 off 40 balls, no one made any impact. Their batting line up was an impulse signal with peak at Dhoni. CSK managed to get only 128/8 in their 20 overs. RCB chased it down very easily. It was getting so boring that I even had a power nap in between the overs. After this match, I watched the remaining bits of the episodes, and then turned back to the IPL match again. This time, it was Kolkata v/s Mumbai. Kolkata batted very nicely and reached a massive total of 175/7 in their 20 overs. Right now, I am watching the chase by Mumbai, but I am not much hopeful of Mumbai winning it. The Kolkata pitch tends to slow down, and hence it would be tough chasing that score. Let's see where the tide turns. Next I plan to have dinner, and then continue watching the TV episodes. I plan to sleep by 3 am.

Diary 23: Normal Day

Yesterday I slept at around 6 am, after completing a part of my tasks and watching one episode of CSI:Miami. Today, I woke up at around 11:00 am. My dad left early to somewhere in CBD for some work, and so no one was home that time. The maid servant came in, made the breakfast for both of us, and then left. Dad also came in meanwhile. The earlier part of the day was spent in watching the latest episodes of Bones and Big bang theory. Then, I focused on my next action item at work. Because of all the issues and problems I faced, I was now adapted to the problems I could face. This time I went step by step, and noted down my observations. So, I was getting the whole picture in addition to the details here and there. Then, I had my lunch with Dad. After the lunch, I continued working for sometime. Meanwhile, I also watched the IPL match between Punjab and Deccan. Hyderabad were awesome with their batting, and hence reached a huge total of 198/2 in their 20 overs. Punjab tried but collapsed very easily. With this loss, Punjab are out of IPL. So now Mumbai and KKR qualify for the play offs. Amit mishra took a hat trick today. After this match, there was another match between Pune and Delhi. Pune started off well, but rain stopped play in between, and then the game never started again. Meanwhile, I started working on my task, and completed major portions of it. There are still some issues left, but those are just minor ones, which I will deal with later. I took a shower after that. And now, after writing this diary, I would start watching the season 4 of CSI:Miami. I plan to sleep at around 4 am.