an ordinary day in an extraordinary life form

well, this post is also about my experience, but a different genre.

Many times we recall our memories of past, and stop on a few which persist and seem to be special ones - happiness, fun, love, friends, girls, learning on one side and sorrow, failures, upset, ego, anger and frustration on the other side. These moments perish until you find one in the other side and keep swinging; these keep you excited and at the peak of your energy levels.

Leave aside those and lets talk about the non-special 'ones'. I want to share how an ordinary day works for me, filled with little fun n all emotions. Let me take you there!! The following is an excerpt from my 24 years in this macrocosm, taken from my diary and added.

Date: April 19th , 2007 Venue: K.K. Nagar

...I was dragged in to the kitchen by my wife invoking the olfactory receptors. Was curious about what she has done in the..
'dei.. time 7 da. enthiri enthiri..'
oh ya.. another dubious dream and woke up with a sigh..
'intha kanuvu laam en varuthu.. itha laam anubavikalaama vendaamaa aandavaa..'

'Mom, how many times hav i told u to wake me up enough at 6.45 itself..', looked at my cell phone clock showing 5 past 7. Just checked the morning fwds, went to the washroom thinking about the next few hours of my day and probing myself for what am up to.

<<7.40>>
'Ma, 2 idlis are enough. time aachu.. am leaving.tata'
'dei mahesh.. viboothi vachiyaa nethi la.. ', my mom shouted in a pleasant tone :) as i ran down the steps to the road; walk for 12 mins to catch the bus.

As i walked, 'hey, am coming to pondy gh..' (guest house).. sms'ed to my TCS Bus 37 comrade to let her know that she cud stop the bus wen i am on the way.

'eh we ll sit there.. sun is on this side..', she said. She was delighted with the window seat, and so was I for the start of the day.
As i ogled at Aarthi, a voice peeped,

'yaara sight adikkura.. antha Target project ponna..ava unakku senior..'
'sight laam adikala.. chumma paarthaen. she looks like 'aasai' film suvalakshmi ..', every time the bus turns and puts me in a imbalanced position to look through the aisle, i coundn't resist from looking at her.
'paarkurathaa.. suvalakshmi ah? over ah therla unakku..'
'ivangalum aprom velachery la that girl who boards the bus, Pinky..i just like both of them..:)..'
'Pinky ah.. athu nee vecha paeru..ava paeru Bobby.'
'seri etho onnu. pinky is a nice name too..'

<8.25>
The bus was hardly moving in the OMR construction stretch and I just looked out of the window to see a married couple stopping at a tender coconut shop. Oh ya, its summer and got reminded of dad advising to take one during hot times. Many times, when I don't know how to kill the time, my moto comes handy. I just browse through each contact and recollecting when i spoke with them last. (this is one way, how i keep in touch with most of my buddies)
Then called up Erode (one of my buddy from psg) to check what's the plan for this weekend. What we usually do is watch the night shows, gluttonous dinners and Nesam court terrace talks. (the 'was' type hangout of our gang).

The bus entered our office premises and i got down the bus walking towards the cafeteria. The next 20-30 mins is the most colorful part of the day. Buses from all ends of Chennai arrive at the same time and one could imagine how the cafe would be. :)

<<10.40>>

I was serving my notice period in TCS and searching for a job too. These PM's.. I tell you!. They expect the utmost productivity and commitment only during such times.
'rathna, nethu telecon la rajesh enna sonaaru... atha anupputeengala?.. oh ok... naama May month ST run start pannidalaam. Oru plan mathiri ready pannunga.. ok!'

I used to love my job, but all changed in the last 3 weeks. TCS and my project were quite significant in my learning curve. 'My code runs' is a good feel. mebbe only for the first time. :)

<<12:40>>
whatever happens, our gang in TCS-Pru ODC is strict in this. LUNCH. The timing is important to posit ourselves comfortably in the always crowded cafetaria. We look forward for a better experience beyond food. :)

'dei antha pillar pakkathula we will sit.. ' , says Dinesh.
'intha bisibillabath n appalam saaptu saaptu kadi aaguthu Saravanan. intha Admin incharge kitta sollanum na over scene poduvaan.'

Post lunch, though we dont burn our lungs, 20 mins in the smoking zone burning ourselves in the hot sun. Smoking zone is one place where the CEO and caller share the same space. May be that is the design :P

<<6.10>>
Well, thanks to the biological clock. It is tea time and to give a serious thought about career too. As if i coded it, the tea time at office is always a place to dig more into future in IT, discussing about management decisions and well the inevitable politics.

'dei intha mock cats laam intha varsham romba serious ah eluthanum da. at least this year, cracking at 95 with 3 years of exp should give us an admit' ..says dinesh.

'dei naan mudhal la will find a job da. depending on new job and work times, i have to decide da. veetla vera eppo padippa nu kaekkuraanga... intha satheeshnath en ipdi panraaru nu therla. hmm.. avangalukku avanga priorities mukkiyam..'


<<9.40>>
Reached home, phone calls and then logged into my system. Few minutes of chat with aparna, which will contain atleast 30 smileys. Had a good dinner and I go to bed around 11. Probably, I said to myself that the day was good and prayed for a similar one or cursed myself for getting fixed like this.

Whatever, lots of uncertainties are in store for the next day or even the next minute. But, do I care ?
However many of those don't bother me. After all, i live a life that is pre-designed and trailed by people whom i have never met.


Good day and Good luck!

this post is a true experience of mine and all the characters and coincidences are purely intentional.