A nice meeting...

Last week when I boarded the bus to go home, I got a pleasant surprise. I met my English lecturer of my pre-university college. She dint seem to recognize me immediately. That I guess happens to most teachers. You have so many students each year that remembering each one of them must be difficult, unless they are in touch. So when I gave a smile and exchanged pleasantries with her, I could make out her efforts to recollect who out of those numerous students I was. But I am a very kind person when it comes to this, I dont keep people guessing for a long time. (Thats because it could happen with anyone-and more importantly because it has happened with me as well!). The gentleman sitting next to her offered his seat and I immediately accepted it. I reminded her my name and mentioned my batch. I told her where I work. And I started mentioning the names of other girls in my class and slowly she started recollecting them. I told her where they are working now and she was glad to hear all that. I told her about my blog and the recent books I read. I told her about the kind of work I do. She patiently heard me and would interrupt me now and then as if analysing what I had just said. I was reminded of the classroom where whenever someone answered she would question back to clarify "did you mean this or that" which would make us think more. I was reminded of those days. It was a class of sixty girls. Though a co-ed college there were different sections for boys and girls. I had taken part in a play and she had presented us with pens which I still have.
I spoke to her for almost an hour and a half. I dint realize the distance or the time. I gave her my card and she said she would mail me.She invited me home and promised to present me a book when I will visit her! She knew it was tempting for me. I hope to meet her sometime.

For the records!

Yesterday I completed one year at work! I have enjoyed these days, learnt loads of new things, technically and otherwise..We are about thirty of us who got inducted on the same day, we all had lunch together, each one of us were given a yellow rose, sweets and a nice badge saying "Just 1...miles to go..." with our names on it...had fun..we had a photo session as well...I still remember clearly my first day at work and its already one year....hmmm...

Quotes..

Here are some quotes that I found in signatures in the mails that I got. They are as interesting as the people themselves and some are humorous too.

Diamonds are pieces of coal that stuck to their jobs.

"If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right"

" Everyone makes mistakes. The trick is to make them when nobody is looking."

"Difficult things take a long time;The impossible takes a little longer." - Anonymous.

Dreams will come true only when you are awake.

Diamond was just another piece of coal that did well under pressure.

Either I will find a way or make one!

Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.

A bus station is where a bus stops.
A train station is where a train stops.
On my desk, I have a WorkStation....
What more can I say........

Pure fun..sky is the limit!

I am a little crazy about those weekly and daily predictions that appear in newspapers and websites. Its note that I am a strong believer of astrology but I feel its so much fun. On every Sunday I eagerly read them just to see how my week ahead will be. Then I totally forget it until something (may be by chance) happens as I had read! I happen to be a Leo, and take pride in being one!
My interests in astrology started during my school days when we had an astronomy club in school. And astronomy and astrology are two different sciences altogether.
We used to called it "star gazing". It used to be fun, pure fun. Spotting constellations, identifying stars, imagining all those patterns that give those constellations their names. During one Shivaratri we stayed awake all night watching stars! Those were days I will remember all my life..

Canine friends..

I have always loved dogs. My canine friends, thats what I call them! I have had their company at home ever since I was about two years old. People who have had pets at home tend to get attached to them very much. It was the same with me too. At one time we had three dogs. A small canine family of three! Now its just one. My favorite was called Pintu, a gem of a dog. He was a very friendly pomarian. Always waited for me when I came back home from school. I used to pull his whiskers, and he never seemed to mind.( You generally cant to that with most dogs!).He used rub himself against my legs until I patted him. He lived for almost sixteen years. He was a plaything for me at first. He once fell seriously ill. The fear of losing him made me realise that he meant so much to me. But fortunately he recovered and lived for several more years.
Pets according to me make us better people. They teach us to care,love and be loved.

Joy

I sometimes feel very curious about some (ya sometimes small)things. For example I want to know all commands in VI..when I watch my TL use it do all magic(so many things are possible and for me what I dont understand is pure magic until I learn the tricks!) Learning by oneself is sheer joy, it stays with you for long. Not just that it gives you the joy of discovering, its like you opening a beautifully wrapped gift. And the gift always turns out to be great, however small the piece of information you learn! Hmmm...for some time now I was practicing some of these tricks and time just seemed to fly..I still feel I want to play with these for some more time!