An exam, and disappointment

Well, I gave the paper for NIC this Sunday. And as expected, it did not go well. There are plenty of reasons for this, and following are the main excuses I have for this - 

1. The paper was setup on B.Tech subjects. I have not opened those books in 2 and a half years, so this was expected.
2. Was really bogged down with work, and so could not devote time to study.

However, the truth is that I did not open the books even when I had time to do so. Maybe I had made up my mind in that I could not go through the huge course in such a short span of time, and so I did not even try.

Any ways, since I was already expecting a real bad performance, I was not at all disappointed with my bad show. The disappointment I am talking about was in the voice of my younger sister. I told her that I had appeared in the exam, and her first question was - "So now you will come home!!" And when I told her that the paper did not go well, I could literally see her disappointment in me, inspite of her being miles away from me. I really felt sad in breaking her hopes, but then such is life.

Any ways, now I am back to the good old work schedule, deadlines, and mistakes. I am planning to host my own blog site before long, and am trying to learn the basics of CSS and refresh my knowledge of PHP. Once I feel confident enough, will be getting my own space on the internet. Watch space for more information. Till then....

This is Hashir, signing off,

Over and out

Over the weekend

Well, most you must have (correctly) guessed that this post is all about the happenings over the last weekend. Like all software engineers, I too get these two days to really chill out and get ready for the next week ahead.

However, my idea of chilling out is a bit different from that of most. So, all I do over the weekend is spend more time in front of my laptop (and you thought that after staring the computer screen for 5 days I may ask for a break!!).

Well, Saturday was uneventful - except that I caught up with a lot of old friends on gtalk, and cycled some more. The fun part started on Sunday. I was woken up by my room mate with a cup of hot, good smelling tea. He placed that on the bedpost and asked me to drink it and not fall asleep (which he knew I was about to do).

So, I somehow tried to wake my sleepy senses, and reached out for the tea cup. But since my senses had now woken yet, the cup slipped from my hands and fell on the bed. Now, the only problem is that I usually sleep with my laptop near my pillow - since checking my mails is the last thing I do before going to sleep. And, this day was no different. So, the tea spilled near my laptop.

I was fully awake in a jiffy, with the only thought in my mind was the safety of my laptop, which is a Dell machine without the Complete Care warranty. I pick up my laptop and see that the falling tea had missed it by a whisker, and heaved a sign of relief.

It was only later that I realize that the tea, though sparing my laptop, was not so kind to my mouse, and so now I have a mouse with a real stiff left key and a perfectly working right key.

But, all well that end's well... and so I swore to myself - to never put a cup of tea at my bedpost again (And you thought that I was going to let go of my Laptop huh!!)

This is Hashir, signing off

Over and out

Dedication

This post is dedicated to all posts which died in my head, whose ideas came to me when I was busy with something else, or was in no position to write it down.

I don't know how many of you have gone through this, but it is a fairly regular occurance for me. I would be in office, or strolling around, and I get a great idea about a new post. But, by the time I sit in front of my laptop to write it down, either I have forgotten all about it, or can not express it as well as I want to. So, the post gets dropped.

And then, after a few days have passed, I get the same idea - and the same thing happens :(.

This post is dedicated to all such past and future posts, which died a premature death in my head( sob!!)

This is Hashir, signing off

Over and out.