Month: December 2000

I have been peeping at other journals, as to what they write.. There are lot of artistic people out there., and I seem to be the only one writing about what time I went to sleep, what I ate, where I went, what blah I did, blah blah.. sort of thing.. But after all its my journal and I will write whatever I feel like.. Hee hee… I’m the boss of my own life(or am I??!!).

I had a project in mind yesterday, of converting AS/400 at the office to a HTTP server and then use Java and XML for some real web action. I have started reading up a lot on that side and soon I will begin experimenting. Had mailed pradeep for some information on that. Today I received mail from Raja, I will have to write to him in detail soon. I am waiting for his marriage date to be fixed.. Didnt receive reply from Radha mama, so sent him a mail at his office. Wonder where he is??!! I was wondering what comment will I get from Pradeep and Praveen after reading through all the crap, I have been writing to fill the bytes of my journal!!!

Yesterday, after office, drove to Uxbridge., went to library.. started browsing through books. From section to section, I was hopping, to find a fitness book, a good cookery book and a good book on Java or computers. Couldnt find a good cookery book..(I can learn Mexican Cooking, but I am in a quandry as to be a veggie or not to be a veggie for Mexican food). I can take up Cooking as a hobby and learn the wild wild world of Cookery., but then I will have to eat each and any thing, from lizards to elephants to caterpillars to etc etc.. I think event the thought may be disgusting for some,. but if cooking is the hobby, then you are looking at all things eatable.. Ok.. left it there, as I dont think, cooking will be my forte, except cooking for myself or my family. Moved onto fitness.. no good book available (or is my defenition for “good book” not that good), browsed some books on swimming, went on to technology, electronics, picked up a book on “How Internet Works”, and “How to network using Win 95/98”, then went to psychology, but no “good book” there as well. Well checked out and drove back home.

At home, made and ate lunch at around 4.30, Made (well.. heated it in short), vegetable Paratha, two pancakes, and ate with Achar and Dahi. Buried myself into networking book, at around 6.30 walked to Zubins house(nearly 30 minutes walk), sent a SOS to Pradeep for some information on TCP/IP, mailed to Prem., had a chai made by Rashmi, Girish came in with a good news and a bad news, He lost his bus pass and credit card in the bus.. left there and a good walk home, completed the networking book, latched on to the other book for sometime, dropped it after sometime, went down, watched some lifestory of St.Patrick, the Patron saint for Ireland., cameback, buried into the fountainhead again.. Roark and Wynand are best friends now.. and Ellsworth Toohey seems to be the cunning chap.. got out from the book around 11.00, went down, was feeling hungry, toasted a bread, and had it with peanut butter., went to sleep, got up late, was late for office, reached office 1/2 hr late, ie around 7.00, finished off work..

What a boring biography this is turning out to be!!!

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Today afternoon, I realised this.. I’m getting old.. In another 5 years, I will be 30+. Then young people are supposed to look up to me for suggestions, advise etc.. Little will they know that, I have been learning, only to become more ignorant than they ever will be. What a paradox!! Experience makes you more ignorant.. or is it what we choose to be.!!?? Some questions.. I think they will remain till eternity.

I have been wasting time from morning and nothing productive has been done so far. Got mail from Raja, passing Prasanth’s message, that I have to contact Radha mama through email. I had forgotten that. Wrote a “Big” mail to Radha mama, and a mail to Raja and Mani. Hopefully, I will get reply by tomorrow. Its already 1.15 in the afternoon and I’ll leave by around 2.30. I have got a lot of planning to do. Maybe, I’ll go for swimming today, but before that, I may drop into Uxbridge library. I want some books on keeping fit.. My belly is again out of control.. I will have to train it. (sorry.. I wont diet.. I can exercise)

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Yesterday, I was supposed to leave office by around 2.30 in the afternoon and ended up leaving at around 6 in the evening.. But it had its own plus points. I called up home, and spoke to Prasanth(My brother), and surprise.. There was Sundaram mama also there. I am like a “Aalekkanda Samudram”(*translation: literal:”like the ocean which sees a man” Meaning: “really excited”), when I speak to my Mama’s. I love them.. and they also love me. Had a lot of timepass with him over phone. Then spoke to Prasanth., we had some gossips to make.. but I was wondering at Prasanth.. Such a big heart.. Prasanth.. I’m proud of you.. I’m really happy to be your younger brother. Mama and Prasanth were trying to pull Manni’s(translation = “sister in law”) legs.. Here comes the kozhunthan(translation = “brother in law”)for manni’s rescue. It was fun in general. I really do miss the homely atmosphere here. I’m Waiting for the time, when I can drop everything and go home and cuddle up with my family..

After that Called up Praveen. He was as usual in his good self. What a friend I have. Its always better to have a couple of “friends” who care, than a lot of “friends”.
It seems that Praveen is also one of my family members(well, he is). Had a loong talk with him and it helped me unwind myself. He will be posting on my journal.. Geee.. I’m an Egoist fellow.. Comments welcome. Praveen had been to Thekkady, for a break and now back to his studies. He seems to be enjoying there. Well, I too am enjoying(well.. sort of) here.

In the evening I picked up Zubin and Girish and went for grocery shopping for them and then from there went to Zubin’s home. They are leaving to India by around 6 of Jan and will be back after around a month. They have bought enough choclates that, their luggage limit will be covered by choclates only, I my guess is right. At Zubins home, Rashmi and Zubin had a fight and that too over a Cup of tea.. They both had gone to their shells, keeping silent. Myself and Girish started a court session over dinner and made fun of both of them, and finally they smiled at each other!!! Good husband and Wife, they both are. After that went home, a bit of fountainhead and then sleep..

I’m back in office now. My earlies are on..

Had been out with Seatal, Pat & Neesha to Uxbridge for lunch. First we went to a “Sex Shop”., We have our X-Mas party coming up this weekend and we have got a Secret Santa. One has to pick from a lot drawn with names of people in it, and has to buy a gift for the person you pick up. I had got Lia., our beautiful office asst., and I gave the responsibility to Neesha to get a good one., Neesha had suggested some panties(Really sexy ones), and I asked her to buy that for me. She had., Now Seatal wanted to buy something funny for Jackie, one of the directors, from the sex shop!!!.. We went inside and saw a collection of multifarious items for doing “Sex-citing” things. I wonder how Neesha can cool’ly come with us there.. Well we all went in and finally Seatal bought a leather whip(the sexual one) for Jackie.. This Christmas party is going to be something cool.. I’m waiting for it. Last time it was at Stratford upon Avon., the birthplace of William Shakesphere. We had a nice time there, and we smuggled out some time to visit places of interest related to Shakesphere there. This time the party is at Grantham, Lincolnshire. After the sex-shop, we went to Burger King, had lunch and Seatal drove us back. There was a lot of gossip on the way back.. but I enjoyed it. I will be leaving office in another couple of hours..gee.. I’m on early shifts now..

Called up praveen at Pathanamthitta., he had given me the tel no by mail today. He said tel. calls are not allowed in the insititute. He asked me to call at around night 11.00 pm. I feel guilty of having called him during the day time. I think I shouldnt feel guilty for that. Anyway, I’m looking forward to speak to him today. Had a mail from Sunadaram mama, he had described his escapade to Kerala and to Tirupathi.

Pat was giving me a lecture on “AMWAY”., Thanks Pat., but I am not in that. No network marketing for me.. You say, that eventually, your shopping bill will be paid for, using the points you earn.. Well it dosent make sense to me in the simple way., How can a company sell you anything for nothing??? Ultimately all the questions comes to this basic question. Vaishali never forced me., she’s an Amway member., so even if I join out of desperation, I will join under her.. Thanks anyway.

Sushil has mailed., He has joined his dream job., now working for Siemens, Swtizerland.. I’m happy.. He will be coming down during December to London. He’s brilliant., and moreover he’s talented too. Wonder, why I dont think about my career much??!! Maybe, I am not a career person.. just a common man.. or is it that I dont want change., or I am forcing myself to remain a common man??!! only time will tell.

This is a weekend. On sunday morning, had a chat with Pradeep., Interesting thing that I noticed with me was that, I tend to overdo everything. an old habit?!! Pradeep is doing well. Had called up Anandan mama over the weekend., it was nice speaking to him and maami. They are still the same, loving, caring pesonalities.. I wonder, whether we (the new generation) will grow up and have their qualities… At noon, Zubin and Rashmi wanted to go for shopping., I asked Girish also to come, we all were going for the shopping. I told them that all will go to my office(I had some work also to attend.. The Restore is running..) and on the way we will see Zubin’s and Girish’s work place also. Off we went, on the way was thier office and from there went to our office. Then we had a good walk by the canalside near our office. The Swans and signettes were there to greet us. But when we were walking, one man was feeding the signettes(they have grown up to the size of swans., but are still light brown coloured) and suddenlty caught hold of one signette and carefully “packed” it and took it with him. He said the signette had a broken wing and needed treatment. By the way he packed the signette, I was a bit confident, that he has to be a vetenerian, he packed the signette in a special packet, with the signettes head out. We will never know, whether that signette will be seen again or will make a good “Tandoori Swan”. I’m glad, I’m veggie. From our office(I finished my work), we went to Uxbridge and then home.

A bit of mischief in the evening. Went on to keralachat, signed on as mini, and saw all the men wanting to chat up.. Had a chat with Vivak., I was a programmer based in Watford in UK, and he said, he was at California, US. People as so eager to get out the email address., As usual, ladies have thier own reservations :-)., but they gave the email address. Then I logged out and logged in as Shyamala, this time a young worker, who works for a shipping company in Cochin, Kerala, then after some time logged on as “Shikari Shambhu” and did some timepass. What a funny way to waste time. Well I succeeded in that in short. Girish had a suggestion, that I should log on as “Silk Smitha”., We all(Zubin, Rashmi, me & Girish) we all had a real fun time.