Frozen Thoughts

GM Folks, Yesterday I saw AVATAR, A spell binding Cinema! While returning from the theatre around 10.30 pm, just around the Signal at MOUNT ROAD (Opp.BATA Showroom ), a 80 plus year old lady was begging on road. She was sitting almost 1/4 IN in the road with traffic at its peak. I saw her and as signal turned green i drove off. Just few kilometers away b4 reaching home, something urged me from inside. I dont know what . I took a U-Turn and reached the same place where the old lady was sitting. I parked my vehicle and looked out for some Food OUTLET where i can get her something to eat. Unfortunately, all the good food outlets at that place (VASANTHA BHVAN and INSUVAI ) were almost closed. I walked and searched for 10-15 minutes. Finally I found a road side vendor from whom I bought 4 IDLYS. I came back running and offered that lady that food and 1 AQUA FINA Water Botte. I requested her to come on the FOOTPATH as it is dangerous to sit so close to heavy moving Traffic. This is what the OLD LADY REPLIED " If i don't sit here, no one will bother to care about me and my plight. I will collect all this food and give it to my grandson ". In the mid of the road, that old lady touched my feet to thank me.. A small tear of happiness rolled down my cheek. I returned back home with a sense of partial satisfaction . And all this was due to constant motivation from priya who witnessed this incident.

I am done with my endoscopy today with not so good experience! Never thought that it would be so discomfort! All i had a glass of rose milkshake in the morning till the endoscopy as i was advised to have a empty stomach!
The endoscopy was not painful but that irration with vomiting sensation took my life out of me for those 2 minutes! I was asked to lie down on the stretcher sideways. The attender than asked to swallow a teaspoon of some liquid ( I feel it was some pungent smelling junk acid, probably Trichloride Benzene Aldehyde ) which made my mouth Devoid of any sensation!
Then a small funnel type device with holes on both the ends was put in my mouth and one of the attender holding my mouth!

Now the moment of truth comes! The doctor introduces a long black colour tube from that funnel in my mouth. For first few seconds, I was normal. The moment it touches my throat, the vomiting sensation started! That doctor calmed me down a bit, but still he is continuting to insert the tube in my mouth. I was like damn, when the hell the tube will get over. I could feel in my chest that something is there inside!

1 and half minutes gone, and i started puking! :( It was only mild vomit. ( the attender was surprise to see my vomit in rose pink colour. Looks like he has never seen such a think before:) )
Finally, the doctor started removing the tube and when it was fully removed, i took a sigh of relief. I wonder that even this small non surgical procedure took me for a ride, What will be my reaction for other pain taking long surgical medication like Bypass surgery, Transplant surgery etc.

Finally after waiting for half an hour, I got my report! and Here it is in exact biological terms
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ENDOSCOPY REPORT:

Oesophagus : A Small Gastric Mucosal Prolapse Seen
Stomach : Fundus- Food Stasis is seen
Duodenum : Bulb - Erythema
2nd Part - Normal
Impression : Antral Gastritis
Duodenitis
LAX LES
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For those who didnt understand the report, you can click on the below link to understand my problem in detail.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duodenitis
http://www.barrettsinfo.com/content/info_2b1_les.cfm

Currently I am on medication for a week with strict dietary control measures! This includes no ghee, no butter, no cheese, no spice, no fried, no citrus fruits. Oh God, then Y i am leaving. I love butter and cheese and cant think to avoid them!

Tough time ahead! Now i have got two people to patrol my eating habits so i guess it's better to surrender and follow the instructions :)

By the way today my wife has left to her place for two weeks. Thinking of having one chilly cheese toast and Vegetable Sandwich! :-)

And Yeah friends, Thanks again for your concern!
Varun

Tomorrow I will have an endosopy performed on me for my heart and chest burn sensation!
People have scared me today that it pains a lot with vomiting irritation!
I am a bit nervous!But hopefuly everything goes on smoothly!
Thanks,Varun

Hey All,
I am sure everyone would be in a great surprise on reading the caption of this article ( I hope atleast someone would read this article :) )
Yes , friends i am back again to US for a short term assignment. But this time it is New Jersey and not Boston! Also this time i am coming as a Database Lead for a New Project! Expectations are high and challenges are many! But as said , you never know your ability unless you try! I have accepted the new role and i will try to give in my best . Also I have started religiously following a new principle of not worrying about the results or consequences before hand, All you need to do is give in your cent percent with committment and dedication! The result will automatically follow .

Alrite Guys! I guess there is too much of philosophy pouring in now a days in my articles :)
Anyways I shall touch base with you guys later!

Bye
Take Care,
Varun

I feel so happy and delighted on the prospect of sharing the good news with you friends.I know I am a little bit late in sharing this good news with you guys , So to compensate for that i cant get a better time than Diwali to share this good news with you all.
I am engaged with Priya Jain and hopefully my marriage will take place in April or May 09.
I am sure many of them would be surprised on hearing what i just said above, but that's the truth. I would be requring your good wishes as i enter a new chapter in my life in some time here onwards.
The below Link would take you to Priya 's Pics and I hope that you like them.
http://picasaweb.google.com/singhi.varun/Priya?authkey=sbGHbqGtddA#slideshow

Many of them also would be wanting to know as to how all this happened and also would like to know more abt Priya! Watch out for my next series of post to get all your questions answered :)

Anyways I wish you and your entire family a happy and prosperous Diwali.
Stay Tuned!
Varun

Friends,
I am back to India last week and it always feel good when you are back at our own sweet home!
The US Trip had been really fruitful both personally and professionally. I visited many places there ( Niagara Falls , New york , WashingTon DC , Philadelphia and Baltimore ) . I made many new friends and and made a career path there. Now I need to sincerely follow and implement the path which i have made for myself. Journey from now onwards would be tough and i need to be extra strong to keep myself going.

Everyone liked the gifts which i had bought for my family members. For my sisters (Poonam and JES ) I had got them a unique engraved IPOD. They were so happy and seeing them happy i was so satisfied . My Best Friend Priya for whom I got the maximum gifts , her joy had no boundaries when she received the gift from me :) . For my Bro, i had got so many T-shirts , caps and Shoes.

Hmmm! Time again to get settle in the busy life of Chennai! very obvious it would take some time for me to get adjusted again to Chennai's Lifestyle! :)

I will catch you guys again soon! I have some work to do now. Its bye for now
Varun

Hi All,
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I have just started from my place to Chennai International Airport for Boston! My Entire Family including Poonam and priya along with their parents have come down to see me off. I am very much excited on the prospect of visiting other country. I could find a sense of achievement in my dad 's face since it was his dream that his son travel to US and So i was all set to fulfill his dream. Mom as usual was in a semi nervous mood and tensed since she was quite sad at the thought of me going alone there for three months.
I just reached Chennai S International Airport say around 10.30 pm. I was surprised to see the departure terminal jam packed like a Local State corporation Bus Station. The Infrastructure was so inadequate that for getting my luggage screened and checked in it took me a couple of hours. All this time all my relatives were so patienly waiting for me, After getting the first hurdle cleared~ i just went and met all of my relatives for few minutes since there were many visitors across the barricades and Iron Rod Bars which was separting us. I just got wishes from everyone and headed staright for the Immigration Checking.After seeing MOM i am sure if i would have seen there for another few seconds she would have broken down which would have made me although more sad .
Again there was a huge Queue at the Immigiration counter, I got my Form filled up while i was in queue and say in 20 odd minutes i got my immigiration checked and proceeded towards Security Check In.
Oh I just forgot to inform you at this point of time My flight was delayed by couple of hours with the expected time of departure at 3.30 am due to late arrival of Air France Aircraft from Paris, I guess this should not be a problem since my connecting Flight from Boston to Paris was scheduled after a gap of five hours after my arrival at Paris Charles De Gaulle International Airport.
The Flight AF 201 Finally arrived at the Paris International Airport delayed by three and half hours. Most of the Co-passengers have already missed their connecting flights to various cities. But luckily I still had close to 1 and half hour to make it for my connecting flight to Boston. I rushed from Terminal C to Terminal 2E. Got my hand luggaged screened in and made it to the Boston Flight~ on time :)
Paris Airport i felt is itself a city. Its huge and its Infrastructre was so mindblowing. Wonder When Indian Airports would reach that. I was waiting for about Half an Hour at paris for the Boston Flight! Everywhere i saw White people and I must say that gals all round were so beautiful and Hot :) It was a wonderful sightseeing altogether :)
Around 2 o clock I boarded the Air France jet to Boston.Plane such a huge one i mean much bigger than my Chennai Paris Flight.
My seat was at the rear of the plane so had to my way all the length of the plane. After getting settled down , i was served Asian Meals ( I specialy ordered for it while booking the ticket ) and ASian Snacks! Initally It was good to have bread/ toast but after sometime it was getting monotonous :(
I landed Boston at 3 pm EST and WEnt for the Custom Immigiration Check. I was asked a few questions as to why i have come down to US and which client. After convinving me he stamped by passport for 3 months till OCtober 5th 2008.
My Cousin (Varun) along with this friend (Karthik) in his Toyota was bang on Time to pick me up at Boston Logan International Airport. We headed straight to Varun's house in Waltham, Boston Suburban. Neethi and Shobha Bhabi were waiting for my arrival and gave me a warm welcome. Neethi Bhabi was really helpful and helped me a lot to get accoustmed to the place :)
I am feeling really lucky coz i am in the midst of my Home inpsite being away from Home.
Looking forward to have a nice time in Boston both Professionally and personally.
I will keep on updating my blog :) so stay tuned!
Rgds, Varun

Hey friends!

Hope that everyone would be doing good and in pink of their health. I always try to be regular and consistent in updating my blog but somehow i fail to do that! Now i guess i need to take some stern and strict steps to make myself more disclipined and focussed towards blogging and other important stuffs.

Wel guys, I have been in Bangalore for the past 6 days.

Reason : I am among the one of the few employees of Wipro from Oracle who have been nominated to attend a training on Oracle s latest product ( Application Server and SOA Suite) in Oracle University.

This product of Oracle on which i have attended the training is termed as the next generation technology. So obviously , Wipro being leader in Oracle Implementation is being foresighted and training its workforce to gear up for the future projects.

We were all together 16 guys from WIPRO who attended this training. Most of them were around 8 + years of experience. Only two folks including me were a mere 2 years of exp. in that batch. Overall the Training was good but there were few moments when the trainer 's words were just going about my head.

Loved the six days stay at the Corporate guest house where i stayed. All the facilities were made available to me. The best day was yesterday when i got a surprise. It was all setup by my friends Devesh and Aparna. They called me out for dinner on Saturday . I finished my training on Saturday around 7 0 clock and just headed towards the place where these guys were waiting for me. We went to a restaraunt called "BAY LEAF". Suddenly the Happy Birthday song is played and there is a cake in front of me. I am about to celebrate my bday on 3rd of June. So it was the pre-mature celebration of my bday. I was really surprised since i didnt expect this. Thanks to Devesh and Aparna for the sweet little surprise.

Wel today i am leaving to HOT Chennai,leaving behind COOL Bangalore Tomorrow, I will be back home and get my act together to work on a new career plan .

Also i have decided to start blogging on Oracle Articles to keep in pace with the technology. Will keep you updated on that.

Stay Tuned!

Warm Regards, Varun

And let me come to answer the question why the delay of three odd months in getting my laptop. My Laptop is procured from US and the model which i have got is a high end configuration which is not yet launched in INDIA. ( Feeling a bit proud at this point of time ) . One of my team colleagues had gone to US on a business trip. Initally the trip was planned for a one month , infact less than a month. So i thought it to be a good opportunity to ask him to bring a laptop for me from US coz he will be back soon . So within a week of he reaching Boston ( my client 's head quarters) i asked him to buy a HP pavilion Laptop for me. But after that my joy was shortlived. His trip was extended for one more month.This was a very very sad news. Somehow i managed to make myself calm and controlled my emotions. Made a small calender in my home and made a count of days for his return. Everyday used to mark out the day from the hand made calender.Thinking of the number of days remaining always made me happy and smile. In the mean time i used to see the snaps of my laptop which my colleague has send me from there.Still remember that black day when i got an email that abiran( my colleague ) 's trip has been extended by another month. AFter reading that mail i was on a look out for a wall where i can bang my head. I had lost my total charm and enthusiasm and was like ' aana Hoga tho aa jayega ,varna BHAAD mein Jaaye.' - meaning if it wants to come let it come otherwise let it go to hell.

It took a couple of days for me to completely make my thinking free of Laptop. Finally the day was arriving near when Abiran 's Visa was about to get expired. Now at least i was happy that there is no possbility for the extension atleast this time.:-)

And The Judgement day arrived when i got the delivery of my laptop. In my excitement to see the laptop , i forgot the thank the person who had brought my lappy all the way from BOSTON to India clearing a number of custom officers at various airports. Actually some airlines and airports have a strict policy of the Passenger carrying a single laptop with him. All the electronics stuff come under the scanner at the airports like Mumbai. This was the only thing which i was worried off. But luckily everything went off smoothly.
I am writing this article from the heart of my love Laptop while sitting in a corner seat of CCD.

My next article on this blog will be a more of like an request to all the fortunate and privileged people to help the less fortunate.

So Stay Tuned.
Regards, Varun