Some people…they just don’t get it !

For you to get it… take a long pause after every ‘Basically’…(read as basikalleee….) and take your own time to complete it.

A guy has been newly recruited by Accenture. He was asked to come and meet K in Bay 58, 10am the next day.
The next day our guy arrives at front gate. He is very excited and happy and thankful to god for he has got a job at a time when GM’s shares have fallen below that of Hot wheels(read as financial crisis) and that too in a reputed MNC. Our guy is determined to make a good impression and make his day a great one.

Our guy enters the front gate and he sees someone passing by…(Its our S) and asks him if he works for Accenture so that he could help him get to bay 58. Let us see what the future has in store for him…….

NewGuy: Hi Sir, GoodMorning….
S: (doesn’t even let him complete) Hmm… I am not interested.
NewGuy: Sir do you work for Accenture ?
S: (smiles at him) Basically, I work for a software firm. It is also a MNC. We do software consulting. That means we write code for clients to get their job done in a better way. Our clients come from different industries. Example Finance, Telecommunications, High Tech, Entertainment, Defense etc. And sometimes we do deliver high performance….

NewGuy: Sir… do… you… work… for… Accenture?
S: (takes a cold look at him) Basically… (rolls up his eyes, gets engrossed in thought and after 2 min)…yes.

NewGuy feels bad thinking that he might have been rude to the gentleman…

NewGuy: Thank you Sir. Could you tell me how do I get to Bay 58 ?
S: Basically… it depends in which way you want to enter the office. Do you want to enter from the reception or the parking lot ?
NewGuy: Which one is nearer ?
S: Basically…it again depends, if you enter from the reception side. You should first swipe your access card at the gate. Hmmm… wait a sec. Its not swiping…You should actually put your access card against the sensor so that the red light gives a beep and turns blue and the door can be opened. Swiping is somewhat different… usually you swipe your credit cards, meal cards and that kind of stuff. Then you again put your access card at the sensor at next gate after you enter reception. Be aware you should always display your access card in office. There will be security to check that…. Ha….ha…ha
S: Basically I forgot… where are we ?
NewGuy: Sir, we just swiped…oh sorry put our access card against the sensor at the second gate after reception.
S: (gives him a colder look…)Basically… we should always be very clear in our communication. It should be to the point and very formal. It’s not like we are talking to our childhood friends. You should say…”second gate after reception”. See how clearly I put it.
NewGuy : “Second gate after reception…” (wants to end the sentence with a ‘Sir’ but wouldn’t dare).
S: Hmm… Basically…now if you take a left you will go to the recreation room and gym facilities. If you take a right you will go to our cafeteria. So Basically you should take your right for sometime and then after sometime you should take your left…. And then…

NewGuy…(and then… I have to slap my face left and right).
NewGuy: Sir I would rather take the route from parking lot… could you please tell me that ?
S: (gets angry with him…) Basically…we should always complete the task at hand and then think of alternatives. If there is no focus…LIKE YOU, we get illusioned and can’t reach our goal. See you lost track of what im saying because you were not focusing.
NewGuy: (feels sorry) Sir we can continue with the reception route…
S: NO… Basically… if once I have changed my mind that’s it ! I will tell you the parking lot route. Now listen with focus and concentrate on my communication and…. don’t listen with concentration and focus on my communication. This is not rocket science.
NewGuy has lost his mind but hopes he doesn’t lose his way to bay 58.
S: Once you enter from the parking lot, right away you will have steps to go to first floor on left side.
S….looks at the NewGuy anticipating something…
S: Basically, You should ask questions… only then you will “really” understand.
NewGuy: (has a puzzled look on his face…doesn’t know what to ask) sir what should I ask ?
S: I said left side… you should ask me “whose left side ?”

NewGuy…still has a puzzled look.

S: If you have entered and if you are facing the blue board with different colored pins on it… some times the pins will be of the same color… then the steps would be on your LEFT side. If you have entered and if you are facing the blue board with all paper cuttings and some pins to hold the paper cuttings in place and some more pins just idle….or the lady security guard then there would be the blue board with pins of different colors to your LEFT side. If you have entered and if you are facing the steps then you would have the parking lot with different vehicles of Accenture employees and bpo cabs to your LEFT side. If you have entered and if you are facing the parking lot with different vehicles of Accenture employees and bpocabs then….
NewGuy: …then
S: Then you would have the blue board with paper cuttings and some pins to hold the paper cuttings in place and some more pins just idle… or the lady security guard to your LEFT side.
NewGuy: Feels like fainting but for the record he wants to make a note of the time he fainted. He tries hard but wouldn’t be able turn his face to have a look at his watch.
I believe that somehow his subconscious mind sent him a signal that his watch would be on his LEFT side.
NewGuy: Sir wouldn’t it be easier if I had just looked around for steps ?
S: See Basically…this is exactly why you guys don’t succeed. Where is the logic? Its not like searching for your bike in a large parking lot.
NewGuy: Sir I don’t have a bike.
S: (Gets so angry that our guy could feel the heat…) what did I say ? You don’t have focus…you don’t concentrate and you don’t listen. I am just giving you a logical example. Basically… you should understand the problem and solve it in a logical way.
S: Anybody can get a job.

NewGuy face beams up… thinks that the last sentence would be the perfect logical example for his punisher.

S: Basically now…. You should take the steps…. I mean you should walk over the steps… communication should be very clear….
NewGuy: Sir that means bay 58 is on first floor….
S: (gives a pleasant smile at him)… see you have learnt to be logical from me. Good. But as I said do not “interrupt”, let me finish…
S: Basically… The steps would be little taller than new born puppies and as you walk over…on the steps, not on the puppies….ha….ha……ha . You should be careful as you might get hit by the ceiling…it’s a bit low. There’s a sign saying “watch your step” …thank god it doesn’t say “watch your height”….. ha….ha….ha (breaks into uncontrollable laughter.)
NewGuy…wants to ask him something… but doesn’t wish to “interrupt” him.
S: Basically…I am getting late to work… but still I would help you. It gives me pleasure to impart wisdom on ignorant people.
NewGuy… feels cheated by the interviewer.
S: Now I would explain it to you in a faster way.
Basically… after you come upstairs and if you are facing bay 54, then take a right and walk along you can reach bay 58. If you are not facing bay 54… then face bay 54 and then take a right and walk along so that effectively you will reach bay 58 by taking a right after facing bay 54. I mean u need not always face bay 54 when you take a right and walking towards bay 58 but you should face bay 54 when taking a right and start walking. Understand… you just need to focus and concentrate. You should religiously follow what i am saying...this is not rocket science.

NewGuy…nods his head in agreement and quickly moves away….before he falls into a seizure.
Our guy not knowing anything to do…approaches a security guard and asks him to accompany him till bay 58.
The guard leaves him at bay 58. His gesture makes our guy regain faith in humanity. Our guy pulls up all his positive energy to make a good impression with his new team.
He goes inside and sees S sitting a few paces to the left.
Both of them exchange a smile.
Our guy meets K and introduces himself. K asks him to wait for 5 min and walks upto S. Both of them are involved in an articulated discussion for sometime.
Both of them come to our guy…
K: Please meet your new Team lead S.

NewGuy: Basically……………… I had just Quit.

If you still want our new guy to take up the job sms ‘PAIN’ to 101. Lines open till the end of time.

Lekkalu Yekkaalu....

nenu innocent kaadu gaani....maa naannagaru innocent emo anukunnanu...
3 class lo anukunta lekkalu... 3 digit numbers multiplication. manaki lekkalu ekkaalu vachi edisthe kada... maa text book lo exercises undevi chapter laast lo vaatiki answers ichevaadu.o saari maa naannagaru bayataki velthu... "orey devi... nenu vachesarikalla exercise-4 complete cheyyi " annaru.Manam veelu dorikithe brahma devudi moodu rendlu aaru chevullo simulataneous ga flowers pettese rakam. nenu haayiga "alif laila" chusi inka time migilipothe "tales spin" kuda chusi.. maa naannagaru vache time ki oka paavuganta mundu chapter laast lo unna answers anni copy chesi rasesaanu....maa naannagaru vachaaru.emi adakkapoyina potu gaadila nene daggaraki velli... "naandi lekkalanni chesesaanu... "... asalikkaditho sentence aapesthe bagundedemo... "kaani meru nenu chapter laastlonchi answers copy kottanu ante naaku chala kopam vachestundi" annanu. maa naannagaariki leni idea nene lopaliki kukkanu.aa roju naaku ardhamayyindi "burra rama keerthana padadam" ante.... "veepu vimanam motha mogadam" ante ento...

aa tarvatha nunchi lekkalanna maa naannagaaranna oka rakamaina gouravam erpadindi.

Sudigantalu

Innaallu entaa asala variety emi lekunda sagipotundi naa batuku anukuntunnanu. Ante evo konni jarugutunna vaatiki variety kovaloki vesentha intensity ledu. Life ni njoy chestunnanu…yeda peda asala deniki bhayam badha emi levu. Eevi lekapoyina nene jokulu imagine cheskuni mare navveskuntunnanu roju.
Hmm ee vaaram moodrojulu selavulochaayi. Chala pakadbandiga plan veskuni Friday formals Saturday casuals uthikesaanu. Formals ki antha ibbandem ledu gaani…jeansulu jaadistunte nadum jaaripoyindira devudo. Sunday anni sardeskunnanu. Den chaala kalam tarvatha Room la kanipinchindi. Rendu malls round kotti vachesariki raathrayyindi. Monna Das ka Dum lo Katrina kaif ni chusinappatnunchi nidra pattadam manesindi. Aa andam ento maa iddariki ee bandham ento enthalochinchina ardham kaledu. Naa ipod lo
seethaaluuu nuvvu leka nenu lene….
Unnave oopiralle gundelone
Vellipothe serukunta mattilone
Aa kaburuu serelope seru nanne

Ee paata o nootanalabhaimoodu saarlu vinnaaka kuda nidra daridaapulloki kuda ravatledu. Ela vastadi ademanna genelia aa illeana aa ekanga Khatarnak kaif. Labham ledu repelagu manaki office lo evadokadu “hey devikanth! don’t sleep on the desk” ani gaddedataadani decide aipoyanu. Time chusthe rendunnara.

Style ga roju aarunnara ki alarm pettukuntanu. Adeppudu kodutundo neneppudu kattestaano nake teleedu. Lechesariki paavu takkuva enimidi. Bus enimidimpaavu ki. Phelps kanna phast ga neetilonchi bayatakochesi enimidi padikalla o mostaru ready aipoyanu. Maa hanger chusthe pedda shock…naa access card kanipinchatledu. Yehe sarle last bus enimidinnara ki kada anukuni atu itu fast ga vethikestunnanu. Anthalo bayata nunchi edo symphony sound vastundentaa ani chuste…. Varsham.
Oo…’ varsham vasthe emayyindi godugeskuni vellipovachu kada’ anukuntaremo. Nenu ee Mumbai varshaallo godugu lekunda Guinness record srustiddaam ani konaledu.nammandi. nijam ga. Serious !
Ee access card missing ento ee varsham entehe ani chiraagga unnappudu maa jyothishyudu cheppina maatalu gurtochaayi…“Babu devi nee sudi parigettanantha varake nayana manam emanna cheyyagalam….adi parugu modalettindante bolt kuda daanini andukoledu , antha powerful sudi gaadivi nuvvu” annaru. Bolt thunder-bolt la gold kodatadani maavodu mundu predict chesadanta. Ante bolt laanti hi-profile clients ni maatrame handle chestaadu maa jyotishyudu.. adi vere vishayam anukondi. Maa symphony tommidintiki aagipoyindi.

Alochisthe asala illu sardukunnaka anni organized ga undali gaani ila access card missing enti. Ammo sudi theory inka balapadipotundani manasulo “aa tokkem kaada sudi ledu bongu ledu ee roju neno sudo telipovaali” anukuni bayalderanu. Bus stop kelli nunchunnanu. General ga aa time lo cabs vastuntaayi maa office vaipu vellevi. Nijamga sudi aithe ee roju naaku padinti varaku kuda cabs kaadu kada B.E.S.T bussulu kuda dorakkudadu anukunnanu. Ala anukunnano ledo ventane oka kotha green santro vachi aagindi. Andaru daggarakelli adugutunnaru ekkadiki ani… nenellaledu antha kotha santro cab entehe pichi mohaalu kakapothe anukunna. Evaru ekkaledu. Nenelli “gandhinagar” annanu. Baithiye saab annadu. Vaarni… chuddaaniki o chinna software company ki ceo la unnadu veedu cab driver aa anukunnanu. Ekkesaanu. Vaadinka prathi stop loni aaputunnadu evaranna ekkutaaremo ani. Okkadu ekkatledu. Naa sudi veedikkuda antindani navvukunnanu. Maavodu asalu speedometer mullu 100 diganivvatledu. Kotha bandi kada chaala smooth ga sailing on the clouds range lo vellipotunnam. Manasulo “sudi… chustunnava adi manamante” anukunnanu.

Konchem mundukellaka oka stop lo aapadu. O aiduguru “sion” annaru. “Abhi paanch min mein aavunga” ani maavodu laaginchesaadu. Vaadi dress ni konchem observe chesanu ekkadaina F1 tags gaani sponsor labels gaani kanapadataayemo ani. Paanch min lo nannu paiki gaani teeskupotademo anukunnanu. Curiousity killed the kanth ani andaru anukokudadani…vaadnadiganu orey baba sion straight ga vellali kada gandhinagar vere route kada…asala nuvvekkadiki vellali annanu. SION annadu. Orneeyebba mari gandhinagar enduku ekkinchukunnavu nannu ante…. Mimmalani akkada dimpesi veellani malla ekkinchukuntanu annadu. Aaaa… :O Avunu anthe kada sudi eppudu roundlu tiruguddi gaani straight ga undadu kada. Maree antha easy ga naaku telsipothe inka sudi goppatanam enti.

Maavodu gandhinagar turning tippagaane oka km traffic jam mammalni aahvaninchindi. Vaadakkade u- turn kottesi..baabbaabu meeru ikkadanunchi naduchukuntu vellipothe fast ga vellipotaaru naaku beram poddi emanukokandi annadu. Hmm ponle naa sudi valla veediki nastam enduku le ani digipoyaanu.

Road meeda nadavadaaniki khaali ledu. Footpath meeda nadavalemu. Alaage paadarasam la melikalu tirukkuntu oka km traffic valayaanni chedhinchaanu. Daari madhyalo maa company bussulu boldu kanipinchaayi… daggarakelli ekkudaamanukunte access card ledu appatiki try chesanu kaani cleaner chetha kottinchukodam antha baagodani viraminchanu. Fly over kinda nunchi maha aithe moodu km untundi office. Kaani ikkada auto valalaki atleast oka vanda beram lekapothe ekkadiki kadalaru. So autolu dorakkapovadam naa sudi valla kaadani konchem dhairyam cheppukunnanu. Last ki oka auto lone office daaka vachesanu. Pantommidi rupayalayyinidi. “Bhai saab chutta nahin hain..” Huh naa daggara intha sudi unte nee dagara chillara ela untundi nayana anukuni po annanu.

Manam asale purse maintain cheyyam. Office gate mundu nilabaddaanu. Nenu Accenture employee ani cheppataaniki okka aadharam kuda ledu. Lopali keltunte security vadu kuda same logic lagadu. Vaadi sincerity ki mechi gatemunde undi poyaanu. Oka kerchief ala mundara vesi unte dayahrudayulu enthokontha saayam chesevaaru. Alaage oka dayahrudayudi chetha escort ippinchukuni reception daaka vellanu. Vaadu 500 security deposit kattinchukuni oka card ichadu. “Sir aapka naam” annadu. “Devikanth” annanu…”Sir aapka naam idhar nahin hain" annadu. Oreeeeeeeeeeyyyyyy nee yenkamma please ra konchem kanikaram chupandra… huh ninnu kaadule stars and planets sadistic ga unte security guards meerem chestaaru. “Surya Devikanth” ani search kottu atleast sun power valla konchem sudi neutralize avvuddemo chuddam. Hammayya database lo peru kanipinchindi. Aa cards tatangam avvagotti cafeteria ki vellanu.

“Teen boiled egg” annanu. Boiled egg nahin hain sir. “Omlette sandwich?” . Bread khatam hogaya sir. Inkoddule babu eedu horlicks adigithe maa dodlo gedulu paalivvadam maanesaayantaadu. Aa fruit plate edo mohaana tagalettu. Taapeega tinesi time chusthe padinnara. Edo gurtochinatte vachi poyindi. Entaa anukuntu ala corridor lo nadustunnanu. Oka room lo papam evariko sradhaanjali ghatistunnattu o table chuttu chaala mandi gumigudi mounanga deenanga chustu unnaru. Appudu gurtochindi….ammani every Monday 10 o clock ki status call untundi kada... ventthane maa conf room ki parigettanu. Dooram nunchi maa team anthaa conference room lonchi slow motion lo okkokallu vachestunnaru. Chchaa ! maa TL gaadiki naa sudi gurinchi explain cheddamanna sare aadu maree nannu taare zameen par lo pillodni chusinattu chustaadu. Sarle manaki sigga egga vellipoyaanu bay loki.

Maavodu WAS setup cheyyamannadu. Adanthaa oka word doc lo aratipandu paadu naati nappatnunchi puvvu pusi guthi pandi gela chetikoche daaka unna life cycle antha expalantion tho saha untundi. Saayankalam kalla antha chesi padesanu. Ante “up and running” avvaledu daani gurinchi manam inkeppudaina matladukundaam. Ippatike sudi sodi chaala ekkuvaipoyindi. Vellipoyemundu malla café ki vellanu. O chikku milkshake order ichanu. Kaasepayyaka collect cheskodaaniki vellanu.

Vadu naku chikku sauce ichaadu.

Sudimerupu: Next day maa office ki selavu…kaani naku work undi. Office velladaaniki stop kelte company bus vachindi. Office kellevaraku nenu driver tappa inkevaru leru busslo. Vishayamentante aa driver office ki selavani marchipoyadanta !!! vaadidi vatra sudi.

*cover photo: oka vaignanikudu, oka saasthravetha, oka vijetha, oka Jyothishyudu, ....anthaa kalipi oka Medhavi. (arey nannu kshaminchey ee saariki)

Pasi'di'tanam

Monnaamadhya baaga chiraakochesindi. Pichekkadaaniki jaanedu dooram lo undaga vacation teeskunte bavundu anipinchindi. Anipinchinde tadavuga maavodiki arji pettanu. pettipettagaane pommannaadu.
Plan A prakaram rjy lo endalu mandipotunnayani, hyd lone undalani nirnayinchukunnanu. Maa suseelakkintiki vachesaanu. Vachetappatiki maa nagakka kuda undi tana chinnakoduku(seenu) tho. Illanthaa... ‘sandadi’ andaaniki bane untundi gaani, adi sandadi kaadu ado gola bharinchaleni gola. Oka rakanga nenu aa gola chavi chudadaanike vellananukondi (daanike vere pedda story undi).

Maa akkaliki chinna chinna pillalu, evariki naalugellu daatundavu. Nenu velle sariki maa yechi(yechchi ani palakaali) daani tammudu("eedikinka maatalu raavu"...caption kaadu nijamgane) inka seenugadu unnaru. Yechi ante yasaswini lalitha ani daani peru. Nene pettanu. Naa polikalemannana anukundamanukunte....asalu nenu chinnappudu chaala mudduga bodduga assalu allari chesevaadne kaadanta. Kaani adi matuku maha muduru. Chaala telivaindi.

Maa seenu gaadu kuda deenikemi teesipodu kaakapothe papam vaalla ammante bhayam, anduke tondaraga notlonchi edi vadaladu. Vadilaadante mee janma dhanyame inka. "Hai hai nayaka" cinema chusunte nenem cheppadaluchukunnano meeru grahinchagalaru. Veelliddare anukunte veellakanna munde maaku puneetgadu putti, krishnudu matti tintu vaallammaki bhoomi suryudu chandrudu ila evevo chupinchaadu kada...antha kaakapoyina maavodi tahata ki taggattu vaallamma ki simple ga "chukkalu" chupinchadu.

Pichekkadaaniki janedu dooram lo unnanannanu kada...maa akkaliki naa meeda jaali kaligindemo poni aa janedu poodchadaaniki maa vanthu sayam annattu..aa roju sayantram
Akkalu: orey devi memu ala shoppingkellostaamu andaaka pillalni chusko...
Devi: Enti chuskunedi tokka naa valla kaadu.
Akkalu: Mememanna vaallavi kadagamannamaa...? kaasepu chudara babu....
Devi:(manasulo...) Ammani ante aa karyakramam kuda plan chesarannamaata ante tvaralone maa akkalanunchi nenu "orey devi nenu pindi rubbutunnanu maavodiki kack vastundanta konchem ala teeskellu..."ane maata kuda vinaalsi ravachu anukunnanu. Vinadaanike idi adola undi…inka aa scene oohinchukunte…….. ammo… aibaboi.
Devi: Konchem meere emanna tips ivvandi mari ela chuskovaalo.
Akkalu: Maa pillalaki A B C D lu 1 2 3 lu inka boldu rhymes padyaalu vachu avanni appacheppinchuko.
Devi: Yenkammalaara oka engg grad ni udyogastudni entha cheapaipoyane meeku (malli manasulone...)
Devi: aa sarlendi... kaani tondaraga randamma, meevodu nijamgane “mavayya kacku…” ante nenu pargettali

Mavollu ala shopping ki vellipoyaaru. Nenu aa hallone maa yechi ni oka side inka seenugaadno side kurcho pettukuni madhyalo padukunnanu. Child Psychology prakaram chinna pillatho chinna pillalaage undaalani...maa yechi tho
Yechi A B C D lu cheppava naaku raavu...annanu.

"Mavayya A B C D lu raakunda ninnu school lo ela join cheskunnaru...?"

Abba kadupulo intha gattiga guddindenti… anukuntu… deeniki counter ela ivvalo teleeka “avune chinnappudu kada appudu anni vachu ippudu peddodnayyanu kada avanni marchipoyanu” annanu.

“mavayya peddaithe A B C D lu marchipotaara ?” maa yechi chaala amaayakanga adigindi.

Chi anavasaranga edava telivitetalu vadanu…. Sarle commit aipodaam anukuni
“avune peddaithe anni marchippotaaru” anesaanu.

“Mari maa teacheru neekanna peddadi… A B C D lu anni vachu” andi.

Huh… geek ekkuvaithe gokkunnadanta. Maa akkalu cheppina mata gurtochindi vaallu maa pillalaki anni vachu ‘appacheppinchuko’ annaru. Nene naa edava strategy upayoginchi yechi chethilo dorikipoyanu.

Naa ego parajayaanni oppukovatledu… “Oye ente peddoltho maatalu rettistunnavu tagultaayinka A B C D lu cheppu” annanu leni kopam natistu.
Maa seenugaadiki bhayamesindi… appatidaaka pakkana cheemalni champutunnodu kaastha oke saari chethulu kattesi “A B C D….” antu modalu pettadu.”orey nuvvagara…yechi cheppuddi” annanu. Ento maa yechiki pisarantha bhayam kuda veyyaledu…ante nenu chinnapatnunchi konchem baaga alavate andukenemo.

“Mavayya ante nuvvu indaaka nunchi abaddaalu aadutunnava…peddaithe abaddaladataara ?”

naa ego ni adi kaima kottesindi. Intha chinna pilla antha deep ga ela matladindo pollupoledu.
“Pillalu devudu challani vaare kallakapatameragani karunamayulu…” ee lyric raasinodni road roller tho guddincheyyali. Cha anukuni daani vallo tala petti eme babu vadileyve…annanu. Aada maayala fakeer la oka navvu navvindi. Hmm kaanee nee time anukunnanu.

Ee saari vallu daggara pettukuni “mee ammalu meekevo boldu padyaalochannaaru avi cheppandi” annanu. Okari tarvatha okallu okko padyam cheppela oppandam kudirindi.

Maa seenugadu first padyam andukunnadu..”balavanthudu tanakemani…..chali cheemala chetha chikki chachen sumathi” oka saari vaadepu vankaraga chusaanu. Asalaadiki telsi padada teleeka padada…. Chi adugudaamanna inkaa cheap aipotaanu. Ammo burra paadaipoyindi. Maa yechi emo edo saraswathi devi meeda paatandukundi. Tarvatha malli maa seenugadu “alpudepudu palku aadambaramu gaanu sajjanundu palku challagaanu…” naakardhamaipoyindi maa yechi nunchi veedu baton teeskunnadu.Inka kaasepu ala ala evo iddaru vinipinchaaru.

Maa seenugaadiki bore kottinattundi padyam padukuni cheptunnadu. Nenu emi analedu ponile papam indaaka nunchi baasi matam vesukuni kurchune unnadu kadaani urkunnanu. Maa yechi ki adi nachaledu.
“mavayya aadu chudu padukuni cheptunnadu..” ani complaint chesindi. Ponileve annayye kada kaavalante nuvvu paduko annanu. “Nenu padukonu…” antu kopam ga konchem venakki jarigi kurchundi. Ee saari maa yechi vanthu… “ee saari em cheptunnave” annanu. “nenem cheppanu” chaala kopamga.

Maa seenugaadni daggaraki teeskuni vaadimeedo cheyyesi “orey manamiddaram oka party…maname anni cheppukundam” annanu maa yechiki konchem manta pettalani. Poni aadu urkovachu kada…

“mm mmanam… manamemo… maa intikelpodaame deenni odilesi” annadu konchem nattiga.
“igo mavayyani teeskelthe nee tolu teesettaanu…jagratha” dialogue lo mass, chupulo villanizaanni dattinchi cheppindi maa yechi.

Nenu navvukuni… sare mari padyam cheppu aithe annanu. “Tana kopame tana satruvu tana santame tanaku raksha daya chuttambou…..” antu cheppesindi. Malli maa seengadu padyam chepthu padukunnadu.

Yechi: aadu chudu malli kukkala padukuni dollutunnadu.
Devi: ayyayyo tappe ala anakudadu annayya kada… neekanna peddodu kada ala tittakudadu.
Yechi: maraadu ala kukkala dollutunnadu…
Inka laabham ledanukunnanu… deenni chaala smooth ga deal cheyyalanukuni…
Devi: tappu yasaswini… ala kukka anakudadu. Nenante neekistam kada naa maata vinu. Nene ala padukuni atu itu dollananuko ala antaava ?
Yechi: ananu…
Manasulo hammayya anukune lopale…
Yechi: nuvvu “pedda” kukkavi kada….

Ala vaalliddari chetha mottikaayalu tintu aa sayantram gadichipoyindi.
Needless to say I thoroughly enjoyed with them. My purpose of vacation was partially served.

Whenever you feel that you are stuck in the clutches of routine life,
When you feel that the essence of your life has been sucked out and you are thrown into a vacuum.
Go to a kid.
He will take you to his world.
He will show you what you have long forgotten and thought was extinct.
He will show you his innocent world where everything is cheerful and beautiful and still pure…
the way we are meant to be.

Poddunnunchi em chesam babu...

Poddunnunchi em chesam babu…?

Konchem late ga lechaam… inkonchem late aithe bus dobbesela….just lo bus catch chesaam. Late aithe tinadaaniki emi migalavani….moodu boiled eggs inka upma teeskunnam. Upma ki madhyalo tata cheppesam.

Ee roju bay lo bhagotam ento..?

Adukkune vaadu inti intiki tirigi adukunte gaani full meals avvanattu…edavadi… okko module okko systemlone panichestundi. Oka screen ikkada chusi…next screen kosam moodu cabins avatalunna system daggarakellali Edaina rendu modules oke system lo pedadamante….maa TL emo babu devikanthu… mana s/w engineers, modules ni maree kathulla tayaru chestunnaru. Andukani porapaatna gaani rendu kathulu(modules) oke oralo(system lo) petti test chesavante………. Vaddu ! , vaddu babu vaddu…. Pichuka meeda brahmaastraalenduku ? Ippatike CPUlu silencer leni bajaj scooter la soundlistunnayi…Aa tarvatha malli windows crash avvadaalu system formattinglu… deenikemo tech supportodiki tickets raise cheyyadam. Vaademo manam cafeteria lo sollestunnappudu, adi ammayiltho sollestunnapude fone chesi saavagottadam. Antha aapesi bay kosthe…aademo…babu okka systemke problem emo anukuni CPU open cheyyataaniki ee taalam techukunnanu…deenni chustunte taalam gutti techukovaalani malli vellipovadam. Vellinodu saayantram daaka address lekapovadam. Saayankaalam client emo call lo “ee roju emayyindi, emayyindi, asalemanna ayyindaaaaa ?” ani gonthu chinchukovadam. Mana ee soap bubble laanti s/w jeevitham lo ippatike special effects chaala unnayi…malli ee butterfly effect kuda enduku. Moolige nakka meeda taatikaaya paddattu. Ani naaku geetopadesam chesaadu.

‘Bhagotam’ ante exactly bhagotam ani kaadu…I meant….”productive work” em chesavani ?

Mavodu code ki edo kalipi integration chesi adi pani chestundo ledo chudamannadu. So aa pani meedunnanu rojantha.

Nayana adi integration oo differentiation o kaadu…merging antaru gaani, Inthaki pani jarigindaa ?

Ekkada… aa code oka mahatallini adigi teeskovaali. Velli code kosam adigaanu…

Talli : (chat window minimize chesesindi…)Em kaavali ?

Nenu: Maa TL code immannaadu.

Talli: Em code…???

Nenu: (identidi em code antundi… ) mee daggara edo code undanta kada ade.

Talli: undi sare…kothadi kaavala ? paatadi kaavala ?

Nenu: (Ayomayam… )undandi mavodni adigi vastaanu.

Maavodi daggaraki vellanu….

Nenu: sir kotha code kaavala patha code kaavala adagamantundi sir.

Maavodu: (navilesela chusi..) nuvvemanna paatha samaanlu konukkune vaadivaa ? patha code
teeskuni em chestaav ? budhundaa… roju annam tintunnava gaddi tintunnava… asala endukos….ro tele….pranal tee s ru…(ante tittukuntunna nenu vachesaanu…. Doppler effect annamaata)

Talli daggaraki vellanu…

Nenu : Kotha code kavalanta.

Talli : Kotha code lede…

Nenu : (aaa :O emmatlaadutundi pichidi…)

Nenu: lekapovdam entandi ?

Talli: aa kotha code tayaru chesaavadiki roll-off vachindi vellipoyaadu.

Nenu : Ante ?

Talli : ante code half cooked ani…test chesthe ajeerthi chesi compiler ki digestion problems vastaayi.

Nenu : marippudu em cheyyadam.

Talli: Velli meevodni kanukko…(“nannu chat cheskoni ra babu” ani chadavandi).

Nenu : Sir kotha code ledanta sir. (chevulu moosukunnanu.)

Maavodu : patha code tagalettamanu.

Nenu : (marippudevarra patha samanlu konukkunevaadu…gaddi tine gaadida)
Vellesariki chatting lo talligaru enduko tega navveskuntunnaru…

Nenu: patha code kaavalanta.

Talli: Phaahaatha chode panicheh yyadu kadaaa…(navvukuntu…)

Asalu deeeeeeeeeeeeenni….chi. Aa mukka indaake edachu kada…ippudu malli velte ready ga
untadu durvasa maharshi akkada.

Nenu: pani cheyyakapovadamenti ?

Talli : ante panichestundi….kaani pani cheyyadu.

(Ippudu ninnu champeyyalanipistundi kaani champanu…. :X)

Nenu : ante ????

Talli : (chat window minimize chesi) “It will take time to explain…. U know” (chaala style ga..)

Nenu : (ninnu nijamgaane sampeyyale talli, neeko dannam…nee codeko dannam….nee chatting ki naa johaarlu…)

Nenu : mahatalli nee daggara edunte adi…adi pani chesina cheyyakapoyina…..aa engili code
tagalettu. Naa paatlevo nenu padataanu.

Talli : Ok I will mail u…gimme ur mail Id.

Nenu: mail id ichi vachesaanu.

Aragantayyindi….inka code raledu. Nenemo inbox minutekokasaari refresh chestunte…naa pakkanodu…”Are u expecting a mail… J (from ur GF ani vadi ardham)” ani navveskuntunnadu.
Adu aadi edava telivitetalu.

Nene malli maa mahatalli daggaraki vellanu….emmatladakunda pakkane nunchunnanu….

Talli : chat window minimize chesi..“Ohhhhhhh !!!! (antha exclamation ichindi mari…) I forgot about u…. zip file is large…I cant send it through mail “

Oka saari paiki chusaanu…ippudu deenni murder chesthe desaaniki ye nastamu ledu…paiga company ki oka jeetham migulu anipinchindi.

Nenu : daanni shared drive lo petti chaavu….nee $#%!@^(*&%

Talli : Ok..I will do it.

Nenellatledu akkada nunchi… nannosaari “chat cheskonivvava..donga sachinoda” ane lookkesi… cheppina pani chesindi.

Code teeskotaanike anta kastapaddaanu…. Inka panem chestaam le ani cafeteria kellanu. Coffee counter kellanu. Andaru coffee leda “chai”teeskuntunnaru. Nannu chusi ”saab ko ek horleeeecks” aadi arupu. “Inkochem gattiga aravara…aa yedara iddaru ammayilunnaru vaallaki vinapadela aruvu seni vadilipoddi”anukunnanu. Rendrojulu nunchi same time same order kada aadiki alavaataipoyindi. Aa kudithi tagesi malli bay ki vachanu.

Mavodemo…”Whats the status ?”

Ippude code vachindi kaasepagara nayana ani..naa workstation kochesaanu. “Athikinchi, kattirinchi….malli athikinchi malli kathirinchi…” ala cut copy pastelu chesi chesi…evevo files ni evevo files tho replace chesi inkevevo files add chesi mothaaniki adantha…. Oka garbage dump la tayaru chesaanu. (pelli bhojanaalu pettaaka…avathala saavitlo aa engilaakulanni gattara bittaraga padestaaru, alaagannamaata)

Server start chesaanu…naa meeda jaalesindemo adi first attempt lone successful ga start aipoyindi. Maavodu, server start avvadam papam…ekkada nunchi oodipaddaado vachi venakaala nunchunnadu. Application run chesaanu…. Console cool ga calm ga debugs anni okkokkati istundi…. Aaha ooho pancha kalyani la parigedutndi mana application ani iddaram konchem smile ichukunnam…Oke saari hyper tension patient ki heart attack vachinattu ECG graph la cheda mada….paiki kindaki dinkilu kotti…. Last ki….

Application: Hareeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee………………

Maavodu…silent ga chaala low tone lo…”poddunna workspace… back-up teeskunnava ?”.

Softwarangetram

Sometimes we are forced into directions…which we ought to have found ourselves.
We are not completely defined by what we do…we are defined by how well we rise after falling.

Evaro peddayana naalantodi kosame annaru. Reel konchem ffwd chesthe… malli ippudantha routine. Naa work life gurinchi andariki pain kodamanukunnanu. Engg ayyaka branch ki job ki assalu link lekunda ila s/w lo paddaanu. Idi chaalanattu mahanubhavudu Mumbai lo vesaadu.

Modatiroju maa bay ki vellanu. 9 ki. Okka praani kuda ledu. Nunchuni chustunnanu evadaina kanipistademo ani. Dooranga oka kurchi lo okaayana tap tap ani kottukuntunnadu. Daggarikochi “Are u Mr.Devikanth ?”…”I am the manager here…” ani parichayam cheskunnadu. Manager ante naluguri chetha pani cheyyinchaali, veedemo evadu lekapoyina andari pani veede chestunnatlunnadu…vaarni aakhariki eedi batukila aipoyindannamaata anukunnanu. “Wait for another 30 min you can meet your team members” annadu. Umm ani talaadinchi oka moola kurchi lo kurchunnanu.
Eduruga comp undi gaani daani login id pwd etc etc emi teleedu. Blank monitor chuddam bore kada… maa bay ni eda peda chustunnanu. Konchem peddade…oka 50 members ki saripada. Inthalo maa friend cheppindi gurtochindi….”ceilings meeda nallaga bulbs la undeve cameras” ani.
O saari look paikesaanu….bay motham meeda evadevadu ekkadekkada padukuntunnado anni clear ga chudagalige la unnayi so called cameras. Feed chuse vaadiki tata cheppanu saradaaga..:)

10:30 ayyindi. Nemmadi nemmadi ga janalandaru goollaki cherukuntunnaru. Inthalo okaavidochi pakkana nunchundi. Daariki addanga unnanemo anukuni kurchi konchem pakkaki jarupukuni tala dinchukunnanu. Aavida inka akkade nunchundi. Entidi…evareevida nanne chustundi mana team member emo anukunnanu. Sudden ga gurtochindi…..deenenkamma indaaka camera chusi tata cheppanu….kompadeesi eevida gaani feed monitor chesedaa ?? anavasaranga irukkunnanu. Padukunna gaadidani lepi tanninchukodam ante idenemo anukuntunte….“If you don’t mind….this is my seat” andi. Ammani anukuni…lechipoyaanu. Malli maa manager gaadochi inko seatlo ekkado kurchopettadu. Ila rendu moodu saarlu seatlu maranu….12 ayyindi. Evadiki vadu computerlu chuskuntu tikku tikku keyboardlu vaayincheskuntunnaru gaani….ikkado tingarodu chaala sepatnunchi dikkulu chustunnadu papam vaadevado, vaadikem kaavalo asala vaadu manisho…lekapote terrorist emo… ani okkadiki ledu.
Maa manager vaipu chusaanu….vadu opika pattu nayana vachestaaru annatto saiga chesaadu. Ento place kaani place…okkadu kuda teleedu…chaala lonely ga anipinchindi. Deeniki todu asala naku em pani istaado ani oka pedda tension. Training ayyindi anna maate gaani java lo aavaginjantha kuda raadu.

Aakhariki eppudo 12 20 ki evado vachaadu. Maa manager vachi “babu nayana veede mee TL ika nunchi nuvvu kastamaina nastamaina veedithone panchukovaali…” antu edo pellikooturni first time allude chethikichi athorintiki pampinantha scene chesaadu. Naakenduko vadu code language lo “Alludu kottina tittana… maname sardukupovaale amma..” annademo ani doubtu. Adi ala jarigindi naa ampakam pampakam. Btw aa roju andaru antha late ga endukocharante previous nite edo party ayyindanta…J

These are the first impressions of my bay and the people. And as I spent more and more time over there….i came to know the people and learnt a lot. I learnt that first impression need not always be the best impression. Infact Impressions are just illusions created by us.