Thursday, January 31, 2008

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.