hey,

Long time since I wrote something over here, almost a month, I know I don't blog so frequently but 1 month and I didn't have anything to blog about?? No, thats not true, plenty of things happened just didn't feel like typing. well this is to warn you people in the start itself, this is a boring post.

The major thing, Office timings changed, from 9:30 to 6:30, wow!! I love the new timing, You reach home, you got time to spend with your family, you sleep early, you can have fun with friends, really with this time work life is really not so bad. I hope this timings continue... :)

What else happened? Valentines day, went pretty fine, nothing great, was out with a friend, atleast thats better than suking away at home, right? then there was MH-CET, which also went pretty fine, lets talk about it when the results come.

One of my close friend's birthday was there, sadly I didn't gift her anything, well seriously I have no idea what to buy for her, I really hate shopping, :(

On the sad part, another of my close friend left office, feels sad, we both had been together for almost 5.5 years, I will miss you dear.

well am stopping this chatter for now,

Had a Great weekend, and having a nice week

WOW!! What a wonderful past week has been for me,

The high point being my trip to Bangalore and spending it with my favorite and only niece NIYA, my darling little princess, well she is a darling, but has grown quite a lot from when I last saw her.

She has become real naughty now, and her mother (my sister) is truly spoiling her by listening to each and every wish of her just so that she doesn't cry. True even I won't like to see my little princess cry, but was wondering how much should we bend to the kids wishes. IF agreeing to everything she wants now, won't it be so much more difficult to say no to her after she grows up? Anyway, she is not my daughter, she is my princess. I am here just to spoil my darling NIYA.

SO how was my weekend, well real fun, the day I flew down (Saturday) even before reaching home we had decided on going to a theme park (Wonderla, its a few KM outside of Bangalore). Dam!! It was a hell lot of fun, all the rides and stuff, and further spending time and seeing niya smile made the day whole lot more fun.

Then on Sunday and Monday had fun with niya, also went shopping and time pass with my cousins. Then on Tuesday, we went to the flower show at Lalbaugh, It was real crowded but the flower arrangements was fun. Had picnic in the garden and played with Niya again.

Was sad on my return trip to Mumbai about leaving the fun behind, my sisters want me to shift to Bangalore, But am not sure if I want to. Bangalore even if it’s a nice city, it doesn't have the Pulse of Mumbai. Let’s see what the future holds for me.

Now back in Mumbai, and office, my TL is on leave and I am leaving office early. Feels really good.

Anybody wondering why I am so excited about my niece, let me tell them, if you have a brother or sister’s kid to spend time with then you will understand

What are my Goals in Life???

Hey, Where do you see yourself 5 years from now? What are you aiming for in life? What are your goals in life?
We have all heard these questions; this and many variations of these are one of the staple questions in any interview, a Date, when you meet some one new.

Somehow in the last couple of weeks I have been asked one of these questions a couple of times, and every time I never really had a convincing answer to give, The answer didn't even sound right to me, I wonder how it felt to the person who heard it.

When we were kids grown ups always asked us, "Beta, What do you want to be when you grew up?" and we would give some silly answers from Actor to Doctor to an Engineer (even when we didn't know what an engineer did), and these grown up just smiled, gave some advice or cracked some joke.

Now if someone asks you this question, what can you say? I am already an engineer, i.e. I got my B.E degree, but to tell the truth I don't feel I have any more knowledge in me that a 12th pass kid.

Seriously I don't know where I want to be after 5 years. In a good position perhaps, earning good to enjoy life, giving orders rather than taking them and most of all I want to be doing something that I enjoy doing. But what is that position? what is that job? how do I reach there? I have no answers to that question.

I feel as if I am a ship, flowing with the water currents, running with the engine on Low power, If the water currents are flowing right, I turn right to go with the current, IF I see something on the portside, I turn my rudder to the left still with the engine on low power, If I really want to go there I might push it to medium power, but never really to full power, IF I see the current is too strong, I give up.

The thing is I really don't know where I want to go, so how do you expect me to push to full power to some destination I really don't know if I want to go there.

Someone please help me, how do I answer this question the next time I am asked, and not come our looking like a fool?

Comments are really welcome, If someone is reading this please comment and give me some advice (hey I am asking for a advice, here’s your chance, take it). Please post a comment

Happy New Year!!

Yet another year is over, and we are starting into a New Year, full of hopes that this New Year is going to be great.

So looking back do I have regrets or joy for 2009?? Well let’s see, 2009 wasn't a real straight year for me, Work has been a major thing of the year, well lets say the only thing of the year. Staying in office for 12-16 hours is no joke; my average working hours for this year is always above 11 hours. Not really fun u know, there have been days when I have not seen my Dad, cause by time I reach home, he is asleep, and by time I get up he has gone for work, Dam real frustrated about my work timings, But heck I can't change that.

What else happened in this year (personally, lot of stuff is going on in the world that doesn't concern me), well If I say nothing, it is also true, (Nothing great happened). And if I say many things happened, true again (many small things did happen). Let me just say I am thankful for a lot many things, but also there were stuff that I wish hadn't happened, but heck this is life. NO regrets for 2009, 2009 was just another year.

But now to look forward for 2010, something is waiting for me in 2010,
Really, I have a feeling that this year is going to be a year when something great is going to happen in my life, don't ask me why I said that, I just feel it.

Let me end this wishing each and everyone a Happy New Year.

Thanks to Santa for the gifts he has given me....,.

Yesterday 25th of December was the best christmas I have had in quite some time, My firends came home, had a hell lot of fun, had nice chats with my mom, something which we never really do these days. There wasn't any big gifts or party, it was just friends and family. But spending time with them itself is such a joy.

Looking back I feel, Man Savio!! you are such a lucky guy, you got a great family, great friends, earning pretty nicely yet man why aren't you happy??

Well people say happiness is a relative concept, I guess when a guy from the street looks into my life he will say I am a real lucky guy, but when I look into a guys life who lives a HI-FI life I might say what a lucky guy he is.

Guess its Human nature never to be really satisfied with what we have, we always need to chase something what we don't have.

Well am sure I can't change myself so  fast, and only try to live in the present, but for today at this time I really want to thank GOD for the wonderful life he has given me starting from

1) My Parents	ya its true they get on my nerves, but hey, they are the best parents I would ever wish for. Love you Dad & MOM
2) My Sisters	two great sisters any guy can wish for, two greatest companions who pampered me like hell, who really cares a hell lot about me. I love you chech.
3) NIYA	My little bundle of joy, How much ever far i am, Niya is never out of my head, Just thinking about of her makes my day shine, Her cute voice is something I love to hear even if I don't understand half the things she says.
4) My Cousins	OK!! Not all of them, some of my cousins I wish were never born, but the ones I love, I really love them a lot. and ya if it weren't for the others who get on my nerves I would really appreciate the good ones, So I am thankful for them all.
5) My Friends	True, I feel lonely sometimes, but i got a set of real friends who have brought a hell lot of joy to my life.
6) My Education	how much ever I have complained about my education and the education system, the trouble I have given to my mom for sending me to school, for forcing me into engineering. Whatever you say, this 20 years of education has a hell lot to do with what kind of person I am now.
7) My Country	People really complain about the pathetic state of affairs in India, so I will leave the complaining to them, I just want to say, I wouldn't ever be want to be born in another country than my very own INDIA

so hey GOD, this is just a small list of the many things i have received in my life, I am really thankful for them all,

But heck you know I am a normal Human, am sure you will catch me complaining about something tomorrow, might be even just 10 mins from now, I will be asking you for more stuff, you know how I am right!!

But for now thanks for all the good things in my life.

CAT experince 2009, have I belled the CAT?

Well!! The CAT monster is over, have tried to put it in the Bag today, well If I am successful or not I will come to know on 22nd Jan.

How was my experience, well let me say, hearing all the troubles people are facing in writing the CAT, computer crashes and stuff, I was pretty worried, but luckily nothing happened for me.

I had selected the morning slot, reached my Venue Fr. COnceiao Rodrigues College, Bandra at about 8:15, well people had already come before me and were standing in a queue.

At 8:30A.M we were let in, but told to keep our bags aside and carry only the admit card and voucher, Cells wallets, watches etc were to be removed and put in a cover they provided.

From 8:30 to 9:30 it was just waiting for the Check-In, Man seriously I don't think even Military Bases put such a Check-In, Biometric (fingerprint scan & photo). Luckily they didn't go for a strip search.

9:30A.M I sat at my seat and dam for half an hour had to just sit with the tension mounting. (A word, people were saying we couldn't access the bathroom or drink water, but we were allowed to, only thing we had to be on that floor).

10:00A.M they told us to start the test, and to look at the tutorial if needed, well everyone glanced through the tutorial. It was the same that IIM had released before.

10:10A.M started the test, well can't tell you the questions but it were pretty easy, if someone had really practiced, the test was a breeze for him, and unfortunately that wasn't me. It went fine, like I said, have I belled the CAT will come to know on 22 Jan. To be honest I don't expect a call from IIM, but I am hoping for the other 1st rank institutes.

12:30P.M test over!! But na!! We aren't allowed to leave, remember we are at a Military base, so we have to Check-Out also.

that was my experience at CAT 2009, Thanks!!

NO, wait a sec.

4:00P.M TestFunda tells me that I might have to give CAT again. (read)

Rains in Mumbai in Novemeber??

November rains in Mumbai!!

Can you believe it, raining in Mumbai in November, not just drizzle but real good rains. You won't believe its November but looking outside you will think this is the rainy season like in July.

Lovely weather, Dam!! Office! Wish I could just bunk office, grab a set of friends go to marine lines or hang out at a coffee shop, man the day looks as if it’s made for anything but working.

Let me tell you this, I am not a big fan of rains, somehow rains always spoils my mood, I know if I set my foot outside my moods going to go down cause of all the sludge.

But dam, what I described above, the weather is just too lovely yaar.

Still wondering why is it raining in November, I mean is this the effect of global warming, No rains in the monsoon season but raining in November?? BMC will sure be happy for the extra water, and I would be happy if I can enjoy this weather outside office (I guess I can enjoy any weather outside office ;) )