Some photos from Disneyland on our tour to LA.

From left - Amit (Amit Gupta), Tapan (Tapan Singh Pratihar) and Nits (Nitesh Gupta)

Am with Disney Characters

One with Bug

Self-explanatory!

Today some discussion turned towards the Seven Sins and Seven Virtues and I recalled the Black & White dance team of Parichay 2005 at Infosys!

Here they are -

Sins

1. Pride
2. Envy
3. Gluttony
4. Lust
5. Anger
6. Greed
7. Sloth

Virtues

1. Humility
2. Kindness
3. Abstinence
4. Chastity
5. Patience
6. Liberality
7. Diligence

Moreover, the way Indian Stock Market (NSE) crashed down today, they became more prominent to be thought about. Later on, market recovered but seeing all long term investments of so many years going into negative, the senses had stopped working for sometime for those investers . Tapan, the stock champ, was in big shock for sometime but later when market opened up after 1 hour of complete shut down, the recovery made him happier now when all his money is again coming up.

I am trying to continue the trend started by me when 2006 was ending. To summarize the things in the way that you can recall them later, more easily than ever.

Here is the first series of that kind (you can also find same list for last year) -

1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before?
   1. Continued my job for 2 years (of course that is an achievement when it is for first in 3 years of career)
   2. Completed NetAmp application - an app to play music over network
   3. Found my love
   4. Traveled abroad / US (Writing from there only)
   5. Visited Disneyland and Universal Studios
   6. Watched lot and lot of movies (I still can’t believe that I managed to watch 50 movies in 2 months!)
   7. Visited Historical Monuments in Capital nearby
   8. Met with old time mate (Happy)
2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

   Oh yes I kept it. I don’t have habit of leaving impossible things like that. If it couldn’t be done in 2006, it was kept in 2007. Hey Krishna, are you listening? Of course, making another one for year 2008 and this time, again it is next to impossible for a person like me!

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

   Luckily NO.

4. Did anyone close to you die?

   No.

5. What countries did you visit?

   US

6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?

   Remembrance (I think it isn’t about resolution)

7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory?

   27/07/2007, 04/12/2007 and 13/12/2007 (all sum up to mah lucky number as I have realized just now)

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

   Discovered Love

9. What was your biggest failure?

   Umm…None.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

    Yes. Cough and Cold for quite long time during Cricket World Cup

11. What was the best thing you bought?

    I never buy things rather I present them to myself - 2 GFs / Laptops (dv9502 and dv6500t CTO NB) and 2 External HDDs (160 GB LACIE and 1 TB Western Digital)

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
    1. Jo
    2. Ritu
    3. Puneet’s laughs
    4. Pankaj’s company during celebrations
    5. Nitesh Gupta for wonderful rides
    6. My Brother
    7. Archana for wonderful compliment
    8. Happy
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

    Three of mah colleagues

14. Where did most of your money go?
    1. Laptops
    2. External HDDs
    3. Clothes
    4. Movies
    5. Coffee
    6. Food
    7. Discotheques
    8. Shelter
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
    1. Love

Oh, I didn’t realized that I have completed two big years at CashEdge on Wednesday (January 16, 2008). It appears really a big achievement to me when I look back to the golden time spent here while befriending many good people and learning so many things.

By now, I have been into two different Tech domains and learnt 3 different technologies while retaining same functional domain. If I was kinda expert (although I don’t exactly mean that) in one, I got to learn two completely new leading industry platforms which has been really wonderful experience especially when I am a big lover of Change than mere Designations!

When I am calling a learning curve, I literally mean that its been a curve outta here. An adventurous and exciting curve! Loving my organization…

Also completed my two years at Gurgaon on January 15, 2008 (Although I am not there physically but still I am paying the rent ). Same day, my bike turned 2 years too. These two years never appeared to be that long while being in company of Chunky, Anuj and Puneet as my room-mates.

Its been really wonderful time spent in these 2 years and as I wished last year, I am looking forward toward longer relationships.

One penguin asks other penguin to apply soap on his back.

 

In reply, second penguin says - "Am I a typewriter"?

- the latest PJ (poor joke) from Nits (Nitesh Gupta). Of course it didn’t make any sense at all but we laughed well!

He cracks unimaginable PJs and when you realize the NoLogic behind them, you find yourself unable to control your laugh. Also he is quite a media lover like me. We match in lot of subject areas but not the present one .

Sometimes I love him for this too as he said on other time -

The day when Tech Savvy (as I am called here) lifts his laptop, he doesn’t lift his hand on anyone !!

Also he is a good critic especially when it comes to Cricket. I still remember how he washed Australian team and the Umpires just in his comments after India lost the test.

About being tech savvy, hmm, save 2-3 critical situations like when you are going to loose all your photograph of trip which have been deleted accidentally (and they can be brought back from nowhere), you know you will be recognized quite well

Unfortunately, Nits is leaving back for India on next weekend . We will be missing you buddy. Cannot forget how well you organized and executed the LA trip. It has been wonderful time with you Boy going to become a Man in few days