Can't wait for papa john

I love Pizzas. When I arrived at Bangalore, I used to have 2-3 a week. I had this (bad) habit for around till mom came over here in month of Dec and now Papa John is coming to India soon. Can't wait for Papa.

And ManU has defeated Arsenal and they have clear 6 pt lead from Chelsea. Wanna see them lose the title [:D]

'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony this life

Trying to make ends meet, you're a slave to the money then you die.

"I must have done grave sin in my last birth that I landed in Bangalore." this would be the biggest understatement that I would have in my life. This city is said to be IT capital on Asia. This is also the worst metro city in India. It lacks everything that you should expect in a such a kind of city. 24x7 clean running tap water, roads, traffic manner, good housing, wide roads, electricity, affordable and good transport, hospitals, police stations, fire brigades, eateries serving at least good south Indian food. It lacks everything.

Life has come to a stand still coming to Bangalore. I have not made any good friend after coming here except a few whom I knew before coming to Bangalore. Two close friends were lucky enough to move back to Pune or Mumbai. But, sadly I'll be here for long time to come. At least employer is good and paying good too even though there is turbulence in USA Real Estate market. No company would take me. I could be having one of the shakiest retention record in India, specially in IT. I know ITeS can beat me by large. A friend of mine has never completed training in last eight jobs in two years, but he is still surviving. I can't survive long in IT if I go this way. Guru, a warehousing professional working with Covansys (ex-employer) for 7+ years, suggested me during my last days, to stick with a company for 3 years at least, else I'd never get good role after having 10 years of experience. I think it is all coming back to me.

I pity myself and everyone who has come to Bangalore for any reason and suffering. May God help them being strong! Amen.

Covansys - a CSC company is cheat

I received the full and final settlement after leaving Covanys (now acquired by CSC, but with separate P&L) within 20 days but the settlement paper arrived there after I moved into rented apartment. Anyways, I received it in my hand when I had gone there to meet my old pals. I was shell shocked to see that Covansys had deducted Rs 10000 (Ten Thousand only) as Visa fees. Not to forget, they refused reimbursement of relocation on the pre-text of not having promised in writing, even though it was said by Chris, the HR person. Secondly, they forgot to pay me the transfer allowance (at least that was given in writing) in time and asked to wait for another month for the same. Now, coming back to F&F settlement thing.

I have sent 3 mails to P Gunasagar, undersigned the F&F statement, about the extra charge for fees and not having my PF account closed and money given to me. So far he hasn't replied to me. I'd never asked for onsite position, never agreed to pay the fees, there is no such a policy that B1 visa fees would be taken from the employee, but still I have been charged Rs 10000 for the same. Even though Covansys gave me best MicroStrategy assignment, it seems more right having left Covansys for HR reasons. BTW, I have left companies only after HR reasons. They dupe employees. I have sent mail with electronic signature, so that in future I can take on Covansys (a CSC company) in court for this. One day I would definitely go tooth and nail to get my money back. After all I never worked for a cheat employer. Let me see if they give it or not. and my PF account is not settled. Some 30K must be lying in it. I had asked for my PF account to be closed, but they haven't done it till now.

BTW, if you can help me to get my money please drop a comment. I come to know about comments left immediately.

Update about Covansys and PayPal.
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PayPal has started its own development center in Chennai in Oct 2007. All the employees of Covanysy on the PayPal project were absorbed by PayPal. But, PayPal work outsourced to various Indian companies still continue. Their MSTR dev still remains with CTS, Chennai. I'll update as and when I have any information.

eBay Inc. and PayPal’s development center are recruiting technical professionals with expertise in product development, software engineering and other IT functions. Applicants can apply for positions by sending resumes to IDC@paypal.com or idc_hiring@ebay.com.

BTW, PayPal IDC is people for position for Director.

No Money

I get a call from mom while having a cuppa coffee with Rohit in Barista at Koramangala that my wallet was at home. What!! Never ever in my life I have left home with out wallet, just like I never ride bike w/o helmet (I'm alive and writing this blog because of that habit). Luckily, Rohit, a CDAC pal, wouldn't mind paying off my bill.

BTW, I went out on a weekend after a month, at least.

Final note with BMC

HI ASHISH ,

HOW U DOING ?

ASHISH SORRY TO SAY , YIOU ARE BANED FROM MY COMMUNIT FOR YOUR NEGETIVE ATITUIED , AND YOUR UN PROFESSIONAL WAY OF THINKING ABOUT MY CLUB . EXTERMLY SORRY I WAS THINKING YOU COULD BE A PROFESSIONAL BIKER , YOU MIGHT BE BUT NOT FROM MY POINT OF VIEW .

JUST FOR THE SAKE OF ONE MEETING GOT CANCLED ( COINCIDENTLY ) YOU THINK THAT WE ARE UNPROFESSUIOALS , WELL I DONT KNOW FROM WHICH POINT OF VIEW .

YOUR MONEY WILL BE RE FUNDED TO YOU , YOU KINDLY COME AND MEET ME , I WILL HAND IT OVER TO YOU , YOU WRIGHT WHAT EVER YOU FEEL LIKE WRIGHTING ABOUT MY CLUB , I BALLLS CARE , DONT TINK THAT ONE MAN CAN SPOILE MY CLUBS IMAGE , YOU JUST STARTED BIKING YESTERDAY I WAS BORN ON MOTORCYCLE AND I HAVE BEEN WITH MANY LEGENDS OF BIKING , AND I HAVE LEARNT A LOT AND ALSO I HAVE BEEN TOUGHT HOW TO MAKE A CLUB SUCESSFULL .


I WAS VERY MUCH DISSAPOINTED ABOUT THE WAY YOU HAVE WRITEN ABOUT MY CLUB IN SCRAES AND YOUR BLOG , YOU CAN CARRY ON DOING THAT IF YOU FEEL GOOD , OR IF IT PLESESS YOU .

BUT I AM EXTREMLY SOOORY I HAVE A YOU ARE NOT A TRUE BIKER , YOU STILL HAVENT SEEN THE DARK SIDE OF MOTORCYCLEING YET , PEOPLE KNOW WHAT I AM AND MA CLUB IS , SO I DONT HAVE TO PROVE THEM , NITHER THEY WILLL ASK ME WHY SOME ONE IS WRIGHT ALLL RUBBESHI ABOUT MA CLUB , SINCE THEY WOULD KNOW EITHER THE PERSON WRIGHTING WOULD BE A NEW BIKER AND AN UNPROFESSIONAL .


ITS NOT ONLY YOU WHO CAME TO MEET AND GOT DISSAPOINTED THATS WAS A GAP IN COMMUNICATION , I APPOLOGIES FOR THAT , BUT SORRY MY FRIEND I CAN NOT ENTERTAIN YOU ON BIKING PART .

HAVE A GREAT BIKING LIFE , WITH WHICH EVER CLUB YOU LIKE TO . BUT REMEMEBER , I NEVER COMMENT ON ANY BIKER NITHER ON ANY CLUB , I TRY TO CORRECT THEM , BUT YOU HAVE CROSSED THE LIMITS .


GOOD BLESS YOU .

YOU CAN KINDLY COME AND COLLECT YOUR MONEY BACK , OR LET ME KNOW I WILLL COME AND HAND IT OVER TO YOU

REGARDS
ASEEM .

I WAS EXPECTING YOU TO THIS MEET , SINCE I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU DIRECTLY , I WAS TOLD YOU WERE TRAVELING , THATS OK . WHEN EVER YOU ARE BANGALORE DO LET ME KNOW .
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Hi Aseem,

I'm doing good. Well, it is not my but your unprofessional attitude taht made me to stay away from BMC. I believe Naveen must have spoken to you in this regard. It takes me 2 atleast any time I need to come for visit. Last time when I turned up, there was no one for meet. When I contacted Naveen, he said that he was not feeling well and 2-3 more members were not coming so they just scraped the meet that day. Well, I could have been informed too dude. THAT WAS A UNPREFESSIONAL ATTITUDE ON YOUR SIDE. Worst was yet to come. When I asked Naveen about meet being cancelled, he said about having had a fight with his manager for release (he had put papers and wanted to leave his compnay soon). Due to dght he was feeling low and decided not to come and "also got meet cancelled". Let me ask you one thing straight, is the club on the mercy of founding/leading members. I don't think so and that why I've decided to leave BMC. It was nothing started from my side BUT YOU.

Meeting being cancelled is OK. I got no problem with that. But try to understand, I came to know only when I reached there.

I'll surely meet you and collect the money. Please let me know your cell number (Don't scrap. send mail).

Thanks for visit to my blogs. Read the top most like of it. I write straight from my heart. Probably you forgot to read replies from Naveen. Your kinda attitude is very much disheartening. I don't show any kinda disrespect to you and I have no time for thinking it. Mind your words!

Biking is your passion and you need not tell me. I don't know if my blogs hurt you sooooooooo much. There was nothing wrong from your side.. but.. I fail to understand why have you using this kinda language. Dude, all memeber are interested in make the club happen as much they can. I don't know your and your ability to make Club sucessful. I must agree that BMC will be successful sooner or later, but I'm not part of it.

Let me know if you fidn anything wrong with the blogs. Reply or post comment. I'll surely change it. I don't write what makes me feel good. I write anything memorable (good or bad) with time constraint.


You need not be sorry. but I don't think ther was any unprofessional attitude started by me. Nothing is rubbish, untrue on my blogs. Probably you should ask the mber(s) who cancelled the meet. I feel that's better. I have been biking for pretty long time and among 100+ people I know no one has even travelled more than 50 km in single stretch and I have done close to 200 without taking a single second break. I do not need a certification/affiliation from you or BMC for me being a good biker.

why shouyld I care about someone else also having come and disappointed due to not having informed about cancelled meet. It could have been put on BMC forum atleast by 6 PM. Meet starts by 7:30.

I never ever sopke to anyone about the club. I don't know you actually. did you hear me having haid any comment about you then those are fabricated and wrong. I don't even know where you stay in Bangalore. I've never said anything good/bad about you to anyone.
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dude... It was very well conveyed to Naveen that I wouldn't be coming to meet hence forth. Last week, indeed I was traveling. I'm in Bangalore now.

Naveen is a coward having deleted those scraps today . I feel pity on him.

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I came to know Naveen through MicroStrategy forum. He was the one who introduced me to Bangalore Motoring Club. Had a good ride! need less to say. But I freaked out at his attitude. That's history. He deleted those Orkut scraps that I had posted in earlier blog, such a loser. Has marked me to "ignore" on Orkut. It was coincident that I browsed "BMC" friend group and found him missing.

Bombay is the best. BEST is Bombay

I just spoke with my father, few minutes back. I wanted to get a confirmation about the new cell SIM activatation, as due to terrorist threat verification and activation takes time. Duds/Thugs still manage to do away wtih it. I have had some terrible time in Chennai and Bangalore as I was not having any means to call up my family. Though in Mumbai there was none. When I was speaking with father, there was BEST bus (Mumbai public bus transport, needless to say, really best in Asia) in background honking. BEST buses have a pecular horn. Just reconnects me to my city. In fact, Bus is the first thing that I would think of for Mumbai as city.

I'm flying to Mumbai in evening. Hope there is no much work. Last time due to terrorist attacks in High Couts of U.P. state, security check in took me almost 2 hours (usual time 15 minutes). Three days back, threatening mails were received about IGI (Delhi Airport) bombing. Hope I get clearance soon at airport.

Leaving BMC

I had already made up my mind about leaving Bangalore Motoring Club (BMC) as it was very insulting not keeping me informed about the meet being cancelled in time. I had reached venue in time and it was very well told by Abhijit that unless until told you must be there "No one would be invited/told about place and time".

This chat, through Orkut scraps, with Naveen Manohar was the last nail in coffin. A premature death. (happened on 15th Dec 2007 around 11 PM)

NM - Hello sir....

AT - bolo.... why your google id committed suicide?

NM - he he... wasn't in good mood for ze last couple of days, i deleted my orkut profile, gmail account and everything else

AT - abe mood can't be a reason??? tell me the truth...

NM - "Am telling you the truth, nothing but the truth" This profile is only for friends who i know and have interacted with !The old one was pretty much out of control !

AT - where you joining BTW and when?? [Kanti told me about the new job offer he had got]

NM - What's this joining thing ?? I have an offer from Target, but my boss won't leme go ! Am goin nowhere sir...

AT - what do you mean by this "out of control"?? This is plain ridiculous

NM - aaaah kaaamaaan.. forget about that old profile.. here i am, all new, clean shaven, sleek profile

AT - whatever.. I don't feel like coming to weekly meets at all. I have started looking for some option. I may join junta at 60 kmph. This is just taking the club for ride by founding and leading members. Damn pissed if I have to waste my time.
I was not at all in mood to come still drove for an hour to come there..

NM - i was in mental torture that evening dooood.. called up a few ppl and then decided to cancel the show... basically, i didn't wanna come there that day after the bad day i had at office fighting wid higher ups for relieving me early .. i just rushed back home and slept !

AT - dude.. you should know the game....

NM - The same situation you were in a couple of months back when you were trying to quit Convergys, i was going through it on Friday ! [Note : My ex-employer was Covansys, wrongly mentioned as Convergys by Naveen]

ok..

Ashish, just join 60kmph and have fun yaar ! forget abt BMC.. seriously..

AT - yeah.. I told you .. It was very bad feeling when I read your SMS about meet being canceled. I have to spend 2 hr just in traveling in the traffic and I'm god damn allergic to smoke. I get headache in second the first time I inhale CO2.

NM - So, no worries, this won't happen all the time yaar... Now, do one thing - forget about BMC and the meets... check out 60 kmph too... that choice is always yoursbut, please accept my apologies coz am the one who cancelled the show !Anways, goodnite yaar am gonna crash now.. tc.. bye for now

AT - sure. I don't feel like coming to meets. I'll do check out other options available.
Very strage that just one member can cancel the meet.

Mamma has come home

I got call from mom using co-passenger's cell phone at 7:20 to reach station. It was really late as train was suppose to reach station @ 7:50. I was not aware of route too (At least on road). I took wrong turn at NGEF, instead of Isolation Church, but quickly realized it. When I passed Bypanahalli railway crossing, it was 7:47 (the guy whom I let hitch hike told me). I knew that was the train. I sped up above 70 in that narrow lane. I have stopped going above 50 in city limits after the accident, but wanted to reach Bangalore East station ASAP. It took me just around 5 minutes to reach station and I found it wore a deserted look. Luckily the train had not come and the I was was some other train. The ticket counter was closed. I had entered the station w/o platform ticket which is illegal. Petty bad of station master as there was a board stating a fine of Rs 250 for not having appropriate ticket but the ticket counter was closed. It was 8:20 and the train had not come, but the counter opened so knew the train would not be far. I was first guy to buy ticket.

While waiting I had received a call from from dad and Indu didi saying the B1 compartment would be the 6th compartment from engine. But when the train arrived it was not. Probably the train direction was changed during couse of journey. Need to check it out. After this, was the toughest job in Bangalore. I BLOODY HATE BANGALORE TO NEGOTIATE WITH RICKSHAW. I've never done it in my whole life anywhere. The guy said 120 for Kagdaspura. When we kept the stuff in rick, he was !@#$%ing surprised to hear to be going to 1km after the Kagadaspura railway crossing. I knew that he was goingto take 150. and I also came to know he duped me very big time as metered fare woun't have had been more than 80 at any cost. Metered fare of Airport from my home is 37 which is 5.3 km far. I calculated using Wikimapia and Bangalore east was 9.5 km from my home I paid him 150. lesson learnt; that's it.

My mom was amazed to see the size of flat. I'm from Bombay, all flats are made with space saving design. Real Estate is obscent thing in bombay. Same size home would cost aroundf 1.2 Cr now in the area where I live in Bombay.

We talked with family and friends in Mumbai after reaching here. We talked in length about the family where my parents' have fixed my wedding. I haven't seen her face to face. A complete arranged match. Funniest thing, most of the people do goto my ansestoral home for due diligence. It has happened in past. :-) When they come to know about the lans owned, the pucca makan and the name my father has, they become hesitant to look forward for the match. don't know why, but they must be thinking about very high demand for a Engineer guy with this kinda status.

Someone from her side had come asking about my dad and he saw the makan and he was aware of the lands owned by my father (not to forget my father and uncle are not legally separated and they joined hold lots of land). Was very very funny to hear all these. Lots of things....

Most important thing. For the first time in life my mom referred to her elder son (he died few days after birth, I never saw him even my dad never saw him) w/o tears in her eyes. In fact just this thing made to write today. My elder bro death has deeply seeded impact on not just parents but Nirmal and Indu didi. And the reason behind me being a highly pampered kid is not just this. I'm not getting right words to express it. For first time she was not sad referring to him (Still wished him to be alive). It was a beautiful day.

I had good food in Bangalore.

"Significat" NO tear in knee muscle :-)

On 19th of June, I was ------- happy. I had worked till 3:30 AM morning and had come home. Got up by 11:30 and rang Santhosh. He could not confirm if ther were any new issue with reports, but the work that I had done till early morning was very satiafying and I knew no more new issues would come up unless BRD changes or functioal changes. Well, I was driving too fast being happy. On Inner Ring Road, on of the deadliest turn I was too fast to handle the turn and collided with devider. Deep bruses on right arm and severe pain in rihgt knee. "I am surrounded by people and the traffic has come to halt. I'm able to walk." One guy lifts the bike and gets it on the foot path side. Everyone looking at me. All asking if I need to be taken to hospital. I found myself in walkable condition with some pain and bruises and opt to goto office driving that screwed up bike and get medical attention from office doctor. I guy offered following me till the office which I readily accepted. He took his route when I took a U turn for office. God bless him for his much needed care.

Upon seeing those deep bruises, the assistant doctor get scared. For first time in my life I saw a scared doctor. I cleap up the injury with a solution before anotaher soluction is applied on the injuries by her. Main doctor was pretty fine with the injuries and suggested a oinment to be applied every morning. I came to my desk. Everyone was shocked to see those injuries. I hadn't taken the injection as suggested by Dr., as I'm damn damn scared of needle. Finally I get help from Pradip. He comes along while getting a titnus injection. It was not at all painful, luckily.

After the call, I asked my Service Line Manager (DW/BI is a service line here at Covansys) if he could arrenge me a cab for St John. Lucky me. I went to Hospital and got myself checked in Orthopedic OPD. He suggested me two X-Rays. Nothing was abnormal in those. No broken or fractured bones. But he caustioned me if the pain in rihgt leg would not ease in next 10 days, I would require some more treatment. I took that by pinch of salt. I could walk very well, till next day morning.

when I got up next day, there was tooooooooooo much of body pain. I was hit by helmet several times when it impacted on the ground. I had some pain on skull and face. Whole body was paining. I called up my Manager and told him about my inability to come to office.

These days and even now are like an agony. I never faced anything like this (being alone in a tough time). Brought up in a highly protective environment. Haven't told my parents about this accident yet.

30 June, Saturday, Right knee still in quite some pain. I get the bike stationed at the Service Station at Jakkasandra. As the head light was broken had come off from the front casing, it had very scary look. Everyone along the way from Office to Station gave me staring looks. A guy called Charan gave me the address and procedure for filing claim. Pretty nice of him. I reached home and went to St John Hospital in same rick. Dr. Rajkumar examined me again. I asked me to tighen the kne cap keeping the leg straight. I had terrible pain while doing do. Apart from this, I had pain in calf muscle. He suggected me a chnage in medication and MRI.

MRI center was too scary. There is a giant hole in which your body will be passed and that machine makes scray noice while generating the magnetic waves.

when I came back home after MRI, I inspected my helmet. It had worn many places. Scratches were 1 mm deep at two places and not to forget n number of scratches. I'm writing this blof because of that helmet. I was in tear when I saw the codition of helmet even now while writing all these. ----... what a life man... why the ---- i was too fast for taht turn. So much of pain and trouble.. I learnt my lesson when I saw my helmet. I am not sure if I would goto my planned 30 days adventure going around places in India in Nov-Dec.

I could not goto see Dr on Monday as there was work. Left early on Tue and collected the MRI report. OPD DR (Rajkumar) found a descripency in the report. For one of the muscle, MRI Dr wrote no tear as well as significant tear. Dr Rajkumar asked me to return the report and get the fresh report with correction. I did so.

Next day (4th July), I could not reach in time to OPD and so thought not to get the report as carrying those A3 size images would not be easy and I ahd to bring them in OPD next day itself.

Just confirmed that report is ready and would be available. Also I'm leaving by 6 PM office bus (it's last stop happens to be St John Hospital). And my bike has been inspected by insurance company.

Leave if you don't like (I did it in a week)

[Written on Jun 5th]
This mail actually surprized me. I was on VPN not checking my mails only once a while. I was shocked to read "Despite all the statements made here, I am in full appreciation of all the hard work done by my colleagues in HR." by my Manager. Just 10 minutes ago of reading this mail I had gone to him to speak from my side and he used "s!@#Wed up" word for HR. Well, I have never ever heard any PM using such firece comments in my life.

Let us dig into this a bit. I had sent mail to Chitra asking about the Disturbance Allowance missing from Salary (1st June). I was replied there would be check and would get back to me. My manager was part of the CC. Well there was usual HR inaction (as I'm awaiting a reply from BALASUNDAR Aparna for the resumes I had reffered). Worse than even Cyabge. At least they reply with negative in 15 days time. It had been months since I have sent 3 resumes. There was no action of talk on the same by my Manager. But when I let out my anger on HR, voila, my Manager got furious. He threatened to fire me. Do that to me dude. Is asking for your rights is so much concered. Aren't you ashamed that I had to shout for myself. He told me that people those who work under him woudl like hiim very much and that's the best appreciation for me. Well, I really do not care what rest of think of you as manager. No manager had ever spoken about "firing you" in my whole life. And well, he is trying to scare who has already seen all these. [:)] "If you don't like it, LEAVE" that were his words. Well, I'm not a quitter. Zindgi mein acheche achchon ko seedha kiya hai. Well, now I have become smooth for all such managerial bullcrap.

Those who know me well, know that with Ashish there is no XXXXing room for hickups, mistakes and must be at time supposed to be. Errors (w/o reasons) freak me out big time.