Shi = Number 4 in Japanese.
This independence day, I complete four years in my current company. Not to reiterate this had been my longest companion of my previous three associations. More I worked and hung around, more I felt the loyalty pays off.
What is the average span of an IT guy in a company these days ? 3 years ?
PS : What is Number 4 called in your language.
Working at Japanese offices for an outsider is not easy. An outsider is always assisted by an interpreter. ( a mediator, who is conversant in both Japanese and English).
There was no interpreter helping me yesterday evening. This Japanese guy was trying to ask me this question. ” Can you tell me the current temperature on that device ? “. I was supposed to reply ” No, we cannot read the temperature until the next software update”. Simple Isn’t it ?.
We took almost half an hour to understand each other. He would type in something in his phone in Japanese and convert into english. Show it to me. I try telling him, we can’t. After figuring out he can’t even make out what am trying to say, I used this translator page. And it worked. Imagine, two human beings face to face, but talking in text. Book mark it.
I hate this. But helpless. I have not been posting anything besides complaining about being overworked. Even when I had something to share, I consciously stayed away. When you are not in that ‘zone of mind’, that’s the best thing to do.
Some update here before another period of lull. Am off to Tokyo tonight for few days. Of course, on business. If you have been there before, suggest actitivies and places.
Happy Journey machha!
Hi Arvind!
Wish you a wonderful experience on your ’round the world tour’.
If you’ve got nothing to blog about, simply post a picture of a local market or street and words will automatically flow. Speaking of which, visiting the 100-yen shops is a must. Lots of goodies at bargain prices.
Let’s see how many strange coincidences you run into this time:) as was with your Koren Trip.
Till then,
Ah-so! and may the power of Sushi be with you:)
Cool… Yenjoy your stay in Tokyo.
Other than the usual touristy places like Imperial Palace, Tokyo Disney and of course Akihabara, there are some not so known places you can go.
1. Harajuku Station-Jingu bridge-sunday evening!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harajuku
2. The thrilling but short (blink-and-it’s-over!) roller coaster in Korakoen. Btw it’s short in time-wise, not height wise!!
3. Yoyogi-Koen, again in sunday after-noon. Lots of street artists and music bands. And some amazing tap-dancing if you’re lucky… 
4. Hakkei-jima Sea-life Park. It’s actually in Yokohama, but manageable (3 hr journey)
5. Last but not the least, night-life in Roppongi!!
Sorry, Hakkei-jima will be less than 2 hour i guess.
You agree ? People are extremely nice to us. I just have done Point No.1. I will make note of other three.
You went o Harajuku!! Cool… So post some pics of those girls in weired costumes… I’m waiting…
This two minute video was done by Revathi, Pradeep and me two years ago for our office annual day. Our office was still small and just handful of colleagues. Now we have moved on to a bigger facility and there are countless unfamiliar faces.
This video was lying somewhere in youtube with bare 19 views. Watch the video with the music score.
It had been a culturally inactive year. Thanks to the program I was working on at office. There was abosultely no time for extra-curriculars. To make it up, I bought this keyboard (Yamaha-I425) a month ago. Thanks to Suresh sistla. Big influencer. Kept this news under wraps till I could really play something with the keys.
When I was just laying my hands on it, my colleagues insisted that I should perform on family day, our annual day at office. Anybody would tell you that it takes anywhere between couple of months to few years to master this keyboard. And I should be performing at a gathering like this ? I said I can’t.
Hi Aru,
Actually you gave a good performance.It was nice to see you performing yesterday in your office family day function yesterday.Good that I attended the function yesterday evening.
amazing job . I can just say one thing , . u have “that “talent in you .. GReat … keep it rocking . i played your video so manytimes now . i showed it to my family here and told how fast you played .. keep it up /..
Cheers
Suresh
Good job. Keyboard is relatively easier and a wonderful instrument. Get some basic classical notes. Play it. You’ll be amazed to see the finest differences between swaras. Happy learning.
Good effort aru, i really enjoyed your performance,would like to see some more!
hey u reminded me of my first ever guitar performance.same song too!but mine was better yaar…
nettu,
I cant belive it man.. you are super talented.. My dream is you and that Japanese dude sharing the stage for the Shankarnag song:-)
Ashu
Have you noticed this ? Your PC’s IP address at office. It generally starts with 10.X.X.X or 172.X.X.X or else with 192. X.X.X. Why ? Off all the zillion options to pick the IP address, why only these three. The reason is RFC 1918.
Each address is a reserved pool in each of the Class A, B and C network-types for private use.
| IP address range | Address block | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0.0.0 – 10.255.255.255 | 10.0.0.0/8 | ||||
| 172.16.0.0 – 172.31.255.255 | 172.16.0.0/12 | ||||
| 192.168.0.0 – 192.168.255.255 | 192.168.0.0/16 |
###############################################
Side Note: Your can locate your friend’s location by their email. Here’s how
Say if you receive a mail in Gmail
Received: from [69.138.30.1] by web31804.mail.mud.yahoo.com
Wow! Cool info; brings back memories from college…and, Aru’s back with a bang – bringing-in sophisticated telecommunication data
Mine begins with 192.
what if i have a yahoo.co.uk ID and i mail from the US?
If you are a trotter then wikitravel should be your first companion on the web. Almost one stop for all your travel needs. From History, Facts, Climate, transport to what to see and what not to miss, all told in a tourist friendly language.
Your local guide
It’s too late for me to use it for Seoul. But it’s already my best resource for my next stop. Hong Kong.
I have not had anytime to look around in the city. Probably this visit was meant to be pure business. I did not have any time to upload these pictures and regather my thoughts as well. Just four more days to go before I say good bye to Seoul.
1] That’s me 2] Korean vegetable food 3] Cuties 4] Hotel where am staying 5] Wellknown Indian restaurant Chain, Ganga 6] KT demo lab with our equipments 7] KT outside view 8] Some random snap in the COEX shopping mall
Hope in the Remaining days you will get an opportunity to see & enjoy this Advanced country..Have a Nice Time
24 X 3 = 72
2 X 3 = 6
72 – 6 = 66
Wondering what math is this ? It’s crazy. I broke all my past records. Six hours of sleep in past three days. I still cant figure out how did I manage it. This was for demonstrating and Bench marking for operator to pick the vendor. Breakfast skips, showerless mornings, dark red eyes and the intense pressue to deliver. We have given our best shot with the constraints we had. We will know how we fared in couple of days.
Sad that I haven’t had a single hour to check out the city of the Seoul. Hopefully this weekend would go easy. zzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Great.. I wish you All the best & Good luck for your efforts..Hope you will succeed in your assignment.If not, dont worry you have done your job with your maximum efforts..Nothing to loose from this.Think that you know where you stand & more than this the experience..
Happy & Relaxing weekend.. Enjoy..
Don’t worry buddy,just wait to get the fruit for your hardwork.Bravo!!
Now solve this:
1+1=3
I have seen a bit of west, but never been to east.
Aerial view of Seoul
I would be visiting Seoul, South Korea for next three weeks, starting this Monday. Before you say wow, let me tell you it’s a zero-pleasure-trip.
Language and food are the other concerns besides the fact that it is my first ever date with a telecom operator, at their doors. Last two weeks were grinding at office, because of the home work needed to pass the tests. It’s going to be real test of the nerves. Wish me.
[PS: Now you know why Hushpuppies made it to the shoe rack. To Cool the heals ]
Hi Aru,
Happy Journey in Advance.All the best for your Assignement there…
Good luck man…believe in self..njoi maadi..
Thanks Gops. Need your cool,calming factor.
1.Have a nice, safe trip.
2.Post some pics.
3.Say Hi to Lee Myung-bak for me:)
Don’t forget to try out some “Khimchi”. Dog meat is also a delicacy out there.
Nirmala are discussing. 
Arv_Narin and one other person are discussing. 
Adarsh, 
Niks, and 
heo hiralal,
Nirmala 10:21 PM on August 20, 2009 Permalink
Congratulations! on successfully completing 4 years in the same company….Years of completion shows how much ur satisfied with ur work…
Jnaneshwara 8:28 AM on August 21, 2009 Permalink
Well Done….Hi Aru,So soon completed 4 years…! I remember the day when you went for the interview in your friend vehicle & the details you were searching about the company in website. All though i can see it looks work is hectic at times you have given your best to the company and company has given you more & giving you ….Keep going.All the best.