Friends forever...

Recently I had an opportunity to chat and talk with my school friends who were sitting in different corners of the world...Thanks to skype which connected us from different parts of the globe...Can you imagine or give an example of group of friends who travelled all the way right from the age of 10 and still maintaining a bond of friendship...yes its none other than Vivekananda Vidyalaya,Avadi school friends...

We had a chat at the same time..irrespective of the time zones in different parts of the world...To give an idea of where we are now and what we are doing...

1.Saravanan,Software Engineer working for E-Bay client in Unites States of America(USA)
2.Naresh,doing his Master's thesis in GE Electrics,Ulm,Germany
3.Sathish ...oh thats me na...doing my MS and MBA in Germany
4.Damodharan...Chemical Engineer working in Dubai,UAE
5.PalaniSwamy,Kamlesh..software engineers working for Cognizant Technology Solutions..soon I will update both their profiles...guys working in US!
6.Sridhar..Engineer cum MBA..working as a marketing engineer in Chennai,India.
7.Parthiban...Mechanical Engineer working in Whirlpool,Pondicherry,India.

It gives me a great sense of satisfaction and proud to see where we are now...Because we have travelled a long way in different phases of life...shared all our happiness and sorrows together...Neither we werent born with a silver spoon nor we had an opportunity to study in so called great schools in Chennai,India...But its the bond of friendship which made us to be in the place where we want to be...All of us are in the age group of 23.24...still a long way to go in our career and life...But Iam sure...wherever we are...whichever place we are...whatever we do....our strength of friendship will never be schackled...Just a question for you...When I write a blog after 10 years about our friendship...just think and imagine how the profiles of ours would be!

YES WE ARE GOING TO ROCK!!!!
Cheers Guys...
Sathish Kumar S

Partying at German friend's birthday....

There were many parties which I attended in Germany,but the one recently I attended was a special one...the reason is simple..it was my best German friend's 30th birthday party...honestly saying one of the honest German friend whom I rubbed shoulders with...God...I drank to the core...God knows how many bottles of beer I drank...I was dancing with passion with Germans..who really like to dance a lot...More importantly,I blabbered a lot(normally I do even if iam not drunk...just imagine when Iam drunk to the core ..heheeee)...From these parties,I could get the clear insight of how these Germans enjoy life...honestly speaking...these parties can give fun when Iam here in Germany..but not anymore when Iam married or staying in INDIA...I would like to watch Megaserial...because u know Iam a nice guy...heheheee

Indonesian Musical Instrument

Recently I had a chance to perform an Indonesian Musical Instrument on stage along with my Indonesian friends...Its called "Anklung".Basicall this instrument comes from Java Islands,Indonesia...Its made of bamboo sticks and the music is produced by striking them together in a synchronized manner...It was really a nice experience for me to play this instrument...but asusual made hell lot of mistakes on stage ;)...but at the end turned out to be a classical performance...Basically my knowledge in playing musical instruments is Zero...I hardly ever played any musical instrument in my school or in college days..Thanks to my close Indonesian friend Indrawan Poetranto who accompanied me insipte of my inability to play any instrument hehehe...

My Speech (in German) in my small firm...

Recently I gave a breakfast to my German colleagues for my birthday and for completing one year of work in my small firm CIS-SOLARTECHNIK....I did this in German so that they can understand properly...;)

Hallo zusammen,

Ich bin aufgeregt auf Deutsch zu reden, um meine Gefühle auszudrücken, was ich alles in diesem Jahr erfahren habe, was alles passiert ist…. wenn ich mir meinen Kalendar ansehe, sagt er mir dass ich seit einem Jahr in Deutschland bin… Die Zeit vergeht schnell. Es waren unterschiedliche Erfahrungen bis jetzt: auf der einen Seite hatte ich eine Menge Spaß und Spannung… andrerseits viel Stress, viel Heimweh…viele Enttäuschungen… aber im Allgemeinen würde ich meinen Aufenthalt in Deutschland nicht bedauern. Auf einer Skala bis zehn…würde ich meinen Aufenthalt mit einer sieben bewerten. Ich mag Deutschland wirklich sehr gern.

Ich hatte einige Befriedigungen in diesem Jahr ...keine Frage...mein Studentenjob bei der CIS Solartechnik....An dieser Stelle möchte ich den großen Respekt gegenüber meinem Chef Dr. Juan Rechid erwähnen… um ehrlich zu sein....einer der größten Persönlichkeiten, denen ich in meiner bisherigen Karriere begegnet bin.....egal, ob er mit mir schimpft oder mich lobt...Ich mag ihn sehr...es ist seine Offenheit…Ich bin die einzige Person bei CIS, die nicht Deutsch spricht und trotzdem fordert er mich heraus…Ich habe verschiedenste Dinge in dieser Firma gelernt, nicht viel technisches, aber was noch viel wichtiger ist… die deutsche Arbeitskultur…die deutsche komplexe Denkweise...(unglaublich wie Juan denkt!)...German life style...(der Hauptgrund, warum ich mir Deutschland ausgesucht hatte).....Es ist nicht nur Juan, sondern die ganzen Mitarbeiter, die so nett sind…***

Die Art wie Andreas mit mir redet, wie er fragt, wie alles läuft…
Die Art wie Christian lächelt… und mir sein Lächeln Glück bringt…
Die Art wie Costo mich ärgert… Ich mag dich wirklich…du bist einer der witzigsten Menschen, die ich kenne…
Wolf….den Respekt den er einem entgegenbringt, wenn man sich zum ersten Mal sieht…(später nicht )…Scherz!
Rudi…wow…was für ein Lächeln, eins der schönsten Lächeln, die ein Mann besitzen kann…
Micheal….einer der besten deutschen Freunde, die ich habe…Micheal…wie kann ich die Nächte vergessen, die wir auf der Reparbahn durchgefeiert haben….wie wir das Deutschland-Argentinien-Spiel in der Bar gesehen haben…oder die Tage an denen wir mit Tino und Cati bis drei getrunken haben…
Maria…eine der Älteren, … die fürsorgliche und liebe Art… Ich habe großen Respekt vor ihr!
Christian Rapp….Rapp…mein Kollege an der TUHH….Rapp….du bist einfach toll…du bist so offenherzig ….Ich mag dich Rap….
Cathrin…deine Stimme….Ich mag deine Stimme…
Christian Hessing….Ich wollte auch immer so lange Haare haben wie du … du warst immer so geduldig, wenn ich mit deinen Haaren gespielt habe und dich genervt habe…

Im Großen und Ganzen…meine Familie in Deutschland ist nichts….,aber die kleine Firma CIS…ich vermisse meine Familie in Indien...Aber auf der anderen Seite ist CIS keine Informatik Firma.Das ist ein wirkliches Problem für mich…Ich würde definitiv gerne in einer Informatikfirma wie Airbus, Siemens, IBM, Intel, EADS etc. arbeiten…Ich finde es richtig schwierig eine Thema für meine Studienarbeit zu fnden…der einfache Grund: CIS ist keine Informaikfirma. Dennoch bereitet mir die Arbeit dort eine große
Freude: sehr gute Kollegen, last but not the least…Geld für das Leben hier!…..Wohnheim, Essen,… Ich freue mich euch mitteilen zu können, dass ich ein Stipendium für das Wohnheim bekommen habe, nun muss ich es nicht mehr bezahlen und was mir eine große finanzielle Last nimmt…und nun würde ich gerne andere Teile Europas Italien, England, die skandinavischen Länder...

Ich möchte, dass ihr wisst, dass wenn ich die Firma verlassen sollte, dann nur weil es nicht meinem Gebiet entspricht und ich es einfacher mit einer Studienarbeit oder Diplomarbeit hätte….und nicht wegen des Geldes oder der Kollegen…denn bis jetzt bin ich sehr glücklich dort…

Im Ganzen war dieses Jahr für mich sehr aufregend…neue Kultur, neue Leute, neues Klima, neues Essen…alles anders, aber ich hab es genossen…nun bin ich soweit, dass ich zwar Deutschland nicht als mein Zielland bezeichnen würde, einfach wegen der Sprache…glücklicher oder unglücklicher Weise habe ich Englisch ab meinem 3.Lebensjahr gelernt…und es ist wie meine zweite Muttersprache…ich würde es bevorzugen in Indien oder in einem englischsprachigem Land mein Leben zu führen…
Aber keine Frage… wenn ich dieses Land verlasse, werde ich die deutsche Pünktlichkeit, harte Arbeit und ihre Ehrlichkeit mitnehmen… und Deutsche achten auf Umweltfreundlichkeit…und die deutsche Art Bier zu trinken…

Bevor ich meine Ansprache beende, möchte ich noch wenige Worte über meine Heimat Indien loswerden. Ich liebe dieses Land mehr denn je seitdem ich hier bin. Ihr sollten wenigstens einmal im Leben dieses Land besucht haben…Es ist einfach klasse! Es ist nicht, wie ihr euch Indien vielleicht vorstellt….Ihr werdet in den nächsten Jahren noch einiges über dieses Land im Zusammenhang mit Informationstechnologie und Raumfahrt hören. Danke für all die Zeit zusammen….Ich hoffe, dass unser Bund für lange anhält und danke für all die Unterstützung während des letzten Jahres beim CIS… Ich liebe CIS!

Auf Wiedersehen….

My Satisfactions and Disappointments at the age of "24"

Oh god,Iam getting old..Iam 24 today..Life is so fast..24 years has finishied..I thought I could summarize my satisfactions and disappointments which I had through these years in a nutshell manner.Let me start with my satisfactions then disappointments :) because Iam a satisfied man at the age of 24.

SATISFACTIONS:

1.Its very difficult to be fully satisfied in life because human mind is so demanding and greedy ,nevertheless I should be satisfied with what I have got through these years..Gifted parents...My mom and dad...greatest gifts in my life..My dad-my idol,my role-model and my Mom...no words to explain...sanctity of love and affection...they gave me everything what a child would ask for..good education..good environment...everything everything..I cant question them,"why papa you didnt do that for me".I certainly have to be satisfied with what my mom and dad gave to me.

2.Next to parents,comes my school friends..who could do anything and everything for friendship..one of the best circles of friends one could ever imagine..the way we complemented each other..the way we travelled together in different phases of life..Now everybody is sitting in different corners of the world striving for excellance..but still maintaining a bond of friendship even today...I certainly have to be satisfied with what I have got from my school friends...

3.Next comes my city..Chennai(previously called Madras)...I am really satisfied that I was born,brought up and did my education there..I have always been arrogant about my city..Chennai...one of the best cities in the world...heheheee...mixture of class,culture,traditions,modern,sophisticated...Many people reading this wont agree,but never mind...Iam really proud to be from Chennai(Madras)...Next comes my part time job in Germany during my Masters which gave me great job satisfaction which I couldnt get even when I was working in Indian Software Industry..and a great intelligent boss to rub shoulders with...


Well these are my satisfactions but there are many disappointments too...its human mind na....


DISAPPOINTMENTS:

Everybody has certain disappointments during different phases of life...for me..one of the greatest disappoinment was...I COULDN'T DO MASTERS IN US...this will always ring in my mind throughout my life...because such is the passion I had for MS IN US...ONE OF THE GREATEST DISAPPOINTMENTS IN MY CAREER ...Next disappointment...I HAVE NO BROTHERS AND SISTERS...IAM THE ONLY CHILD...I always felt,I should have had one sister to express and share my feelings and thoughts...To live without any siblings is one the greatest disappointments for me...Nother disappointment which is slowly vanishing..of my mom saying..."I should have been a doctor"...Not because I couldnt get Medicine seat its just because I left the Medicine seat which I obtained...:) This disappointment is slowly vanishing,with now my mom saying..."I am a happy mother now"...Thanks to my MS and MBA....

Next disappointment was my first job in HCL CISCO,the job which I obtained at the end of third year of my engineering by campus interview..couldnt give the job satisfaction and environment which I was looking for..such a hostile team members...such a crap work...The disappointment was so high just because I carried the tag of HCL CISCO for full one year during my final year of engineering but couldn't convert into great fortunes in my career.My first job was a great disappointment for me ...

DREAMS:

Even though I had many disappointments and satisfactions in this 24 years...I always have some dreams and vision which I hope to be fullfilled in the next coming years..

1. I want my country INDIA to be one of the superpowers of the world in economy and forerunner in the field of Information Technology and Space.I want my children and grandchildren to live in developed INDIA...I always carry the tag that INDIANS are the best in Thinking...no one can match Indian way of thinking in Mathematics and Engineering (I hope US professors will agree to this point)...

2.Secondly I need a career which will give me full job satisfaction and good environment to nurture my skills in programming and management..When I go to bed in the night...my heart should say...I have done real good work today...such is the satisfaction I need in my career...

3.Last but not the least of my dreams....A caring,beautiful,charming wife of my wavelength :) with whom I would like to spend second half of my life....

Above all these satisfactions,disappointments and dreams,at the end of the day,I would like to lead a simple life,a good son for my mom and dad...and hopefully a nice husband for my wife in the future...:)

Cheers,
Sathish Kumar S

My one year stay in Germany

One year in Deutschland...sep23th 2005 and now sep23th 2006...so fast...with lots of excitement,with lots of fun,with lots of stress,with lots of loneliness,with lots of disappointments and at the end of the day when I look at the calendar ...it says 'Iam in Germany for one year...'.

The journey started off with emotions and sentiments and excitement at the airport when I took my first flight journey...Chennai-London-Hamburg...The first initial days were really exciting to experience the hanseatic city of Hamburg...new people,new culture,new language,new food,new education,new life altogether.I thoroughly enjoyed my initial stay in Hamburg...but after that slowly winter started to creep in..slowly homesick started to play its role...slowly stomach started to speak..:) slowly studies started to accumulate...slowly euros started to threaten..and in peak winter it all blasted...I had one of the toughest mental depression during winter which I havent faced before...

Technically I didnt learn much because it was just a repitition of what I did in Bachelors...except for few subjects and courses in which some Professors were really awesome..Exams...certainly not like in India..did some thinking in exams after a long gap of time...At the end of the day....when I look at my technical learning in this one year...I would say...hardly few things...More than technical aspect,I have
learnt other aspects of life ...to lead a life on my own legs...(cooking,washing,time management,cost management,international exposure)...My best moments which I had in Germany is certainly my parttime programming job which gave me great job satisfaction and had a chance to meet great personality Dr.Juan Rechid.....

Once the winter went...it appeared as if new life started to begin..with sunshine most of the time...sun rising at 4 in the morning and setting at 11 in the night...gave me real freshness..clarity in thinking....and summer was mostly occupied with Worldcup football...One of the best moments I had in Germany is during this time..especially cheering up for Germany in bars along with German colleagues..it was just quite opposite to what I experienced in winter...Had a chance to go to Hockey worldcup as well...unfortunately India's worst ever performances in Worldcup tournaments...my long dream of watching International match when India plays in abroad has been fulfilled....

Thanks to my schengen visa...Got some chance to explore various parts of europe...Paris,Berlin,Bremen,Köln,Dortmund,Dusseldorf,Ham,Konstanz,Sylt(nude beach)and looking forward to cover some more places before I finish my studies...Friends...made some real good german friends...and ofcourse newly found close friends but had some misunderstandings with some international friends...but I dont mind them since they arent worth to be called as friends...

More than technical aspect,I learned various other aspects to lead a life individually...I would rate this one year in Germany as 7 on a scale of 10...It will be bad if i say Germany is Bad...I certainly enjoyed my stay here for one year but but I MISS INDIA,I MISS MY MOM...INDIA IS CERTAINLY THE BEST.....

Sathish Kumar S

Hockey World Cup Germany 2006..

WorldCup football in Germany and now World Cup Hockey in Mönchengladbach,Germany...Recently I had a chance to see the world cup hockey match between India and Argentina in Warsteiner Hockey Park in Mönchengladbach,Germany.It was a sad tournament for Indians finishing in 11th place...thank god not in Last place...:)The atmosphere was buzzling hardly few Indian supporters....(they are none other than students from Hamburg University of Technology....)It is always my dream to watch an international cricket or hockey match especially when India plays in abroad..Still I havent seen cricket match in abroad...Hoping for the Indian team to travel to England or Netherlands...:)

Sathish Kumar S

Mom's Love...

Mom...god's greatest gift in life for any individual on this earth...It is intense in my case since Iam the only child to her..she combines all her love and affection and pours everything to me which has to be shared by my siblings...unfortunately I dont have any...I could recollect my childhood days when I used to wait for her in the evening,sitting anxiously on the balcony...staring at the roads...waiting for her to return from office...atlast brings me a piece of chocolate and gives it to me..I could still remember how she dresses me and takes me to school...It was always difficult in her case to grow me up when compared to others since she is a working women and she didnt have the support of any of my relatives or grandparents...

How can I forget the days when she prepares me a hot spicy biriyani,idly,dosai,vadai hehe....How can I forget the days when I used to play with her hair even when I was in college...How can I forget the days when she gets up before me at 3'o clock and prepare me a hot cup of tea during examinations...How can I forget the days when I used to fight with her during cricket matches..not letting her to watch megaserials...:)How can I forget the days when I used to go to marketplace with her (not with the intention of helping her but to sight the girls on the supermarket...hehe)How can I forget the days of her standing in the gate and waving hands to me when I leave the house and when I start my bike...How can I forget the days when I used to go to the kitchen in a hurry and take the half cooked dosa and disturb her like anything by mixing some masalas when she is cooking... All these incidents reside in my eyes....

But Iam in this shit part of the world,leaving all my happiness and moments which I had with her..My mom always has a sad feeling that I should have been a doctor..not just because I couldnt get medicine seat but since I left the Medicine seat which I obtained...I could still remember her saying when I got my first month salary from HCL CISCO and when I got blessing from her..she said "I should have been a doctor" and she carries pride in saying that Iam doctor's mother"...not my son works for ABCD software company earning huge clean white currency notes..." It really irked me a lot...It was always ringing in my mind...that she wasnt satisfied with my 20k and the medicine seat is still ringing on her mind...

I was always thinking how can I make her happy...Atlast god showed me a way of studying in abroad with Master of Science and recently Master of Business Administration in Germany...Ok....My MS may not have the ranks of stanfords or MITs or Oxfords or Cambridges or my MBA may not be equivalent to Havards or IIMs...nevertheless this MS and MBA makes my mother say recently in phone..."Sathish....Iam a proud mother walking in the streets that my son is studying in abroad doing MS and MBA"...neither I was born with a silver spoon to be sponsored by my parents to study in US,UK,Canada,Australia...nor I was great great brilliant chap to obtain a seat in Stanford or MIT or Havard....With my limited resources and god's grace I could study in atleast arguably one of the best Technical Universities in Germany without financially burdening my parents...According to me...this MS and MBA is just a piece of paper stating Iam qualified for MS and MBA but this paper wipes out my mom's tears and feelings of me not being a doctor....

I miss you amma...
Sathish Kumar S

Exam Stress...

One experiences various stress in different dimensions,in different orthognality and in different modes....Last week I had an exam stress (three exams in a week...)especially with back-back exams nextday...Its been longtime since I studied vigorously after my school days,neither my bachelors demanded me to work hard...nor iam interested....:)...I never expected Masters in Germany to screw my ass, but its certainly doing it with nearly 10 exams per semester...Thank god...Its over....But I feel Exam Stress is an irritating,inconvenient stress....but what to do....Poor guy...:(((

Sathish Kumar....

Choosing a path.....This or That....

This or That.....Which one to choose in career....I always had this problem right from my school days...I was provided with two seats Medicine and Engineering.I had to take one of biggest decisions of my lifetime..Engineering or Medicine....Medicine seat(MBBS) in my state goes only to 1000 students every year from a pool of 100000 and I was very unfortunate guy to be in that 1000 since Medicine was never my cake...Engineering was my interest...Finally I ended up with Engineering forfeiting a medicine seat.This or that came when I was passed out from the school....

After passing out from college,I was given a job in HCL TECHNOLOGIES(CISCO DIVISION)..Unfortunately,the job was very hostile,it was not certainly not the best of jobs with bug fixing understanding the code written by people in Mars and Jupiter..Then I got a job in COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS...again this or that...whether to continue in HCL or go to CTS....but it was not certainly not a big decision compared to Medicine or Engineering...I finally landed up in CTS....Time went on in CTS.....and another this or that....Masters in Germany...now CTS or Masters in Germany...It was tough equivalent to Medicine or Engineering since I have to leave the job which gave me good penny...good friends...good environment....After some confusion landed in Germany...

Life in Germany ....Again one more this or that...I have to choose between Master of Business Administration(MBA)or my internship in European Aeronautical Defence and Space Company(EADS)...Now Iam struck up with my decision....Iam just saying to myself why Iam in a situation of perplexed state always...I sometimes doubt,its because of trying all possibilities which puts me in trouble...One good thing is...I havent looked back after making a decision...I never looked back of being a doctor...I never thought I should have stayed in HCL...I never said to my heart that I should have continued in CTS...but when I face difficulties and hardship on the way...I do look back which makes me really suppressing, but Iam still continuing with the present decision..I pray god that this shouldnt happen when I try to choose a wife...(this or that)...I hope everyone reading this article should have experienced THIS OR THAT...but not like this combination..

Medicine or Engineering
HCL or CTS
CTS or MS in Germany
MBA or EADS....

but THIS or THAT makes life interesting....
Cheers,
Sathish Kumar S

Sylt...An Island in Nordsee(NorthSea)

Lastweek I had a chance to travel to the northern most tip of Germany,an island called Sylt...this place is just famous for its long-stretching beach...but not interesting for a guy from Chennai...which has second-longest stretching beach in the world (Marina)...the only difference between Marina and Sylt is....I could hardly find people wearing dresses in Sylt...:)) heheeheee...There is nothing new for me in sylt except for the sea which is very shallow...hardly contain any tides....I guess the tides are also introvert like Germans...keeping to themselves....:)....A decent place to hang around for one day when sun shines...

Sathish Kumar S

The Stress and the fun in programming....

Programming,the profession which is least preferred among the students..definitely has stress but other end,has lots of fun...Yesterday,I was sitting with one problem for nearly four hours without any improvements...I got really disgusted....Even after coming to home...the problem persisted in my mind....I couldnt have a nice sleep...next morning...got up...and straight away went to the office to solve the problem...believe it or not...I got the result in just 10 minutes....where a small mistake in my code made the application to behave in a haphazard way...I was exuberant as if,I was finished with my Masters....Programming is definitely fun when one take it as a challenge.....and ofcourse when one gets the result...

#include(analysis.h)
void sathishviews()
{
int logic,less_stress,brainy;

result = logic + less_stress + brainy;

if(result obtained)
{
printf("HEAVEN");
}
else
{
printf("HELL");
}
/* Hell or Heaven depends on the thinkers */

}

Cheers,
Sathish kumar S

Loneliness has reformed me a lot...

Loneliness...the word which I read just as another word in English...but realized whats it actually after coming to Germany...I was always a lonely child...the reason is,I dont have brothers and sisters...but nevertheless accompanied by loving mom and dad,a good bunch of friends who can do whatever...It all began when I came to my Masters when I had to lead a life on my own...I was rated as one of the laziest guys in my friends circle...and even my parents stressed a lot, of doing some bit of work...I remember... even I dont take my glass of water from my place...I have never seen kitchen in my life...

But this loneliness has created some wonders in my behaviours and characters..Now..I cook my own food...wash my utensils...washing clothes...go to work..studying...I couldnt sometimes believe am I doing all these work...Its not only the cooking and washing..but this loneliness has given me a self-realization.Just remembered those days when I used to criticize my mom food...It gives me a clear indication that when a person is alone ..he gets to know more about him...There were times when I used to grudge myself for simple petty things and I have never been patience...take it from me..this loneliness has made tremendous impact on my patience...It has taught me whats relation,love and affection with parents and friends...

Just remembered those days...when mom used to prepare bhajji..when I was watching India-Pakistan Match...when she used to getup before me during exams and wake me up and prepare me a hot cup of tea....Just reminded me the day,when my father took me to hospital in TVS 50(vehicle) when I was suffering from fever even when I was in final year of engineering college...Just reminded me when my beloved friends came to airport for saying bye and all the best even at morning 4'o clock ...I didnt realize those moments much, when I was there...but now this loneliness has taught me...how valuable those moments are and can never be equivalent to the Euros,dollars and my MS....

I really dont regret this loneliness..because I have spent 23 years with my parents...and after some 4 or 5 years Iam going to spend with my wife..so this period of loneliness has taught me many values and morals which will definitely help me to lead a better and peaceful life forever..You could simply imagine how lonely I was when I wrote this article...:)

My Interesting roomie....

Fortunately or unfortunately,I stay in student hostel,where it is compulsory that we have to stay with other countrymen....Interestingly,I got a roommate from Indonesia...er heisst Indrawan Poetranto(His name is Indrawan Poetranto)...There are lots of differences in our way of life..but still we sink together well..for eg...he will be sitting everytime with books...attends all the lectures...(i sometimes even dont know where the classes are taking place in TUHH):)))...the only similarity is...we both are fat and we eat a lot....:))...One good thing about my roomie is his helping tendency...never says no...and especially when Iam down..homesick..he lifts the spirits in the room...a true caretaker ...I really enjoyed Indonesian food......only thing is...he eats only meat...and didnt even know whether vegetables exist in this world....:)))All in all, a thorough enjoyment during my stay with him...I will surely remember and cherish my days with him after sometime..Iam really lucky buddy to be your roomate!

Sathish Kumar S

Beauty of Mainau Island...South Germany...

Last week,I had a chance to travel to South Germany,a city called Freidrichafen,its deep south,sharing the borders with Austria and Swiss...bodensee(lake) separating the three countries...I had a chance to explore the Island named Mainau with my childhood friend...We travelled in a ship to reach the island...( born brought in a port city(chennai)...I havent travelled in a ship either)...but had lots and lots of opportunities to travel in ship in Hamburg and other cities in Germany.This Island Mainau is simply marvellous...with waters gushing into the banks...with lots of flowers...with too many trees...magnificient site...It was a peek summer...we were there at the right time..with all Germans half-naked..:))...I also wanted to have a suit like that...but I dont know whether my VISA will be cancelled...:))Took loads and loads of pictures...troubling lots of germans on their way....(hehehe....atleast we can trouble them by this way...)A perfect spot for couples...very romantic.....very attractive...and what not...A day to remember.... MAINAU ISLAND.....

India and IT..(Has India achieved in IT)...Not really...

India and Information Technology (two sides of a coin) according to rest of the world..All magazines and news portray India as a global IT super power..But honestly speaking its not actually true..I can augument this topic with many examples...Having worked in Indian software Industry for close to two years gives me a clear indication whats actually happening in Indian Software Industry...

Just imagine a situation when there is no concept called outsourcing...imagine when US says no more outsourcing...I cant even think how many software engineers can retain their job in India...the reason for that is...the majority of the people dont work in product development..majority of the workforce are given low-end jobs but its called software development .))Whats achievement in IT...How many Operating Systems,how many licensing software comes from India...Hardly a few...Just employing hundreds and hundreds of IT professionals for consultancy work for cheap prices doesnt mean we have achieved in IT...Honestly speaking,how many companies in India does core software development work starting from kernel...(except few)...

Just application development,fixing bugs,maintaining the code developed by US guys doesnt mean we have achieved in IT...How much of research is going on for Computer Science..Baring few IIT's and IISc's I would say NIL...No doubt we have a strong young IT force when compared to other countries...but the question is how it is utilized ?

Sathish Kumar S

Sad Day for my Country....

It is indeed a sad day for India...Bomb blast in Mumbai,Srinagar....GSLV flopped, 260 crores of rupees in Bay of Bengal....The question to be asked where are we heading towards...When can I see a developed India..When can I see another America,England,Germany,Australia in India...I thought the days are not far..but now it appears its highly impossible...I thought I can underlay some facts and figures which retards our growth...

GSLV FLOPPED & BOMB BLAST...

1.How many of the great Indian Brains stay in ISRO...to be precise how many of the graduates from IIT work in India after their graduation..

2.How much of funds Indian Govt spend for research..Tell me how much of funds goes to military and defence..(A simple example..the amount spent on fighting in siachen glacier for one hour can be used to give monthly salaries for all the teachers throughout India)

3.How well are the engineers paid in ISRO...to make the great brains stay in India..

Lots of energy goes for fighting terrorism,fighting in the border.Iam just imagining how India and Pakistan can flourish if the amount spent on defence can be used for other developments.Can it happen...I dont know it may happen in the next birth of UNIVERSE...How long we are going to fight against terrorism...when are we going to head towards in research,science,technology...When are the brain drains going to stop...A million dollar question..I dont have an answer :((

Sathish Kumar S

We ARE WORLD NO:3

Atlast some consolation for the home team....Yes we are world no:3...Thanks to schweinsteiger who scored two magnificient goals and made the country feel as if they are world champions.....All in all,the German team played magnificiently and they deserved a third place.....
Starting from Costo Rica ,Poland ,Equador ,Sweden,Argentina, Portugal...they simply outclassed...just one bad day...but nevertheless they held the Italians under their belt for 117 minutes...only final few minutes resulted disaster for the Germans..but this third place gives a great motivation to young team who can be clearly the favourites for the next worldcup in south africa....Hats off to the German National Football...

Fairytale ends....

Dream of 80 million people thrashed....The slogan Berlin Berlin...wir fahren nach Berlin...has to be reframed...Now its the Italians who travel to Berlin for the finals...Deutschland had control of the game till 117 th minute and finally conceding a goal in the dying hours of the match...Even the germans never expected their team to reach semi-finals..because its such a young team...they were not clearly the favourites...Sorry for Deutschland....they have to wait 4 more years....Winning and losing is a part and parcel of any game...eventhough they lost in the semi-final..the players are still stars in their homeland...The fairytale ends....

Germany crushed Sweden and Argentina...

Yeah.....Atlast we are in the semi-finals....I say (we) just because I study here,I live here,I work here and have many good german friends....Iam at the right time in Germany and especially when Germans are doing really well in the world cup...I had a chance to watch the Argentina match with my German colleagues....I could feel their passion for soccer...I thought it was almost over when Argentina took the lead..the spirits were dying with the Germans....thanks to German striker Klose and the pass from their captain Ballack which brought the whole country alive..Then comes the tense moments...the penalty kicks....I could just compare it to last ball four or six in cricket ...infact it is even more than that...Atlast...Atlast Atlast we won...