Narsim's Blog

This is my first personal blog, i post my personal details regarding my life and some experiences i've had had so far

Sunday, November 27, 2005

Ripples 2005 on 18 November 2005

This was the first time after college that i went out to attend any cultural event, one as a non-student. The event was held at Chennai Trade Centre. Some 5000 odd TCSers attended it from the 10 branches in Chennai.

It was fun. The function was a success to say the least. A significant portion of the group were just out of college kids or with maybe a year of experience. The exuberance of youth was obvious for everyone to see. So was the rebellion against authority.

There were actually two shows going on, the official at the front and the not so official at the back. When there was a dance up front, there was a party at the back. When there was a song in progress, there were dancing behind. Non tamil songs were booed, but hey the crowd was a mixture of many languages, so I guess they were a bit harsh.

There were plays/dramas, songs, dances and much much more. Some of the performances were really good. Some of the singers were also very good. Overall a very enjoyable evening.

The arrangements were also pretty decent, there was obviously without any need to say, scope for improvement. But none the less, well done. The transportations were also adequate.

The first outing with any company in the first instance and my first after joining TCS too. A memorable day in the annals of my TCS history and my career.

Friday, November 25, 2005

Its Raining Rain

This has been a phenomenal year for the southern parts of India. More so
for Chennai, and its surrounding areas. In the small insignificant life so
far, I have never seen so much rain. It was nothing spectacular, but the
results were there for everyone to see.

It was drizzling most of the daytime, but rained pretty heavily into the
night and wee hours. Chennaites are used to this drizzling but, not the kind
that sustains for more than a day or two.
Now that was the surprising part. Within a 40 hour window, we were caught
unawares and rest is history as we all came to know. I was one of a few of
the least affected, but my heart reaches out for the unfortunate souls. I
guess we were all fortunate in some ways, that it was not as bad as it
happened in Mumbai a while back. In that scenario, Chennai would have been
marooned to say the least.

Too little or too much, I guess both pretty much give the same result, i
guess. This blog may been too late to be appreciated, but it still is
pretty fresh in my mind (and quite a few more I am sure), and to bring home
the point! - the rainy season is not over yet for Chennai. Hope the worst
is history.