Saturday, October 18, 2008

Barcamp2 Chennai

Today I was there to the first ever barcamp in my life. My friend ramanujam has said a many times to me about barcamp and the great enthusiasm and the knowledge foundation which will exist there. For the first time I experienced it live and I was having the best time learning about many new things. I attended many sessions and really got a good knowledge. The session on making young coders and designers together towards a social cause was the first one and it was a new form of corporate life which they were discussing about. Then I attended sessions on ruby on rails, role of IT in our dream home and then the best of all was the session on Open system mapping. I’m very eager to know about the happenings tomorrow too and I want to go to bed soon so that I don’t miss anything tomorrow. I was filled with so much energy when I was amidst the techie people and I learnt many new things and have started to google on them. Will blog in detail about the event after I come home tomorrow.

Friday, October 17, 2008

Decision for Career

I was never ever in such confusion before. This is the idlest time I’m into now. I completed my engineering in computer science and now sitting simply for the date of joining. I thought this time will just go on and I won’t have any stress or boring time as we used to enjoy the one month leave when we were in college. But we have started feeling that it would be better if we go to college or some where else outside. The toughest job in this world is to be idle and I completely experience it in my day to day life. Though I do a lot of blogging and hang out with friends, play cricket and do all those stuff, it is idleness to the core. I took into considerations many factors like doing a computer course, trying for some other job etc. But nothing seemed to work out.
Till the month of august I was very clear about my future and career. But due to the forcing and compulsion of the people around me to do some higher studies abroad started the confusion. I’m an ultimate patriot and I didn’t want to leave India for any reason. This was the major reason why I didn’t even think about higher studies. But all my fellow mates and my sister kept telling to do higher studies at least in the years to come. The present scenario added fuel to the fire ignited by them.
I’m not getting my date of joining and even after I get my date of joining, I have no chances of a guaranteed career in future. I’m not blaming the companies but the financial crisis which is going on now is making out such situations to arise. I also have a really big dream of starting an orphanage and a home for abandoned and I have put myself the deadline that I should achieve it by the age of 30 at the maximum. But seeing the situation now and the experienced candidates also being removed from the information technology firms, I have no other go than to go for the higher studies.
So I started off with the GRE preparation with my friend suggesting the number2.com and said if you follow it then it is very easy to crack GRE. He also added that it is very difficult to follow it. I already have a poor knowledge in English and my vocabulary is really poor. When I started from beginning I was totally feared about GRE and I stopped the preparation.
Now after a very good analysis and discussion with my experienced friends sriram and kavin, I have decided to take up the GRE and get into some good university for fall 2010. I should also get the money ready for the beginning preparations at least by that time which I’m confident I will. All the things I do are to get my dream satisfied and for that I’m ready to leave my mother India in two years. Sorry mom, not permanently but to establish a caring home in your land. I need all your wishes and your guidance and the constant support from my friends which is one of the greatest boosters for me till date. Just thought of sharing these things going on in my mind and so have did it too. Now I feel lighter, better!