Profane poetry!

It was a little after ten,

Someone was playing with my pen.

I was lying naked in her den,

I was sure that this is what they call zen.

As a chilly wind blew across my face;

I realised i just couldn't keep up with her pace!

I was sure this surely wasn't a race,

But I somehow knew i had to close my case.

I should've wacked myself with a broom;

I really should not have been in this room!!

I tried to tell her about my impending doom;

Before i went boom-boom-boom.

As i was finishing, i made a grab for her skirt;

And also held on to some stuff that was pert.

This was a situation I tried to avert;

But i can't help it if she were an expert:)

Iron Maiden: part 1

Today I'm going to deviate from the usual gibberish i rant about and go all out about Maiden. Iron Maiden have been my favourite band for about six years straight now, except probably during the whole Dark side of the moon Pink Floyd phase during my first year of engineering. This post is my tribute for them, and also embodies the glorious moments of my life that involved them.

For starters, Iron Maiden are a six unit band formed just out of London in 1975. They heralded what is called NWOBHM ( New wave of British Heavy Metal) movement, along with Motorhead, Deep Purple and othe giants. Their sound was raw, and had a certain consistency usually unheard of with metal in general. The creative soul of Maiden is a chap called Steve Harris. He has a hot daughter by the name Lauren Harris, but let's not deviate:)
Harris plays the bass guitar. It is basically his band. He writes most of the lyrics and music, and does so with ownage. Iron Maiden would be nowhere without his creative inputs.
One thing's always misunderstood- Iron Maiden are not satanic, their music is not about weird shit like worshipping Satan, Cannibalism or necrophilia for that matter.
They write what matters to them, like about war, its pros and cons, ill-effects and what not. They pride themselves in history and art, as well as terrorism and God. These are things that matter to me, as well as fellow Maiden fans. Maiden encourages their fans to think out of the box, and follow their hearts.
They're essentially a live band. I will tell you guys why in the next post:p

P.S: Up the irons \m/

Must watch movies!

• Schindler's list
• The Shawshank Redemption
•  The lives of others.
•  The usual suspects
• Reservoir dogs
• Pulp fiction
• Inglorious basterds
• Into the wild
• Oldboy
• The good,bad and the ugly
• Der untergang
• Wild Strawberries
• The silence
• Autumn Sonata
• 12 angry men
• Amores Perros
• Y tu mama tambien
• Flashbacks of a fool
• Empire of the sun (beautiful score)
• The life of David Gale
• The Departed
• Dark knight
• LOTR trilogy
• Memento
• Saving Private Ryan
• Snatch
• Mystic River
• Crash
• Good will Hunting
• Donnie Brasco
• Glengarry Glen Ross (always be closing:P)
• Million dollar baby

Relief!

I finally got placed yesterday! IBM-GBS now. It's a great feeling having the security of a job, especially when there's added pressure on you when all your friends have gotten jobs. There's always the fear of the unknown. A slight probability of not getting placed at all, that, no matter how unlikely, never fails to worry you. You begin thinking of the realm of possibilities, examining your threshold levels like i mentioned in my previous post.
So I had to get placed and get it done with. One job policy or not!
I was low on confidence before the written round. I have no explanations why though:). I just told myself that i'd give it my best shot and leave the rest to god. So there i was, marking answers with a pounding heart still reminding me that things can still go wrong. But i guess it wasn't to be.

At about 2.30, results were announced and i was through to G.D. I breezed through that as all i had to do was speak, and apparently, all my points were valid. All the students in our panel were shortlisted for tech/hr round. But the wait was killing. I was the last to be interviewed! Horrible thing only.

The interviewer was a student of Mysore itself! Sometimes you just know that nothing can go wrong. It was one of those feelings. He asked for my resume and started asking questions about myself, what makes me unique and why IBM should hire me, the likes!

I made sure he asked me a bare minimum of C, but I made sure I came across as an 'efficient' coder:P

Sometimes, you just know things are meant to happen and there's always God's way. So i called my 'placed' friends up and told them to ready themselves for a boys night out. Finally at about 7.15, the results were announced and my name was called towards the end.

I'd say that was and is going to be a crucial moment in my life, for i was sure then that I had found my 'holding' ground, or what I'd like to call the grey between black and white.:P

I knew then that Management was the right path for me, and the supporting cause for the same was how my communication skills never failed me that day. I just knew that this is what i'm good for.

My friends met up for a brief dinner and the customary drinking( celebration drinks if you may). We drank to our future, our friendship, and most importantly, to this great journey of life. We then headed to a place called sagar katte, which is a kind of a hamlet with a river/lake on either side.(near krs reservoir) In the distance was a railway station too! A beautiful place to have some beer. The passing train at 3 in the night looked like a chain of lights. The night sky was so clear, and i've never seen so many stars in the sky, in my entire life!

Perhaps this was symbolic of how far we can actually progress in life, and the realm of possibilities that now actually seemed possible! It was also symbolic of how, in a few months time, we'd all probably be headed our own ways, building our respective careers. But now, I'm ready for all that!