Team Building to Kodai

The team building plans to kodai in TTIXPRES had started..
I was actually very sure that I would not join ..But then I was forced to ..
And now I dont have regrets at all...
Kalyani,Saravanan,Usha,Atul,Jairam,Asif,Ranjani,Karts,Jeff,VenkatesanG,Venkatas,Karthikeyan we,Priya,Manova and many more...
I dint expect to have as much as fun that I truly had there..
First I thot all wud be in gangs..but to my surprise..it was gr8...first day in train...
we started off by askin all ppl to swap so that we can be together...
then..we started off with antakshiri..Dint turn out that musical..but went on well
Then we played Dumb c..that was also gud..had fun that day..then few ppl played cards..I dint join in..U see....Me Gud gal....:)
I was actually interested in one of the guys in the train..He was smart..
Then...Started listening to music in the walkman with Atul..Then..At almost 1.45 I slept..But woke up due to Jeff at arnd 3.15 am..:(
Agn I slept at 3.30 and got up at 4.45
we reached madurai at 5.30..then we went to kodaikanal in van..Had our Breakfast there
After that few ppl climbed on the van,....I was reminded about the times of my final year tour where we also climbed on top of the bus
We reached JC residency..the place we had to stay..we got ready and there we played in see saw and swing..took photos also..
Was gr8.That full day we went sight seeing..
The mountain views were good..then..in the evening we played cricket in one of the vast land there
Me and kalyani were team captains..Jeff was in my team..
In the nail biting match...suddenly Ranjani got hurt...her feet sprained and it was swollen
But was a good match..Atul and Saravanan played very well..
We played 2 matches and each team won one..so tie..then we went to hotel...campfire..we all felt very tired..
so had our dinner and slept ...got up next morning at 6 ..and got ready..
I wore jean ..:)
then..we went for trekking..I wont forget that day..too good...Was scared at times..but had fun..
while comin back..me and usha were fully out..then me,venkatesang,jeff,manova,usha and atul were the last ppl to come...
so we slowly walked up..others had already gone...we stopped at many plcaes...
it was nice even uphill..we went for cycling...that was more fun..
usha,me,kals and jeff went together..usha fell off once and once..kals and usha dint manage well on the cycle..they collided ..but it was fun..then me,usha and atul went horse riding...
Me and usha were scared in the beginning..but then I enjoyed
Then we went to hotel..had lunch..and went to our hotel back ..few ppl played cards.
I slept for some time..then we watched match for some time..then at 5.30 we got ready..and started back to kodai road to catch train...
Even in the stn we had fun..it was nice...
Anyway a good team building trip had come to an end...

First Day into work in Infy Chennai

The First day in SAM CHN-2.The day when Kishore divided the freshers into 2 batches…Adaikkammai, Arathi, Jairam, Jeevan, Kalyani, Saravanan, Siva, Thiruppathy and myself were allotted into TTI team. We were actually queer to start our work off in this new project… this being r first entry into the corporate world. We were introduced to Venkatas..one of our PLs…who took us to our cubicles….I wont forget my cube where I first started my Infy career IV-SL-2070.. the heavenly place in the TTI offshore team. We were then very quiet li’l cherubs…talking amongst ourselves…..Staying away from the other team members…
Our favorite secy,Ranjani gave us the path to the location where we could find the java docs so that we could start our self-study. We were then given the business KT by Venkatas who told us about the project and also about our client. The first one week in TTI sailed away smoothly before we were put into different tiers, Mid-Tier and Client Tier. We were given our modules…I had to take up CRTL and EXPD modules…Hope it is still going on good in the production side..;) thoroughly guided by my PL-Prakash SK. We were then invited for the team party at Hotel Savera.We were initially unwilling to join them. But we were coerced by Venkatas and VijayNK to join them and ultimately had to give in. We were silent spectators there in the hotel, just introducing ourselves. Thereafter, we slowly got accustomed to the TTI team and also the n number of parties that we attended (though the number would be easily countable).
Then came the night-outs and all the untimely hours of coding, the late dinner at the Ananda Bhavan that is close to Infy.These memories are still afresh in my mind. I actually don’t remember when I really got close to all the teammates here. I guess everyone would have noticed the lots of MSN sessions that Kalyani, Arathi(my close friends in TTI) and myself used to have. Then, all of a sudden, Arathi was shifted to Hyderabad.It was a huge blow to Kalyani and me. But then we came over that also. Actually we enjoyed more after she left us (Oops…I forgot Arathi would also read this….:o))
I then had to take up ONOR module with Sivasubramanian guiding me. My first module which gave me complete satisfaction. In between all this came up my appraisal where I got useful feedback from ShivA which I hope to utilize in my future projects.
I was then shifted into the testing team where I was put under the leadership of
Balaji Sunder.I was initially unhappy to leave my cube (Home! Sweet Home) but then, I enjoyed the cube shift. Indeed, the team was livelier than I expected..What say..Balaji!!
Days sailed by and I stepped into another year in my life…my birthday had come.
I was sure I would escape without anyone knowing it. But I was mistaken. Kalyani (My sweet friend) had disclosed that to our secy .Lo and Behold, when I came back after my Dot Net training on Mar.12, my inbox was flooded with mails from all the members wishing me. Truly, that was my best Birthday ever. Thanks to Kalyani.
Then came the Kodai Trip.We had ultimate fun there at Kodai.And the day to Bid adieu also came along. We had to decide upon a venue for the farewell party that we had to give. Everyone was jealous that eight of us were pooling in for the party. Finally we went to Hot Kitchen for the dinner. That was a party in which I felt that I was truly going to miss this team.
I really had to write out a thanks mail with a heavy heart that it is not too long before I would be out of this TTI environment. Just as I typed Ctrl-Enter, I started receiving responses to my mails. Wishes flew from far across the nation …From Sivasubramanian, Prakash..Far across the state…Bixapathi, Tarun..And also from all here at our Infy, Chn.Special thanks to Vijay for having foreseen the storm after the 45 days of serenity and Thanks also to Jeff to have reminded us that we only come back if we finish our E&R exams. The eight of us here who have to leave were overwhelmed by the wishes. Now, this being my last day here in TTI, Chennai ..Thanks.. once again to all of the TTI-offshore ites for having been with us throughout, helping us whenever needed.

Memories come forever ; ever
Since you remember
Things that we did ; and
Made a mess of it..
The friendly glances
Memories of the people
Who came by you
Worked with you
You’ll never forget
Neither will I
Of that shortest period
Longer than the sky
Vaster than the cosmos
Memories are alive forever ; ever
Since you remember.
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