A Story about Onsite…!

One fine day, Vivek’s PL Bhatia asks him whether he has any time for a small meeting. Vivek obviously has time and so the two go to a conference

room. Bhatia then clears his throat and says “Vivek, there is an on-site requirement. It is in Covina , Los Angeles . It is for six months. I can suggest your name. Do you have any problems?”

Vivek cannot believe his ears. Of course why should any one have problems going to the Sam land. “Of course no Bhatia.. I have no problems.” he says.

Bhatia looks at him very kindly and says “You better draw up your personal plans with your wife and let me know in a day or two” That’s when Vivek remembers that he has a wife. Then it strikes him that there is a himalayan problem in front of him. Shobana is working in Wipro. She is in the middle of a project in which she is a moduleleader. She cannot leave it all and come to Covinawith Vivek. On the otherhand it will be cruel on Vivek’s

part to leave her here and go to Covinafor more than half a year.
Moreover, they have just been married. Vivek can stay back. But one day he has to go..

He cannot stay back in India indefinitely. Project requirements are too demanding. Shobana can resign Wipro and accompany Vivek. But what is the guarantee that

she would find such a nice job in such a nice company after they come back from Covina ? So Shobana and Vivek discuss this issue. They reluctantly agree to get

separated for six months.

Vivek hugs Shobana in the airport and says “I will be BACK” in a typical Arnold Scharzegger tone and then boards Delta Airways leaving Shobana in

tears. In Covina Vivek gets lots of work and his stay gets extended by two more months. The days and months move very slowly. Vivek starts counting even minutes.

During this period, Shobana’s PL Ashish Mehta calls her one day and asks her whether she has any time for a small meeting. Shobana wonders what that meeting is.. They go to the conference room and Mehta tells her about a great on-site requirement in Berlin , Germanyfor their customer.
“It is for six months and you are most suited person for this. I am going to suggest your name. Do you have any problems?” Mehta asks her.
Shobana gets excited.. Berlin ! She has never been out of India . So she instantly nods her head. Mehta then smiles and says “Okay discuss with your hubby and let me know in a day or two”

That’s when Shobana gets the gravity of the situation. It will be two months before Vivek can come home….. By the time Shobana will have left to Berlinfor six months. Shobana cannot decline this as this is an important assignment. That night Vivek spends hundred dollars on telephone to discuss this matter with Shobana. Finally they decide to go ahead. Shobana breaks down in the phone and Vivek breaks down thinking about his phone bill. And then Shobana leaves to Berlin .

One month after that,Vivek comes back to India . Then Shobana calls him almost everyday and they discuss about all petty things on the phone.
Shobana applies for a loan to clear her telephone bills. Vivek gets into a new project which is not yet started. His PL Prateek Ray calls him one day and says that he has to go to ToledoOhiofor the requirement analysis of that project.
Vivek frantically says no. Shobana is arriving next month. He doesn’t want to miss her. But Ray assures him that the work is only for one month and that he would be back before Shobana comes to India . Thus Vivek flies to ToledoOhioand gets into the requirement analysis of the new project.
That’s when he comes to know how difficult it is to retrieve information from the users. You can design a system the user wants only when the user knows what he wants. Vivek gets baffled by the questions his users put..

“Do you think I need those fields “GMG_TYPE_HJHJ_TW” and “Auto_level_ind”?What are they by the way?” The requirements analysis stage continues for three full months at this pace. Shobana comes to India one month after that. And she tells her PL that she doesn’t want anymore on-site assignments. “I understand” says Mehta and she desperately waits for Vivek to come back to India . It has already been two months over a year since they last met. Vivek then gets the role of an on-site co-ordinator for this customer. He calls Shobana that night and they really don’t know what to do. Shobana offers to resign her job and join him in Toledo . But she is getting 21 grand per month in India and Vivek doesn’t want to lose that. “Two more months Shobana and I promise I will be back” Shobana retorts back, “There is no solution for this problem.” Vivek gets surprised. “What are you talking about?” he asks her. Shobana fights back her tears. “As long as I am in Wipro I will be getting a lot of on-site opportunities. Even if I decline all of them, what about you? You also work for a software company and there you need to go abroad almost once every quarter.

I cannot accompany you as you don’t want me to resign my job here. Does that mean we have to stay like this forever? Vivek! I love you and I don’t know how I spent fifteen months without even seeing you once. I may not recognize you also if you come in front of me now… Tell me Vivek, is there a solution for this problem?” Vivek doesn’t speak anything for a moment. He then realizes the truth in her sentences. It is a never ending problem.
But what about the 20 grand she is getting per month?
“Vivek, is money everything? Can’t we comfortably live with what you are getting? Please Vivek, try to understand the situation” Shobana breaks down. Vivek is still undecided. He married a software engineer with a hope that with two incomes he would have a good deal of money to plan their future.”Let us face the reality, Vivek” Shobana says, “How much are you paying for the phone calls now? More than 20 grand per month.

If I am with you there will your phone bill be so astronomical? Just tell me one thing. Won’t you be happy having me there with you?” Shobana slowly turns hysterical. Vivek gets into the crux of the situation. It is true.
He
has been spending around 600 to 700 dollars per month on India calls…
that is far more than what Shobana is getting then. He thinks and thinks..
for two days he does nothing else but thinking. Finally he decides that he should have Shobana with him all the time from then onwards at any cost.
Shobana gladly prepares the resignation letter and submits it. Her PL smiles and says “You’ve made the right decision Shobana..
Congratulations
for the bold step. I understand your problems. Anyway! you have a three months notice period here, right? We have a one month assignment in Singapore …”

MORAL : No software pro shud marry another sw pro…. unless one of them is ready to resign.

HEY! all, who have plans to get tie-up think of this once. Its really worthfull .

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got

together to

visit their old university professor. Conversation soon

turned into

complaints about stress in work and life.

Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the

kitchen and returned

with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups -

porcelain, plastic,

glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some

exquisite -

telling them to help themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the

professor said: “If

you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken

up, leaving

behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you

to want only

the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems

and stress.

Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the

coffee. In most cases

it is just more expensive and in some cases even

hides what
we drink. What
all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you
consciously went
for the best cups… And then you began eyeing each other’s
cups
“Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and
position in
society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and
contain Life, and the
type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality
of Life we
live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail
to enjoy the
coffee God has provided us.”
God brews the coffee, not the cups…….. Enjoy your
coffee!
“The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They
just make the
best of everything.”
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.
Leave the rest to God !!!

All good things come to those who wait.	BUT	Time and tide wait for no man.
The pen is mightier than the sword.	BUT	Actions speak louder than words.
Wise men think alike.	BUT	Fools seldom differ.
The best things in life are free.	BUT	There’s no such thing as a free lunch.
Slow and steady wins the race.	BUT	Time waits for no man.
Look before you leap.	BUT	Strike while the iron is hot.
Do it well, or not at all.	BUT	Half a loaf is better than none.
Birds of a feather flock together.	BUT	Opposites attract.
Don’t cross your bridges before you come to them.	BUT	Forewarned is forearmed.
Doubt is the beginning of wisdom.	BUT	Faith will move mountains.
Great starts make great finishes.	BUT	It ain’t over ’till it’s over.
Practice makes perfect.	BUT	All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Silence is golden.	BUT	The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
You’re never too old to learn.	BUT	You can’t teach an old dog new tricks
What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.	BUT	One man’s meat is another man’s poison.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.	BUT	Out of sight, out of mind.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.	BUT	Many hands make light work.
Hold fast to the words of your ancestors.	BUT	Wise men make proverbs and fools repeat them.

This is Captain Sinclair speaking. On behalf of my crew I’d like to
welcom e you aboard British Airways flight 602 from New York to
London.

We are currently flying at a height of 35,000 feet midway across the
Atlantic.”

“If you look out of the windows on the starboard side of the
aircraft, you will observe that both the starboard engines are on
fire.

“If you look out of the windows on the port side, you will observe
that the port wing has fallen off.”

“If you look down towards the Atlantic ocean , you will see a little
yellow life raft with three people in it waving at you. That’s me
your captain, the co-pilot, and one of the air stewardesses. This is
a recorded message.”

Peg After Peg… Peg After Peg……!! MUST READ

I never take risk while drinking

When I come from office in the evening, wife is cooking

I can hear the noise of utensils in the kitchen

I stealthily enter the house

Take out the bottle from my black cupboard

Shivaji Maharaj is looking at me from the photo frame

But still no one is aware of it

Becoz I never take a risk

I take out the glass from the rack above the old sink

Quickly enjoy one peg

Wash the glass and again keep it on the rack

Of course I also keep the bottle inside my cupboard

Shivaji Maharaj is giving a smile

I peep into the kitchen

Wife is cutting potatoes

No one is aware of what I did

Becoz I never take a risk

I: Any news on chopra’s daughter’s marriage

Wife: Nope, she doesn’t seem to be that lucky. Still they are looking

out for her

I again come out; there is a small noise of the black cupboard

But I don’t make any sound while taking out the bottle

I take out the glass from the old rack above sink

Quickly enjoy one peg

Wash the bottle and keep it in the sink

Also keep the Black Glass in the cupboard

But still no one is aware of what I did

Becoz I never take a risk

I: But still I think chopra’s daughter’s age is not that much

Wife: What are you saying? She is 28 yrs old… like an aged horse

I: (I forgot her age is 28) Oh Oh…

I again take out potatoes out from my black cupboard

But the cupboard’s place has automatically changed

I take out the bottle from the rack and quickly enjoy one peg in the
sink

Shivaji Maharaj laughs loudly

I keep the rack in the potatoes & wash Shivaji Maharaj’s photo & keepit
in the black cupboard

Wife is keeping the sink on the stove

But still no one is aware of what I did

Becoz I never take a risk

I: (getting angry) you call Mr. chopra a horse? If you say that again, I

will cut your tongue…!

Wife: Don’t just blabber something, go out and sit quietly…

I take out the bottle from the potatoes

Go in the black cupboard and enjoy a peg

Wash the sink and keep it over the rack

Wife is giving a smile

Shivaji Maharaj is still cooking

But still no one is aware of what I did

Becoz I never take a risk

I: (laughing) So chopra is marrying a horse!!

Wife: Hey go and sprinkle some water on your face…

I again go to the kitchen, and quietly sit on the rack

Stove is also on the rack

There is a small noise of bottles from the room outside

I peep and see that wife is enjoying a peg in the sink

But none of the horses are aware of what I did

Becoz Shivaji Maharaj never takes a risk

chopra is still cooking

And I am looking at my wife from the photo and laughing

Becoz I never take what???

ZZZZZZZ zzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzz zzzzz………

It has been scientifically proven that if we drink 1 liter of water each day, at the end of the year we would have absorbed more than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli bacteria found in feces, in other words, we are consuming 1 kilo of poop!

However, we do not run that risk when drinking wine (or rum, whiskey, vodka, beer or other liquors) because alcohol has to go through a distillation process of boiling, filtering and fermenting.

It is better to drink wine and talk shit than to drink water and be full of shit. There is no need to thank me for this valuable information. I am doing this as a public service