Feel Alive

Yesterday's downpour in Mumbai brought back the memory of 26 July. Anyone nostalgic? The day and all the events are still so vivid. Morning was as usual with some clouds but no rain. I and Brother went to college. I reached Kalina (Kurla) around 1 PM to collect my Mark-sheets. By the time I reached, it had started raining.  Well, nothing unusual! When I left in an hour, heavy rain drops were ready to make holes in umbrella. I took the bus and thought I will be reaching home in 45 minutes. You keep raining! And as soon as Bus reached near Sheetal Talkies, all vehicles stopped. None of them were moving. Half an hour passed... I'm thinking it will clear out in few minutes. 45 Minutes... Everyone is sitting in the bus. I see people walking on the Road, in water. What do I do? 😕 Then I decided to walk till Kurla station. It was not far, few minutes walk. As I step down the Bus and keep my feet on Road, I feel the water. It felt as if I'm ob...

10 years back, on this very same day, I joined my first company as an IT professional. And today when I see myself, I still feel there is so much to explore and I'm definitely going to have a lot on my blog after another decade. Emotional  😇 !!!  Well, I get emotional every year on this day but a decade is  special . Talking about the Journey so far, it is nostalgic remembering all those years. When I started in IT, I was still confused why people are doing this job. How does writing those gibberish words do anything to make money? How does that work? Why are companies paying for that? We were a team of freshers, no Senior to guide. We would go to seniors in other Teams. That ingrained an attitude of not being ashamed of asking anyone, however stupid that sound; respect time because that Senior is not readily available, so one has to be ready with all questions before hand, and most importantly not annoy them by doing no research of your own, you nee...