Infy days..

Hmmmmmmmmm... :-)

As I collected snaps of mysore infy campus for this post, my heart started feeling heavy :-) Many many sweet memories dwell in this sweet heaven.. Those who have been to mysore must be knowing its a lovely place.. And Infy campus in Mysore is just breathtakingly beautiful, and romantic.. :-)

After college, I was impatiently waiting for infy to call.. Most of my friends had got in infy.. I was screaming loud inside "Just call us pleaaaaaaaasseeeeeeeeee".. And then.. they called!!! Almost every morning I used to check mail, before even brushing my teeth!! Just imagine how desperate I was.. But guys, you know how it is right.. College days over.. Solitudez hell.. All you can think of is to be back with your friends again.. Hang out, be happy again.. :-)

The day we joined, I remember feeling so light.. So happy.. I walked around every nook and corner of the campus.. Its not just the beauty.. The ambience.. The cool breeze.. The intimacy we feel with everyone in that place.. uhh was just INCREDIBLE!!! The rooms were just luxurious.. But I never felt like going back to the room that day.. First day right.. I just got mad.. :-) I cycled along with my friend, till around 3 in the morning.. :-) I was in heaven. HEAVEN. :-)

As time passed.. The training became very hectic.. And under all that unbearable pressure, I started feeling lonely and depressed again.. See, when its such a beautiful place, you never feel like doing anything sane :-) You dont feel like studying, All you'll want is walk.. and walk and walk.. taking in the cool air, shivering inside.. just walk mindlessly till the end.. :-) But they wouldnt let you, trust me. They would just make you scream n shout inside and go mad!! :D

I remember writin crazily, tryin to relive my memories about mysore infy life the day we completed 2 yrs... here it is:

Cheers guys!!

2 years!! oh boy!! Time goes real fast aint it :)

Considering the broken backs coz of the sleepless nights (especially during .NET training, Phew!!) , a pair of eyes which good Lord blessed us with which got over-heated trying to read the trillion page slides within a night to attempt the worst-nightmare-come-true perception(thats what they call the tests they conducted, though i doubt if we had time enough to really "perceive" anything), I've done quite well. oh yeah. :)

I owe Infy for all the amazing realizations..

Like I can actually sit throughout the night trying to finish a project without blinking my eye once...

Or dat I cud actually wake up at 8 45 am, curse myself for sleeping late (Mostly must have slept at 8 30 am), run to d class wishin i had a private jet to save the time, and reach sweating like a pig to find that infosys time has decided its 9:01 now , and the instructor's polite request to GET OUT, and watching the million mocking faces who got lucky enuf to reach on time, walk down to the food court with all the securities staring, and finally find justice in my fate by wolfing down the breakfast which i would have missed otherwise...

Or dat u cud feel as miserable as the worst all-time loser in the whole world, or as successful in a matter of days or two consecutive perceptions, Whichever is smaller.

Or that you could sleep peacefully with your eyes open, easing ur tired body into the way-too-comfortable chair, hiding ur face with ur monitor(the best use i ever made of it till date). We poor tired ghosts of what you call "lucky-ass-who-got-into-infy" most probably would have outrun the Olympics gold medal winner to catch up with the perception and sitting for the next session a few minutes later..

Or that.. If i ever had made use of my dumb brain the way infosys did.. I probably would have stood a chance to be a successful candidate to some friggin IIT :) PROBABLY :)Since I preferred to snore whenever I saw my textbooks, thank god I never had to test my superhuman powers. Atleast not till I reached Infosys. :D

Cheers to all my dearest friends who made it till here... Cheers!!!

Afterall, without you , the luxurious breath-taking beautiful Mysore campus never would have made so many cherishable sweet memories.. Enough for a lifetime..

Now here I am, doing M.Tech.. Far from infy..

Those who all are still a part of Infy family, and those who aint,

Congrats!!

Later, when the hectic training was over, and the recession that hit the IT industry those days made them to train us for another one month to utilize our time, We started ENJOYING the campus, and mysore.. Extended training dint put any pressure since the fear of being dumped by infy if we fail in exams were no more in our hearts.. We had all passed our worst fear with the last training.. This was just to utilize our skill, and their time, we knew. :-) And we did utilize our skills.. oh yes we did. :D

We made sure we watched each and every show from the multiplex theatre they provided, even if it meant getting up early from the cozy bed, waking all the sleepyheads sleeping cozily through the intercom they provided in each room, and running to get the tickets so that the whole gang can sit together. sweet!! :D

If we had burned our eye sockets during the initial training, we certainly had our time off cooling them right back to normal during that time :D Learning material was no fun anymore without the pressure of getting exit. So typical. :D

Every day we went out, dined in some good cozy restaurant, made a lot of noise that the restaurant people actually started shaking their heads and frowning when we paid them a visit :D But yes they always welcomed us neverthless. About 30 foodies in our gang. Who cares if we make a lil noise :D

Thats the time when I started gaining weight like hell.. No more had I to run to classes, nor cycle to save time. Nor were we under pressure. There was absolutely nothing to kill the calories anymore!! :-) We were free birds blessed with a heaven. We flew.. :-)

I miss waking up and lazily walking to the food court for breakfast.. I always took the longer road, through a lovellllyyyy bridge.. I always made sure I never miss the beauty and serenity of the cool breezy mornings. I miss hanging out with my friends all night in the campus.. I miss the whistles the security people made whenever we walk through the roads instead of the footpath, though it sure made me crazy then.But somehow it got into the good memories now :P I miss the employee care centre where I learned the first few lessons in guitar, though I could only learn it for that one month.. I miss walking by the multiplex.. through a road that went up a lil which made me breathless.. to one another food court which served kerala food occassionally.. I miss being lost in the huge huge training centre which they call GEC(Global Educational Centre, I guess, n I hope :P Never bothered to check). Everytime. :-) I miss the salon and the bookstore there where they drained what was left of my salary :D

At every 3rd week of every month, I start borrowing money from those who can afford to give. And some took advance salary on a permanent basis :D It was futile trying not to spend money, you just get too much when you spend. Food. Clothes. Freak hang outs. Whatever. I borrowed the motto Money is a means to live, we dont live for money :D oh puhleeze try living there before frowning at me! :D

I still remember the last day.. when our gang got seperated since we were posted in different locations.. Chennai, Mangalore, Trivandrum.. I couldnt just stop crying in the train. Cried like a donkey. Or worse. I couldnt accept the fact that I was, at last, leaving the one place, and the people, who made me feel ALIVE..

But my marriage was fixed by then, and my dear husband played a big role in helping me get over the emotional mess. But even now, I miss.. :-) Its a good feeling. To miss.. :-)

My dear sweet memories of the heaven I held..
For the few moments of glory I lived
With all my heart I cherish..
Not one moment passes, when I fail to wish..
If only I can relive.. all those days, blessed..

Love you Infy!! Love all of you dummasses who made me crazy happy there!! Love u Mysore!! :-)