elevator mystery

Well we moved to our new building in foster city a few months back and my office is on 6th floor. Like any other normal lazy guy I take elevator couple of times a day, and I think out of 4 elevators, one works the hardest, u press the button and 7 out of 10 times this elevator which is second one to the right would reach to u, ready to serve you, I wish there was a way for me to reward this elevator and set it as an example for other 3 lazy elevators to learn.
Another thing i noticed, while I am waiting for the elevator to come up, more often than not the one behind me shows up, believe me, its never the one in front of me, and probably not the one to my right or left.. its always the one behind me.. no matter which one am I looking at. am so bedazzled by this mystery that i thought of writing it up.. I have a medical checkup due later this month, will let you know if its me ;)

Death Cab For Cutie

They've been around for 10 yrs i guess and there aint a lot of poeple who would recognize them till yesterday and now suddenly like everyone knows them. It all paid off with 2 Grammy nomination. I think 'I'll follow you into the dark' is well composed and sung, my vote for it, i really feel happy when talent comes up after a long struggle and get the fame they deserve.

wedding nightmare

i wrote almost 200 lines of this blog and before i could save it the blue screen demon wiped it all out :(, let me try and recreate it.

It all started when i admitted to my parents that am planning to marry this girl i have known for a while, though they agreed, things didn’t go well between us and we wrapped it up. Now my parents know that i intend to get married and they are scanning all north Indian Brahmin girls in TOI matrimonial section. So what if i take that route, first, our parents would go for a horo match, then they'll talk about each other family and values. Last thing in the list would be for me to meet the girl for few minutes and come out with my decision, by then if everything else works out, pressure would be so much that i wont be able to say no, even if i wont even know how she looks behind that makeup she got from around the corner beauty parlor, doh?. Imagine, I agree and we get married and then next morning she, after taking a shower, is sitting in a group of same age women, now’s the real problem, how would i recognize who my wife is? 'cause the girl i saw till now (and that’s twice, first time on the day i had to decide and next time on the day of our marriage) aint wearing that makeup anymore, and i cant figure out which one did i get married to.

I have a good american friend I work with, he is married for 5 yrs, has a 6 yr old daughter, was living with his gf for 7 yrs when they decided to get married and by that time their daughter was already one.
Offcourse that aint gonna happen to me, but atleast God would i get a chance to know my girl a little better than a few dates?

In between all this, there's an escape route I am planning, if i can somehow dodge this on my next India visit in March and enroll for an MBA by Nov of next year, i may get lucky for another 3 yrs.

I am addicted to Blog

I know i have to get up at 5 in the morning to be at work by 6:30 on an official call, its so late that i should have been on bed like 2 hrs back but am so addicted to Blog that there came a new idea and i had to start my laptop to write this up.. Atleast the basic idea then i can elaborate it later, So the funny new topic,
When its time to get married (scary thought), all of us has the image of that perfect girl or guy and try to find the closest match to that image, and one day out of the blue with some compromises and little tweaks to our imagination we settle down on something (someone) first few months go pretty smooth and then one day you wake up next to that person only to find that she/he wasn’t the one you wanted. Unfortunately, you didn’t pick her/him from Costco with an option to exchage after a few trials. So whats different in what u thought and this person actually is?
First thing u'll notice is that the guy farts, now where the hell did that come from, that dream guy on that white stallion never did that, aaw. For guys, the girl has an annoying hysteric laughter in contrast to their dream girl wrapped in white wedding gown with feathers of white pigeons and a smile that shines and laughter thats like sound of sweet music.
And then she doscovers that the guy aint that neat (offcourse he's a normal guy and we are not clean, and those who are and you get one of them, may God be with you), and he finds out that she don’t prepare food the way his mom does (well isn't she a different women?)...
Then

Black, Brown, Red, White and Yellow (in alphabetical order)

I guess I covered all skin color we categorize human race in (offcourse there are flavors like tan and others, but lets consider these for time being). And i was wondering which color do I like, though the answer would be all of them, but if i have to pick one what would it be? So let me take a litmus test (i was pretty bad in chemistry, though my sis is a PhD, whatever) and see which one do I really like.
So first one (again not in order of preference but in alphabetical), Black, lots of positives, more pigments means better protection from sun's ultraviolet rays. The color looks lot richer and healthy (and I have attraction to it, but am not gonna count that here). Personally i feel blacks are spontaneous, more natural and very talented.
Brown, again attractive rich color, hard working people, intelligence is how i associate them with, one thing i hate about Browns is that they further distingush their complexion as White, Fair, Wheatish and Dark, I mean comeon, does it really matter? You are Brown and thats the truth, live with it and don’t try to judge by the color of skin. Brown people with a little fair complexion (not really) consider themself superior or better looking (excuse me).
Red, dont know much about them, except that this land belongs to them. I think they are very hard working, something like Browns.
White, a lots' been said about this color and is universally accepted to be the most attractive. I need to admit, white are a very thoughtful, and that’s one big reason for sucess of this race.
Which brings me to the last one, Yellow, quite intelligent and hardworking but i find them so very obsessed with white that I just don’t get it.

So my conclusion, my favourite color of skin would be "BLACK".

~ Bhavishya Sharma

A's coming to Fremont, am I dreaming?

The news is a few days OLD and its TRUE!! A's are coming to Fremont, very close to where i live. CISCO is bringing them in with new A's ballpark. My best guess would be that they'll be CISCO A's rather than Fremont A's, but I wish am wrong.

Religion, Spirituality and Superstition

There's a thin line between these and is defined by every individual.. Me, I consider myself religious, which includes morning prayers (thou i take Sundays off, thats cause I get up in evening :), special prayers on Tuesdays and a few temple visits every now and then. I believe in God, her power and agree that "Thou shall ripe the fruit of thy doing", needless to say am a God fearing man.
Same person and there's a different side of me, I listen to R&B and Hip Hop more often than any other forms of musik (and you know what the shit that is), I never picked up my JanamKundali and don’t believe future can be written on paper, I believe in Karma and that each of us is "Self Made". I don’t believe marriages are made in Heaven and don’t think there's Good or Bad Luck, even though I wish everyone a good luck just to see smile on their face.
I still haven't figured out spiritual side of me and thats what confuses me, and get more confused when i meet people who are supposedly spiritual, using spirituality as an excuse to shy away from truth and responsibilities, a reason to run away from reality. Real nightmare is when I think about spirituality bridging gap between Religion and Superstition. I could be wrong, and I wish I am wrong, bit I still have to figure it out.

s up with me

Always thought I was a good swimmer till i decided to take lessons before i go and explore the bay, and as it came out, today I realized it aint that easy. For the first time I paused for a moment standing on a five meter diving board ready to jump in 16 ft pool. I did pretty good though enjoyed it and then did it many a times.

So looking forward, in next 2 weeks Kayaking and am hoping to qualify for Surfing in April of 07. Also expecting to graduate out of Ice Skating class by late December and then Yosemite here i come.

Here's to all of you, this one is my all time favorite.

Relation between Relativity Quantum and String theories

These are the most difficult concepts i have ever come across. For starters, these theory are laid out to explain the existence of UNIVERSE (i mean not man, not animal, not even earth and solar system, its trying to explain damn Universe), jokes apart, i'll make a sincere effort to write it in my words. Lets start with General Relativity, published by Einstein which unifies special relativity (space and time) with Law of gravitation...
Compiling the rest..

Am in Love!!

So am in love (AGAIN), and this time its for real (AGAIN). OK who am i kidding with, no am not, or maybe. Just wanted to surprise my readers ;), guess its not my cuppa tea, and whomever i really did (which includes Beyonce) i could never say. So to all of you GET OUT, i was just kidding..

Muhhaa... I love these guys

The Battle

Sunday Oct 8th, 49ers vs Raiders and 9ers won, as everyone expected, but it was fun. I had to go out in the middle of the match, but for however long i was in front of Television, it was thrilling and the excitement in Bay Area was at its peak all the way from SFO to Oakland..

Go A's

and i deleted my last post by mistake :( so recreating it..
Woooh!! A's win American League Division Series in straight 3 games over Twins!!They have been doing pretty good lately but still fans were keeping finger crossed cause A's melted in straight 3 after winning the first 2, 9 times in past.

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Cracking the Da Vinci Code!!

I remember trying to crack this code last time and couldn't get head and tail out of it. Tonight i just wanted to crack the code; I had a feeling that even if I can’t, I will be very close.
But amazingly, I cracked it in less than 2 minutes. I looked at it for a minute, and like as if I understood everything, I started putting peaces together and that was it. I got it!!
The question that followed was weird and I couldn't understand which pic its referring to :p. Well the answer was right there on Google. "blade".

Barry Steroids Bonds??

San Francisco Giant Barry Bonds, who is under federal investigation over possible perjury over whether he used steroids, hit his 713th career home run on Sunday May 7th 2006, against the Philadelphia Phillies. Bringing him at par with Babe Ruth for second place in Major League Baseball's all-time homer list.
Bonds, 41, may now also set his sights on the all-time home run record of 755 held by Hank Aaron although many Phillies fans believe Bonds is not worthy of that honor.
A banner held up by some Phillies fans on Sunday said: "Ruth did it on hot dogs and beer, Aaron did it with class. How did you do it?" [extracts from http://tvnz.co.nz]
Personally i believe Barry Bond should go on trial, he should either come clean if he never did and should enjoy the respect and fame he deserves, or, like some of his critics wants his achievements to be ShiftDel from Baseball's books for ever. In either case i think, new generation, many of who wants to be like Barry, will have a lesson to learn.

Song i like the most - TIME

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Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
You fritter and waste the hours in an off hand way
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way

Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun

And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but it’s sinking
And racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in the relative way, but you’re older
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death

Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the english way
The time is gone, the song is over, thought I’d something more to say

Home, home again
I like to be here when I can
And when I come home cold and tired
It’s good to warm my bones beside the fire
Far away across the field
The tolling of the iron bell
Calls the faithful to their knees
To hear the softly spoken magic spells.
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Bhavishya Sharma: Thanks Dipthefal for ur commets,
I think that Pink Floyd under Syd Barret and Pink Floyd under Roger Waters have to be viewed as two very separarte entities playing to two different audiences. It was the late 60's when Barret had creative control, and there was a real Space-pyschadelia scene, which is reflected in a Saucerfull of Secrets. But, by the time Waters was in control of the band, times had changed and tastes had moved on, so it is little wonder the band's sound changes distinctly.

Cinco De Mayo !! - May 5th

Cinco De Mayo is a popular Maxican holiday and falls on 5th of May. On this day 4,000 Mexican soldiers smashed the French and traitor Mexican army of 8,000 at Puebla, Mexico, 100 miles east of Mexico City on the morning of May 5, 1862.













Pic Source : http://www.legrand.k12.ca.us/programs/cinco/

History [Source: Encyclopedia Encarta, Encyclopedia Britanica, Prescott's Mexico:1900, HistoryChannel.com, www.mexonline.com and other sources.]

The battle at Puebla in 1862 happened at a violent and chaotic time in Mexico's history. Mexico had finally gained independence from Spain in 1821 after a difficult and bloody struggle, and a number of internal political takeovers and wars, including the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) and the Mexican Civil War of 1858, had ruined the national economy.

Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian

During this period of struggle Mexico had accumulated heavy debts to several nations, including Spain, England and France, who were demanding repayment. Similar debt to the U.S. was previously settled after the Mexican-American War. France was eager to add to its empire at that time, and used the debt issue to move forward with goals of establishing its own leadership in Mexico. Realizing France's intent of empire expansion, Spain and England withdrew their support. When Mexico finally stopped making any loan payments, France took action on it's own to install Napoleon's relative, Archduke Maximilian of Austria, as ruler of Mexico.Mexico Confronts The Invasion

Map showing Veracruz, site of the French invasion

France invaded at the gulf coast of Mexico along the state of Veracruz (see map) and began to march toward Mexico City, a distance today of less than 600 miles. Although American President Abraham Lincoln was sympathetic to Mexico's cause, and for which he is honored in Mexico, the U.S. was involved in its own Civil War at the time and was unable to provide any direct assistance.

Gen. Zaragoza

Marching on toward Mexico City, the French army encountered strong resistance at the Mexican forts of Loreto and Guadalupe. Lead by Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguin, a small, poorly armed militia estimated at 4,500 men were able to stop and defeat a well outfitted French army of 6,500 soldiers, which stopped the invasion of the country. The victory was a glorious moment for Mexican patriots, which at the time helped to develop a needed sense of national unity, and is the cause for the historical date's celebration. Unfortunately, the victory was short lived. Upon hearing the bad news, Napoleon had found an excuse to send more troops overseas to try and invade Mexico again, even against the wishes of the French populace. 30,000 more troops and a full year later, the French were eventually able to depose the Mexican army, take over Mexico City and install Maximilian as the ruler of Mexico.Maximilian's rule of Mexico was also short lived, from 1864 to 1867. With the American Civil War now over, the U.S. began to provide more political and military assistance to Mexico to expel the French, after which Maximilian was executed by the Mexicans - today his bullet riddled shirt is on display in the museum at Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City. So despite the eventual French invasion of Mexico City, Cinco de Mayo honors the bravery and victory of General Zaragoza's small, outnumbered militia at the Battle of Puebla in 1862.

Back with a BANG!!

Yes, I am back, back with a BANG. Got what i wanted, a good job in one good org. Good salary and excellent perks, Office in San Francisco, which means i'll have to move to city, what more can i ask for.
There's a popular indi saying "There's no limit to what God can give when he's happy". Happened with me, 3 offers, each better than other. Am quite pleased with myself, will start working form 8th of April, hopefully (depends on how much time background check'll take).
So the plan now is, work hard, very hard for next 6 months, apply for GC and prepare for GMAT. Get into dream university and wolla!!
Going through the history of my Blogs, seems like am on right track, taking one step at a time to the place i want to be.
Still remember last year, month of June when I was told to go back, all my preparations, planing and hope in drain. Decided that am gonna quit, come back and get back to my plans. It was a topsy turfy ride, lots of ups and downs. Asked myself, many a times, is it a right thing to do or an end to my career. What if things don't go the way i plan. Had that excellent offer in Gurgaon and i turned it down. The more i looked strong from outside, the truth is, i was shit scared inside. Don't even remember how many sleepless nights i have been through, praying and hoping for this ONE DAY. Yeh, this is the day i did it all for.

Uncommon indian names

Arohi
Viraj
Bhavishya :)
Wil add more..

GDrive

So Google is on its way for another BIG idea.. I couldn’t resist but write on it.
I missed Google launch, was late to get Gmail. I know this one will create a history, and want to be few one who wrote the first blog on it. So let me say as a user what does it mean to me. Hoping that its an unlimited storage option, i can get rid of my 160 Gig HDD, which replaced my CDs and DVDs, though i still need to carry it. But not anymore, here comes the "GDrive", all my stuff gets loaded to it. Atleast one less thing i would run to grab on early hours of Thanksgiving. One less thing i'll have to remember to carry on my trip abroad.
And remember that “very important information”, i generally keep a hardcopy of that, just in case my external hard drive crashes, with Google I think I can trust them to maintain my storage backups (just in case). And what all can i store, well, important documents, sample codes, resume, musik, movie clips, pics, favorites and a lot more.
And now comes the million $ question, can i trust them with my confidential information. I mean confidential in any respect, It could be someone's financial information or the tokens of wild side. What if system crashes or worse Google surrenders to Government and let them scan the information. I guess it depends on individuals, while am eagerly waiting for this one to come up and get over with the burden of carrying big drives, i would still be cautious on what i upload and to start with, would definitely keep a backup.

Got the information on GDrive from Article : Going for a GDrive with Google News.blog CNET News.com

What would i do when i retire of my job

Coming up.. Keep looking

Here i go again

So am back to square one, just the way i started 5 yrs back. Well not exactly, there's a difference, a different place, different profile, more money, off-course there's a choice, and i feel like am controlling my life. Stared working in San Leandro from 3rd, and o boy i wont forget how tough it was to get this job, not because the market is bad or i couldn't get through with interviews, but cause my new Employer (and this is funny) wanted me to work at their client's place and that's what i hate, didn't i tell them the reason why i quit my last job. No regrets, i have decided to switch again next month.
All said and done, now after a month where am i gonna end up? No idea, but i feel its gonna be something good, real good. I hardly have a good job but still future looks promising.
The new work place is pretty good, my mentor is a very knowledgeable guy, the kind of mentor i always wished for. I guess he wasn't too interested picking me up for this job cause i didn't had experience with Sharepoint, but i guess i did pretty good in all rounds of interviews and he wasn't left with much choice. Am kinda proud of the way i am, i proved it in a week that technology is a game for me. Started delivering from my 3rd day on job. Yesterday, after a week of joining, i completed the first task of writing interface for sharepoint web-service, which i think is not easy, considering that i started from zero a week before.
Am planing to write a parallel technical blog. I really have worked my tails off for things at work and wanna share it with the world. Maybe someone can cut and paste the code and wouldn't need to spend nights at work and bless me, like the way i bless all those who uploaded their hard work on internet helping me save many a nights out of office.

An well our "Google" God will help the stuff reach to all those who are in need.

I also created my website www.bhavishyasharma.com try and visit it if you need to see my resume. Am planing to put some pictures and some interesting stuff in coming days.
Till then in my broken deutsch Auf Wiedersehen!!

Back in Bay

So am back in Bay Area, just as i planned. Uncertainty still lingers around. Still have to look for that dream job and later get into that dream university. Howz all this goona happen? Well, am positive, I have crossed several milestones, will get that too.
Journey wasn’t bad, i was too tired and slept all the way through, got up 2 hrs ahead of SFO.
Last month was really good and refreshing. After being away from home for 11 years , I was with my parents and sis for 1 whole month and you know what, I did drive in India and did it pretty well. I remember I was always so scared to do that, even though I drove almost every other place in world I have been to.
Technically, i was at a better position few months back than I am today, but am satisfied. Indeed very satisfied. Seems like the cloud has cleared up and the sun is shining. Awaiting for that brighter future which my friends and family says I deserve.