Aman's Blog....

Yes I am back.  You must be thinking what this "but" means? Well nothing to do with my program.  This but is for some other things which are making me so much  upset. I wont talk about my journey this time coz there are some other things, some people which are making me so much upset.  Some from the present and some from some time back are making me so much pist off. I guess I am learning lessons and I need to learn quick. That would be all for now folks. I am signing off for the moment.

Yes its that time again now.  I shall be leaving tomorrow. There are some more programs lined up after this but the place where I am going, it always is a little bit of nervousness which I feel when I am there. I just hope that everything would go fine.  Pray for me guys and wish me luck!

Some times, in very small words too, someone says a lot and what does he/she says that actually is so true. I got very beautiful poetry in a comment which if some one understands, speaks the truth behind love and the fate of lovers. Thanks Sidhu for posting them! They are written by Waaris Shah who wrote fire in his poetry. These lines are in Punjabi and I shall explain the meaning of them in English afterwards. Have a read: Sir dittian baaj na ishq pakke, Te eh nai sukhalian yaarian ve! Ohde jakham na hashar tak hon raazi, Jinna laggian prem katarian ve!   And its meaning in English is: Without giving your life, love cant be done, And love is not at all an easy thing to do! They suffer till the eternity and their wounds hurt too, Those all who got slayed by the knife of love! How true the words are isn't it? Yes those who love, they have to suffer coz love will make them suffer for the rest of their lives but that pain is bearable. The worst fate is of all those who ha...

I am not sure why it happens at times that you just feel so much empty from inside. It feels some times that there is nothing new happening, there is no inspiration to write some thing new. Its not some thing which happens so often but that time period when it happens , its not good. At least I don't like it. It makes me feel blocked and stops me from saying anything. I just hope and wish that I get over from this emptiness as soon as possible but I am not sure how long it will take.

After a long time, Indian Hockey team has played like what it should have. India has won Asia Cup 2007   and have crushed Korea with an astonishing 7-2 goal defeat. Korea, despite being a very good team and having much high world ranking compared to India, looked a bit lost in the whole match. This was the second defeat of  Korea to India in this cup. Throughout the cup, India maintained an amazing unbeaten spree. It was a beautiful display of technique shown by Indian team with which they have crushed Thailand with an jaw-dropper 16-0 goal defeat.  I congratulate Indian Hockey team once again. Its really a day to celebrate but without forgetting that still there is long way to go as its 2008 World Cup coming ahead. Winning fights is good but winning war is some thing which is always counted. But success is a success and for that I give my heartiest wishes to India team!

The other time,on my way to Delhi, I was in the bus. I was not going for an assignment of my own but rather to attend a training of RAC. Anyways it was nothing unusual in the travel except I was not wearing my shoes but my Punjabi Juti. In all this excitement that I am going to take up a training, suddenly the bus stopped with jerks. Driver immediately got down and within moments, he informed that some component of bus got broken and as its a major one so bus wont start. Great! Well I was not going to catch any flight that time so I was standing much calm. There was a lot of hue and cry from the fellow passengers that how they will get to Delhi  and all that? Conductor made us stand in groups of five and started stopping the buses which were going to make us get into them. We were 5 guys in our group and we decided to let all the other groups having ladies, kids and couples to go first. Well in the last we also got one bus for us and as  a result of our patience I guess, we a...

Yes I got back today morning and I am so much tired. Since morning I wanted to sleep but I couldn't as my friend Raghbir was there at home and we were talking about a lot of things. Anyways that's all together a different story. Somehow, I was able to manage the tour and the assignment well. The response that I got from the people present there, it was very satisfying. Also the same was confirmed to me by the marketing personnel also. On the whole, it was a good ( tiring although) tour. I managed to end it with a smile on everyone's face and that's what is most important. On a personal note, things at home are not so well. I wont be talking about here about what has happened but I just wish and pray to God that he makes everything fine as soon as possible. Its kills to see your closest person in pain and is much worst when you really have to sit and just watch helplessly.

Yes I shall be leaving tomorrow. Its not a normal assignment as this is already been messed up. I am not sure how it was messed up but that's some thing which doesn't matter too. This has come on my shoulders now. Lets see how things will go?Pray for me guys.

Yes I am back today.  Well not for long coz I shall be leaving to  handle a already messed up assignment.  But about that later.  I was out for program and I got back today morning.  Good news is that I got a chance to attend Oracle 10g RAC training. Initially I didn't like the idea much as I was expecting some hurdles coming up as I was not attending this training as a normal student.  On a special request,this opportunity was given to me and as there is no free lunch anywhere, everything comes with a price and the price of this favor was that I was not allowed to ask any question in the class and was not allowed to do any hand-on too as there was no cluster setup done for me.  Well when I got there at the premises, I came to know that the instructor is Guru Parsad who attending one of my trainings and we gelled well with each other. So it was a little comfort for me that Guru was there. And the best thing that could happen to me was that Guru allowe...

Yes I shall be leaving tomorrow for a very tough and already messed up assignment. With that, I shall be going for a very tough 2 hour discussion/interview on Tuesday. I am so much tensed about all this. Hope everything goes fine.  Pray for me guys!Your wishes are so much needed at this moment!

Some time back, I wrote about a song,Sohniye Heeriye by Shail. As I said in that post too, if you have loved ever listen to this song for sure, if not much than at least for once. I watched this song's video last night and today morning too. Its been since yesterday that I am listening this song nonstop. Don't ask why coz even I don't know ? Just know this that some how , just not able to stop listening it. Some times there is no reason for some thing and some times, any reason is not good enough. One of my friend said this some time back, kisse rabb wallon maare bande nu jarna soukha e per j koi aape marr jave ya jis nu aapni rooh de andar hi marna pave baddi peer hundi e. And its meaning in English is : If someone is taken away  by God , Somehow someway one is able to bear that pain. But if  some one kills you or gets killed or you have to kill some one from inside of you, Than the pain of that is unbearable. It kills you and also your s...

And its the day that is celebrated as Independence Day of India. Its been 60 years now and in these 60 years, India has done a lot of good work and is all set to do much more. I wish you all a very happy independence day where ever you are !

Sometimes , don't know why you feel so much helpless? Its a feeling that cant be described in any form of words, phrases or sentences. You really want some thing but you know this too that its not possible at this very moment. You really need some thing right at this moment but deep in the heart and right in front of you, you are watching or rather I should say, you are forced to watch that what you need so much right now, you wont get it at this very moment. May be some time later but not now. Believe me when I am saying this, its not a very good feeling.

Finally 11g is available for download for Linux now.  Also the documentation for 11g has got a fresh homepage  of its own. Cool! But there is just one problem , I don't have a machine to install Linux with the required system configuration so I have to wait till 11g's windows version will not come :-(. I was looking at a glance on 11g New Features guide  and came to know that now from 11g, BLOB columns are actually viewable from SQL*PLUS. Ahan! I guess its going to be interesting to see what's 11g has in store for us :-).

I just happened to read this in a mail which came to me and needless to say that it made me smile. So do you agree that  these are the signs when you start feeling that you are going to have a bad day? Have a read : You have to hitch hike to the bank to make your car payment. Your suggestion box starts ticking. Your secretary tells you the FBI is on line 1, the DA is on line 2, and CBS is on line 3. You see your stockbroker hitchhiking out of town. The moths in your money belt starve to death. People send your wife sympathy cards on your anniversary. Your wife starts charging you rent. A black cat crosses you path and drops dead. You see your wife and your girlfriend having lunch together. The plumber floats by on your kitchen table. Your pacemaker has only a thirty day guarantee. The pest exterminator crawls under your house and never comes out. A copy of your birth certificate comes in the mail marked null and void. The department of biological warfare a...

I went for hair cut today.  Me and my hair-dresser tried to have a new cut but or experiment didn't work so back to square, I got back with my usual style :-). I went to see my friend Aman (who have come from London ) in the hospital. Aman got operated just now for a very severe stomach ulcer. I sat with him for some time. I wasn't there when he came and got operated as I was traveling. He is recovering good but still he will be in hospital for some days( he has already spent almost a month there). I just wish and this is my pray to God that he gets well as soon as possible. Lets see what happens?

Yes I am back.  Its been a long time since I have posted anything.  Its not that I didn't have anything to post but it was coz of the busy schedule that I had this time and a continuous and a little bit hectic travel schedule which made it really tough to write anything some thing which I wanted to do so much though.  I got back yesterday morning.  This tour was a tough one as every assignment that I took up in this tour( total 4 of them) they were having one or the other challenges involved with them and which I was already aware of before to start.  But by the Grace of God and with the best wishes and blessings of my family,friends and you, I made it through.  Cant say that I made it a blockbuster success( I would never say like that whatsoever) but still I made every one leave happy and smiling and that means everything went well.  That's what I wanted to happen. So as like always, I was at the bus stand to catch my bus for Delhi.  ...

Yes I shall be leaving tomorrow. I shall be taking up a very tough assignment as the participants are really going to be a tough nut to crack.  This is also the first time I am going to go for this also.  Lets see what happens? To spice up things a little bit more, I am not well too.  Pray for me guys that everything goes fine!Really need them!

WOW!No I didn't buy Vista :-). Today was the official launch of Oracle Database 11g  , the newest version of its flagship product, database. I did watch the official launch telecast of it. There are a lot of new features that were announced. Well my thoughts about 11g are some what mixed.  I didn't feel the earth shattered as it did when 10g came into the market. Oracle database 10g's arrival was like waiting for Harry Potter's new book.  All were so much excited as after a long association with "i", Oracle now was going to use "g" and some thing called Grid Technolgy.And I must say, there are tons of good things that have come with 10g.I completely agree that there are( and will be more coming )with 11g but still I felt, 11g's launch and its arrival was taken a bit lightly.  The concepts of 10g are used and enhanced in full swing in 11g. There are a lot of new featured discussed in the live webcast of 11g from Oracle and some are really very ni...

I went for an hair cut today in the morning. No there is nothing special about it :-). So when I was leaving from there, I saw one institute and I thought to go and have a sneak peak that whether it can help me in some things which I am looking floor.  I went to one floor up and than was sent back to the real place by a couple. Anyhow, I asked the lady on the reception about the details and she asked me to go to another cabin.  Wait alright lets see , I said to myself and I was there.  A lady came called Mona( manager over there) , very pleasant yet having a very impressive personality.  After formal introduction , I explained to her my purpose of visiting the place and also what I am looking for.  So she explained me all the points that she covers in her program and also discussed about what I may need and how would I get that?Well it was a long chat.  I really took a lot of time of hers and I must say that she never said a word even. We discussed a ...