Aman's Blog....

Yes you read it right. That's what I asked how bad you are but here the good and bad are not for humanly nature but for how good/bad you think you are in your work. Tom Kyte  wrote about this very interesting article  which is saying exactly the same thing. I am in complete agreement with what ever is written there. To be really really good in some thing, one must always remember that there is just a little that he/she knows at the moment and learning never stops. That's why I believe that As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it. There will be always so much to learn and understand. The day when one starts thinking that he/she knows too much, from that point onwards, his/ her decay starts. A very nice and must read article!

In one of my last programs, we had to be face to face with ORA-00600 . Well its not a nice error message to see and that too when you had least expected it.  So what happened? Well our machines were not in the network. We didn't need the network too so we didn't bother.  In one of the discussions, there was a requirement that asked for network to be up. Those were Linux machines and students didn't know how to enable network over there. Well I know a little about Linux so I did make it enable and also enabled the use of DHCP  . Nothing seems to be wrong, network was up, internet also came up and Oracle was working fine. I would mention here that our /etc/hosts file was empty as the host information was not required and was picked up by DHCP. After one scenario, we needed to bounce the database. After instance startup, we were greeted with ora-00600[keltnfy-ldmInit],[46],[1]. Well ora-00600 is an internal error ( as it is told in the description also) and the time it comes,

Yesterday I received my success kit for clearing my Oracle 10g certification after about 4 months. Me and another friend of mine, Raghbir used to sit and joke around that Oracle forgot to send us our certificates even after its so long that we have written our exams coz of everyone at Oracle is busy celebrating 11g's launch parties and function :-). Well not exactly but the same kinda response I got from Oracle that they were busy and also systems who are responsible for the certificate dispatch were facing problems.  Cool!Well finally I have received my certificate.  There is not much difference in the 9i and this one.  Yes I like my card this time so much! So world, I am officially 10g certified now! And now time to look for 11g!

:) Yes I am back at home.  It was a tough program and it took a lot from my side to prepare and deliver it. I yet have to hear the official outcome of how I performed for which I am crossing my fingers but the verbal response was good.  So I have a positive hope.  Rest lets see what happens and comes in front. This was among the toughest and hardest programs and as I didn't get much time, it became really hard for me to prepare. Though I did prepare from books and spent so much time on searching and reading things from Google.But there are two people who really helped me so much on some of the toughest topics.  Without their help and guidance, I don't know how would I had covered those topics? These people are Tim Hall  and Howard Rodger . I must say that its not important to know everything but what's important is to make others understand and help them. And these 2 persons ( and all the other great persons whose names I am not mentioning here) are doing so much great in

Hotmail  is among the oldest and most popular free email sites which are doing a great work. Since the time , Microsoft has bought it and with the new enhancement done, its really is much improved and stable. But now there is one more advertisement on the air which says that you are lost between the similar type of domains given to you for your personal mail id. Everyone is unique and the mail domain should reflect you. That's an another thing if you have your domain and you maintain your own web site. Well all wont have( and wont need too) so for that purpose, to give you an identity of your choice, Microsoft has now introduced  Coolhotmail  which will give you choice to pick your domain name which suits you and your personality. Cool thought I guess! So just go and check which domain suits you and pick that to get an email id which is just about you.  Did I pick one for me?Well yes I did and I am leaving it as a guess for you to find out what I would have picked for me ;-)! Priz

I just read this one in the mail and couldn't stop myself from sharing it here. Some times, even in few words, a lot is said and that's what this story says. Have a read: Once there was a boy. He always dreamed to be in love and be with that lady who would be his love of life. He never knew what it is to be in love but he always thought it would be the best thing that can happen to anyone. And as they say, if you wish for some thing truly it will come to you. He did fell in love(at least that's what he thought). He loved his lady more than anything else and thanked God that finally he has got what he always dreamed of. But there was some thing else that was written for him. One fine day, his love left him saying that she never loved him. And since that day he just used to sit and cry. One day, one of his friend said to him that he shouldn't be sad. It happens. The guy replied that tears come not coz of his pain but its for his love coz he has lost the one who never lo

:) Yes I am not still back. I was supposed to be back today to home but some how I am told that a new assignment is there and there was no way to change its date.  Well there is no problem but just one issue is there that this is going to be among the toughest assignments that I have taken up till now. And to spice up things a little more, I have 2 days only to prepare myself for it. Great! What else I could ask for? Lets see how it goes now? Wish me luck guys. I really need your wishes!

Yes I am leaving tomorrow for a tough program. This is one of those programs which are short in duration but they are much harder than any other program. I hope I shall be able to make it go fine. Lets see what happens.  Wish me luck guys!

Yes I am not.  I am certainly not. As I said in my last post,  I am so much upset over certain things that has taken place and over some people. I am not sure where and how things are turning? I have faced the consequences of some mistakes that I did in my past and for which I am made to pay a heavy price. I have got two worst comments that I could possibly get from anyone. No they are not from my program candidates. One came from a friend and the other from a professional with whom I had a talk for 10 minutes some thing. I am told that I don't know anything about Oracle. Well I never claimed to be a guru in it but I did think that I do know one thing or two about it. Just because I don't work in a specific environment and about which I don't know anything coz that's not my day to day environment of working, does it mean that I don't know "anything" about Oracle? Hmm well I guess its always wrong to give excuses for anything so I wont give anymore excuses

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 all got go

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 allowed to me attend the training as

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 soul. How true these