Yet another year over

How time flies. I find it hard that we are at the last day of 2010. Like we joked in the morning the year has ended before “we decide our new year resolution”.

The year 2010 is sure brings a mixed up emotion to my family. A new nephew of mine, the sweetest one anyone could ever ask for. He brings joy to the family. On the other side, my cousin sister and my aunt were diagnosed with cancer. Fortunately, the operations were successfully. At the end of the year, we are happy. Thank you, Lord.

Looking back at the year, I asked myself if I bring joy to anyone’s life. Did I achieve something great? I have no answer to these questions. What I do know is that I did hurt someone and I am sorry for that.

Being away from home for a long time now, it is sad to hear demise of our dear and close ones. A few days back, I was shocked with the news of the untimely death of LMSA ("Lalmalsawma" but that's how we called him) whom I've known for so long; we have been in the neighborhood for so long that I cannot even recall how I know him. All I can say is that he was one of the best person I know. Besides him, I have lost some close friends like Rocky, Lalrintluanga, Frederick (an old classmate) to name a few. It's hard to believe that I will never see them in this world again. I still think of them and still wonders. I could go on and on but enough of talking about dying here..heh!  

Looking at the brighter side, I am in good health; I have great friends, great family, good job and colleagues and oh, a roof over my head J. And a new found brother, family through LK..hehe. For all these, I thank the Lord up in heaven. If I am to repay for all these, it would take me forever to pay back.

I really wish I had spend my Christmas and New Year back home. I really had good time last year with my family. Anyway, hope we all will be well and spend the next and more Christmases and New Years with them.

To end this year, here's a small prayer:

Lord, thank you for your countless blessings. 

Thank you for wonderful families, best friends, job and a great team

Lord, do bless all my dear and loved ones with health, wealth and wisdom

Amen

Happy New Year :)

I am still alive...

It's good to be back

When was the last time I updated or visited my blog??...I have stopped updating and then stopped visiting my blog..I don't know why..may be I have lost interest for some time..may be.

The "DID NOT"

1. Planned to go home for a friend's wedding but cancelled it at the last moment

2. Tried to have a new sexy abs with my new Abs Exerciser but still not reduced

3. Shed off weights :(

4. Meet up with cousins

5. Devote more time to ...! :D

6. Call up my Mom (I am so guilty)

7. Pray more

8. Pay more attention to myself

9. See Potter

However, I did:

1. Went to see Ice Age 3 - A must watch

2. Use my Abs Exerciser frequently

3. Learn how to prepare lassi :P

4. Went to Hard Rock Cafe

5. See Monster Vs Aliens (a must SEE and look out for the alien)

6. Call Mom

7. Had a small party at my place

8. Shifted to yet another place

9. Become a couch potato

10. Buy myself a new pair of jeans :)

Christmas and New Year

Let me start by wishing you all a very Happy New Year...I hope it is a blessing year for all of us.



I am not going to add much words here but let the pictures do the talking..heh! The holiday was great as I was completely free from work. It weather here has now really really dipped down and is quite chilly.....but it is the right time to have a bornfire.




This is how I spend most of my holidays.....bornfire outside the house. It was fun and warm :)

This is the Christmas Tree. I know it's not the best tree in the world (:D) but I really love and enjoy decorating it. I did not do it alone, of course. And I removed the model here as I have not consulted him whether he allow his picture to be included or not...lol.

One of my sisters sent some money so that we can enjoy smoked meat. So, we went to INA Market and bought 3kgs of pork which we smoked outside our house. It was one of the best smoked-pork that I ever had. I am not sure whether my friends enjoyed it as much as I do but I know that none of them complain about it.

I took this on 31st Dec and so I simply added it.

New Year's Eve near Kamal. Whenever I came here, the place remined me of my dear dear friend, Kima and I am sure he has the explanation..hehe.

We went to pick up one of our friends at Kamal who joined us for the night. When we reached this place, it was full of life..or call it "very happenning". The stuffs in front of the man with green apron are fried chicken...the chest, the legs etc. So, whenever any one of the cooks finished his share, he simply pour it in front of him. Then the man with the green appron weigh it the weighing scale, commonly known as patla or padla. In between, he fried his share on the big pan on his right side. It was real fun to watch this activity.


Our rosted(?)/smoked(?) chicken on New Year's Eve. It was the first time I have ever tried it so it did not turn out great..hehe....I am sure I will do better next time :)

New Year at Mizoram House, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi. I was behind the camera..these kids are funny.

New Year's Night at Mizoram House. Believe it or not, I was there and I had a good time.

Ok, I was here not because of my own will but because of my nephew and other friends who wanted to sing so badly. Therefore, I have no choice but to join them. However, I did not regret it. In fact, I was quite thankful that I was there. Praise the Lord.


After getting home...nothing special about it :)

Holiday is here

I finally have my leave approved for two whole weeks (with a little white lie..hehe)...my leaves start today...wow!!! and I am so relieved and refreshing. I can now rest, rest and rest. No irate customer, No customer's issue/query, No pre/post shift meet, No "Bte, will you be taking the shift meet?/Can we leave?" once the shift ends, No meeting with the managers, No "uh oh, have I done something wrong?" when your Ops. Manager called you...aaaahhh..at least for the next two weeks...a real relief.

However, I hate the fact that I will not be able to spend it with my family..but...my sister, cousin sister, nephew, friends and .... are here so I am trying to make the most of it.

I haven't done my Christmas shopping yet which I hope to have by tomorrow. Ok, what will I get for myself - new shoes?, new jeans?, new sweater?, new boots?...decisions, decisions..contribution would be appreciated *GRIN*. Anyway, I have trimmed the tree but still have to work with the decorative lights in the balcony.




Anyway, here's a few lines from one the most beautiful Christmas songs:

City sidewalks, Busy sidewalks, Dressed in holiday style
In the air there's A feeling of Christmas
Children laughing, People passing, Meeting smile after smile
And on everyStreet corner you'll hear

Silver Bells, Silver Bells
It's Christmas time in the city
Ring-a-ling, hear them sing
Soon it will be Christmas Day


Merry Christmas to all!!! God bless! And Peace


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Yellow

No, I am not going to talk about the term 'Yellow' or 'Yellow Belly'.


Since I planned to shift yet again, I was packing my clothes and I was quite surprised with the color of my clothes. I was shocked to see the number of yellow colored tops. I have two salwar out of which 1 is yellow :D. And then my other tops are yellow, yellow and yellow. I always say that black and blue are are my favorite color but the color "Yellow" topped that. I guess I have been unknowingly choose a yellow colored tops.


Then I checked out this so called 'color and you' or something like that. This was what said about this color:



Yellow shines with optimism, enlightenment, and happiness. Shades of golden yellow carry the promise of a positive future. Yellow will advance from surrounding colors and instill optimism and energy, as well as spark creative thoughts.

Not bad, not bad..hehe

The information also says:
Yellow is psychologically the happiest color in the color spectrum. (uh huh)
Intelligent (I can't argue :P)
Warm (Yes...hehe)
Loves comfort and will pay for it (True..lol)

hehe..ehem!!

Then I took a quiz and this is the result:

YELLOW

You are very perceptive and smart. You are clear and to the point and have a great sense of humor.

You are always learning and searching for understanding.

Find out your color

at QuizMeme.com!

hahaha..strange.

I used to take it for granted

After being bed-ridden for four days, I am finally up now. I had been blessed with health and I do not know the meaning of being really sick. Except for some cold with fever and menstrual pain, I never take medicine. I always guess I was always the lucky one.

Then last Thursday (2nd Oct., 2008), I felt really tired when I woke up and I wanted to just sleep the day away. Not knowing what the viral cause to my body, I got ready for work anyway. And yes, I did go to the Office hoping that I would get better once I reach there. Then, I prove myself wrong; my situation got worse and I could hardly keep my eyes open.

After sometime, I finally talked to my ABM and request him to arrange a cab for me. After a 15 minutes (the longest ever), I was finally on my way back to my house. Once I reached my room, I just collapsed on my bean bag. Then after an hour or so, I saw my sister next to me, calling me. I could hardly open my eyes.

I was so darn tired and the energy inside me was completely sucked out. I hardly moved out from my room, unless really really required.

Anyway, I am back to the Office and I am getting better day by day though not yet fully fit. The good thing is that I have not yet smoked for the last 6 days which, I guess, is a sign that I have not fully recovered :D

While I was lying on my sick bed, I realize how it was like to be healthy. I was blessed with good health which I used to take it for granted. And the health that I used to enjoy was priceless – appetite, good sleep, enthusiasm, energy etc which were taken away.

Now I am recovering and count each day as a new blessing.

Still love them...:)

*Sigh!!*


Its been a decade and a half but I still love them a lot. With their come-back, I get excited all over again. I have even subscibed their news letter and also sign up for Google Alert..hahaha..how crazy I still am.

I read the report of their comeback concernr and I could so relate myself to this:

"The Garden was more than ready for Wahlberg's love-in. Many of the fans, who were mostly women between the ages of 28 and 40, came to the show in 20-year-old T-shirts and buttons, and held signs that said things like "Before there was Justin there was Jordan," and "Donnie and Jordan in '08."

Source

And the on other pages, I noticed this cute photo:



source

I am quite sure that had I been in their place, I would do the same....with their Tee..of course. If only I have the chance to meet them at least once :)

And, would you believe I still have their big posters safely packed at home.

I hate me

I am a bad person. I hate me.

This is what I said to myself almost everyday after my shift ends.

I questioned myself why I lose my temper so easily. Am I not right for my job? Am I expecting too much from the agents? Or am I always the person who loses her temper easily? Do I need to go for Anger Management treatment?



Almost everyday I used to tell myself "I will lose my temper tomorrow" but I guess I always lied to myself. The worse part is that I always regret losing my temper at the end of the shift and hated myself.



But sometimes I can't help it. Repeat the same line, resolution more several times a day and the next day is a new beginning - you have to repeat the same resolution all over again and again. There are cases I checked for them and corrected. Then the next day comes, the agent receive almost the same issue handled the day before, checked for the agent again..then you will see the same mistake..and then I corrected that person again. No matter how many times you corrected that person, you will always find the same mistake over and over again.



Yesterday, I almost shout at this person for the repeated mistakes after so many corrections. I said "I have corrected this line each time you handled this kind of issue but see the same mistake each time". To this, the person replied "Sorry, I will take care of it". I sure hope its just not words that came out of that person's mouth.

May be I am really an impatient person with a bad temper. May be I am not right for my job. May be I sometimes find it hard to handle the pressure. May be I should stay home. I really don't know me anymore.

I could use all the prayers I can get.

Count your blessings

It was rather a sad news to read about the demise of a friends' mother due to bike accident. When I read about this in Buannel, at first I thought that the face was familiar and then read what was written about her. Then I thought, 'It can't be..then read on'. She lost her husband (one or two years back) and she was a cancer patient..five children. Still hoping that I heard wrong, I called up Jimmy and then Zonuna, whu confirmed the sad news. I felt so sorry for them and there was nothing a human being can do and felt depressed.

I was lost in my thought with lots of questions, "Why?" "Was the biker drunk? How could he hit a woman in a broad daylight?" "They needed their mother...how could this happen" but not a single answer.

Then I continue to think, "This could happen to me..to anyone" and then said a silent prayer thanking God for taking care of the only parent I have now, my Mom and also prayed for her safety. The last time I saw my mother was on 4th Jan, 2008, the day before I leave for Delhi and now waiting for Christmas time so that I will go home to spen holiday with my family.

Always give thanks to our Lord for his blessings, thank him for giving us what we still have. Thank the Father up in heaven for having a mother or father who would scold you, disagree with you, grounded you, laugh with you..cos there might come a day when you suddenly realize how important parents are but too late to cherish every moment.

Wish you were here

I guess I got the blues these days. I went down to the memory lane, Googling some names on the internet, hehe and sure had a hard time to get the information I was looking for. I just wish that I am in Aizawl these days, maybe for a week or two...I just feel the need to be there. And this song, Wish you were here by Jewel kept on ringing in my ears. I search for the video on Youtube but to no avail. Then I finally turned to my good friend, Michael who searched for the song until he find it, knowing that I will keep on asking him until he found it..heh! So, this song is dedicated to whoever is out there -

Wish You Were HereMe, oh, my country man
Wish You Were Here
Wish You Were Here
Don't you know, the snow is getting colder
And I miss you like hell And I'm feeling blue

Wish You Were Here
Me, oh, my country man
Wish You Were Here
Wish You Were Here
Don't you know, the snow is getting colder
And I miss you like hell And I'm feeling blue

I've got feelings for you, baby,
Do you still feel the same?
From the first time I laid my eyes on you
I felt joy of living
I saw heaven in your eyes
In your eyes

I miss your laugh, I miss your smile,
I miss everything about you
Every second's like a minute
Every minute's like a day
When you're far away

Wish You Were Here
The snow is getting colder, baby,
I Wish You Were Here
Wish You Were Here

A battlefield of love and fear,
And I Wish You Were Here
I've got feelings for you, baby,
From the first time I laid my eyes on you
Wish you were hereMe, oh, my country man
Wish You Were Here (I Wish You Were Here)
Wish you were here
Don't you know the snow is getting colder

And I miss you like hell
And I'm feeling blue

download here

Addicted

I am addicted to Minesweeper....again!!!!! I was addicted to this almost a decade back now I am slave to this again. Many of you migth not be aware what Minesweeper is. It is one of the games that comes along with your Windows along with FreeCell, Spade, etc. When I really used to play this game, I even see myself playing it in my dreams..hehehe and I was proud of my scores those days. My best times I could recall were:
Beginners level: 4 secs
Intermediate: 34 secs
Expert: 64 secs
I am not so proud of my current scores :(



Anyway, how the game goes depend on the number that appears. For instance, if there is 1, this means that there is one Mine that touches that number and if there is 4, it means that the No.4 touches 4 mines and that No. 4 will not touch more than 4 mines. This means that numbers that appear can share the mines or whatever it is.

The Red Flag indicated where Mines are or I believe where they are. Right clicking on the button will let you mark this Red Flag.

This pic shows when you clicked on the wrong button. I did this on purpose so as to show you all *wink*.

And this is what you will get when you completed the game.

To access this game, go to Start, the Program Files and then Games. If Games is in your Accessories, you will have to go to Accessories.

Back to Ice Age?

One scientist said that we will move back to the Ice Age due to this global warming etc etc and I really start to believe him. This is because of the pleasant, sexy (:D) we have out here in Delhi in mid of May when the temperature should have been 40 to 45, but its quite cool and pleasant. And to make my point clear-

1. I slept without switching on my fan, not to mention the cooler

2. It actually rained continously for hours and not the usual heavy 5 mins. shower

3. I used my blanket without turning on my fan

4. The clothes that were washed at around 11 a.m are not dry completely even at 4p.m (I still find this hard to believe. Now, don't think that y place doesn't see sunlight 'cos you every part the house and room are exposed to sunlight :))

5. I actually heated up water to bathe (in mid May)

6. I actually feel cold while smoking after having my dinner. Our cafetria is on the 6th floor and out side is the smoking area or where you can hang around but I felt too cold...in mid May

7. I haven't used my cooler for the past one week

8. It's actually cloudy for the whole day

9. I haven't taken lemonade for the past 3 days (miracle, hehe)

10. It's still quite cloudy outside

This was a wake up e-mail for me

I have received this in my email today and it sure was wake-up email for me



Read only if you have time for God (thought of ignoring it when the word "deleted" caught my attention)

Let me tell you, make sure you read all the way to the bottom. I almost deleted this email but I was blessed when I got to the end (don't have time for this)

God, when I received this e-mail, I thought...

I don't have time for this.. And, this is really inappropriate during work. (Exactly, 'cos I opened this email while in office)

Then, I realized that this kind of thinking is.... Exactly, what has caused lot of the problems in our world today.

We try to keep God in church on Sunday morning... (I am lost for words now)

Maybe, Sunday night..

And, the unlikely event of a midweek service.

We do like to have Him around during sickness...

And, of course, at funerals.


However, we don't have time, or room, for Him during work or play...


Because.. That's the part of our lives we think... We can, and should, handle on our own. ( I've got nothing to say here b'cos I am always too busy or too tired, or so I thought)

May God forgive me for ever thinking...


That... there is a time or place where..

HE is not to be FIRST in my life.

We should always have time to remember all HE has done for us.

If, You aren't ashamed to do this...

Please follow the directions.

Jesus said, 'If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you before my Father.'


Not ashamed?

Pass this on ONLY IF YOU MEAN IT!!



Yes, I do Love God.

HE is my source of existence and Savior.



He keeps me functioning each and every day. Without Him, I will be nothing. But, with Christ, HE strengthens me. (Phil 4:13)
This is the simplest test.

If You Love God... And, are not ashamed of all the marvelous things HE has done for you...


Send this to ten people.
Now do you have the time to pass it on?

Make sure that you scroll through to the end.

Easy vs. Hard

Why is it so hard to tell the truth but Yet so easy to tell a lie?

Why are we so sleepy in church but Right when the sermon is over we suddenly wake up?


Why is it so easy to delete a Godly e-mail, but yet we forward all of the nasty ones?

Of all the free gifts we may receive, Prayer is the very best one...


There are no costs, but wonderful rewards... GOD BLESS!

Notes: Isn't it funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell.

Isn't it funny how someone can say 'I believe in God' but still follow Satan (who, by the way, also 'believes' in God).

Isn't it funny how you can send a thousand jokes through e-mail and they spread like wildfire, but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing?


Isn't it funny how when you go to forward this message, you will not send it to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they will think of you for sending it to them.


Isn't it funny how I can be more worried about what other people think of me than what God thinks of me.


I pray, for everyone who sends this to their entire address book, they will be blessed by God in a way special for them.


Amen!

The Birthday Party :P

Date: 19th April, 2008
Theme: Flowers
Venue: K-226, Sarita Vihar, N. Delhi
Guests: Selected few :P

Now, I am not going to reveal what was on the menu but you won't be wrong if the guess is "great menu", hihi.

As the theme of th party was 'Flower', I was quiet intrigued what the reaction would be with some of my guests. It was either a flowery shirt, dress or a flower. Here is a few reaction:

"Flowers??? Oh no, no way..I have never hold a flower. I don't want to come if I have to wear something flower".

"Flowers? oh no..that's a big problem"

"I really want to go but the main issue is that the theme is 'flower'".

"Flowers? Alright, since I do not have flowery shirt, I will bring flowers."

The good news is that all my expected guests turned up..with flowers, of course.

I got a call right after midnight. A call from Illusionaire in the morning and his report on the Basketball tournament was funny but I was too sleepy at that time to laugh..(but I really find it funny and interesting about the tournament).

I was busy right from the moment I woke up; preparing the house, shopping and searching for flowery dress for me to wear. After a long tiring and no time to rest day, we finally began to settle down.

With guests coming in and food to cook, I was quite busy.




There was, of course, the dance. Funny thing was that we danced to whatever was played..from Akele hai, to kya gham hai. (from QMSQMT) to If you love he..hahahaha



And last but not the least..the birthday girl..hahahha

Religion

This is going to be quite a short update.

I have been thinking about different religions.

We all believe that there is one God, who is in heaven but why are we so against each other?

Which one is the right religion? when we feel and know that the religion we hold on to is the right one.

Religion is built by faith and this is what keep us moving, disciplined us, makes us do what is right and wrong, avoid to fall into sin: but what if the other one's religion is fake, will he/she be punished at the end? when they give their best while alive?

What will happen to the devotees if the religion he/she hold on to was the wrong one? What good is her sacrifice?

Self Appraisal...

I received this in my email the other day; I like it so much that I decided to share it out here :)

A little boy went into a drug store, reached for a soda carton and pulled it over to the telephone. He climbed onto the carton so that he could reach the buttons on the phone and proceeded to punch in seven digits (phone numbers).

The store-owner observed and listened to the conversation:


Boy: "Lady, Can you give me the job of cutting your lawn?


Woman: (at the other end of the phone line): "I already have someone to cut my lawn."

Boy: "Lady, I will cut your lawn for half the price of the person who cuts your lawn now."

Woman: I'm very satisfied with the person who is presently cutting my lawn.

Boy: (with more perseverance) : "Lady, I'll even sweep your curb and your sidewalk, so on Sunday you will have the prettiest lawn in all of Palm beach , Florida."

Woman: No, thank you.

With a smile on his face, the little boy replaced the receiver. The store-owner, who was listening to all this, walked over to the boy.

Store Owner: "Son... I like your attitude; I like that positive spirit and would like to offer you a job."

Boy: "No thanks,

Store Owner: But you were really pleading for one.

Boy: No Sir, I was just checking my performance at the job I already have. I am the one who is working for that lady I was talking to!"

This is what we call "Self Appraisal"

For my father

My daily routine

1. 7:30 – Opened door for Didi, the maid

2. 7: 31 – Hit back to sack

3. 8:30 – Didi woke me up to tell that her work is done and to lock the door. So got up to lock the door

4. 8:31 – Back to bed to continue my beauty sleep :P

5. 13:00 – Woke up by the annoying alarm bell. Opened my eyes to shut it off

6. 13:15 – Finally work up. Turned on the heater

7. 13:30 – Having tea or coffee while reading Times of India

8. 13:45 – Start cooking, if I feel like it or chat away with Anne and Reuben

9. 14:30 (sometime later than that) – Had my bath and get ready for work

10. 15:15 – Lunch (?)

11. 15:30 – Cab arrived and board the cab

12. 17:00 – Reached office. Either goes to wash room or cafeteria

13. 17:15 – Entered the production floor

14. 17:30 to :45 – Signed in and work starts

15. 17:45 to 2:30 – Its work, work and work; with short and dinner break in between

16. 2:30 to 2:45 – Update agent’s information, the tracker made etc and if there is team hurdle, joined

17. 3:00 – Cab moved

18. 4:00 (or before or 4:10) – Reached home

19. 4:15 – Turn on the computer and stayed online (usually MIRC) while having tea or coffee

20. 5:30 – Clean up my face with rose water, brush my teeth, put on my pjs etc

21. 6:00 – Got to bed

22. Rolled back to No. 1

Tuesday’s my off and so it’s sleeping day for me….

Every Wednesday night is a client call and so extended my shift by 1 hour. Besides this, if there is a client meeting, any training etc, I extended too.

What an exciting life, lolzzz….glad that I am a bit busy to realize all these..hahaha

The first day

My first day as an SME was a great experience.

The moment I entered the floor, I was filled with nervousness. The well wishes come from each and every corner; it felt good but added to my nervousness.

As per the appointment letter, the post was to be affective from 1st Feb but I started my responsibility on that day, which was on 28th Jan.

I was grabbing a system and the ABM jokingly said to me, "You are not suppose to grab a system; your job profile changed" and we all had a good laughed over that.

As usual, there was a team hurdle and I was given a team; it's hard to believe but I am looking after team now. If i say, 'My tram, come here' then a group of ten people would come to me and waited for whatever I have to say. Funny, of all the people, me handling team and tell them what is best for them, lol.

Once the work starts, I got no time for myself; I was called here and there. The day was filled with:

"I cannot understand the customer"

"The customer wanted this, what will be the resolution"

"Please come over and help me"

"The customer is irate; what will I do?"

And it is my responsibility to have resolution or answer to each questions. It was hectic and I really really really need to be patient; not with the customer but with the agent. They could be so dumb sometimes.

Let me talk about one stupid, really stupid resolution I have to give to the customer, which the agent was unable to understand.

The question was like - I have bookmark my email page and now it is gone. How do I check the email sent to "email add."

The resolution was as simple as, "How do i check my Yahoo! email?"

I told the agent, "The customer wants to check this email address, how will he do it"

He looked at me with a blank face and said "There is no resolution". Sigh!

I paraphrased my question and he answered "He cannot do it". Whew!!

I really really started losing my patient here, especially when the shift was about to end and I was quite tired.

Then, after a few more paraphrasing, I finally said, "How do you check your Windows email account?"

He said, "I will go to this..I will click on that...etc etc".

That is what the customer wants; isn't it?

He still gave me that blank look.

Then I said, "That is the resolution, inform that to the customer".

Since then, I have avoided him, hahahaha.

Call me a bad leader but I can't help it.

Bottom line, he is not in my team and even if he do well, no benefits for me.

What I learned on my first day are:

1. I will never wear high heels in the office

2. I can give up my morning walk; my new profile gave me enough exercise

3. I will be losing weight real soon

All in all, I love my new profile and I love my job :)

Say 'Hello' to the new SME

Yup, I've been promoted as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and I can't help but smile today. I must have done something right.

The announcement was made last night. Since it was my off, I was not aware of the appointment till today. When I board my cab today, one of my cab mates reached out her hand and said "Congratulations!". I was dumb founded and said, 'What for?'

"You are the new SME; you've been appointed"

I did not know what to say and I was really excited about it. I was thinking, 'A promotion, wow!'.

Then Varun added, "I wasn't surprised when your name was announced last last night because I have been expecting this. I would be shocked if your name was not announced". Thanks Varun, I will take that as a compliment and it was really sweet of you to say that.

After hearing the news, I smsed my family and my closest friends, telling them of the good news.

Once of my closest and best friends, SPI, callled me up to congratulate me. She added -
I do not know your job profile but I like the same, it sounds beautiful and great.

Earlier, I got no intention of applying for this post as I just got back from my home, feeling home sick and not ready to work. In fact, I did not bother until Naveen came to me and ask "Have you cleared your first round?"

"For..." was my reply.

"For the SME. Have you gone through the first round?"

Then I told him that I was not interested and that I won't be applying. But he insists that I applied for the post. After sometime, I finally gave in. I was not sure if my application would still be accepted as I was very very late and to my surprise, it was.

The next night was the interview. I was in the middle of handling a case when I was called for the interview. The toughest question was the interviewer (our Sr. Ops Manager) asking me what I do not like about him. Whew..that was tough but I answered him anyway.

I am really thankful to Naveen; had it not been for him, I might still be in the same position.

I am really nervous yet excited of my new profile. I will be leading a team now and come to think of it, I have my team now, eh!

My responsibility is very high now and the team's future is in my hands. I hope I do well and live up to the expectation.

The Ops Manager called me today to congratulate on my appointment to which he added

"I want 10 Bteii from your team; I want each of them to be as good as you" and now I guess you can understand the pressure and the responsibility.

A comment from the ABM (Asst Br. Man) was, "Now, your team's score is your score." A very short remark but says a lot.

As I said, I am nervous and lost my confidence a bit and yes, challenging.

Join me in thanking the almighty and at the same time pray for me so that I do well. I could use all the prayers I can get.