Debugging Life

We all keep reading news, hear opinions, debate with friends on ideologies. Here, I am specifically talking about political ideologies. Because it is one of the main things which decides the traits of an individual on a smaller level and adds upto the fate of society and nation as a whole. I'm not going to write about the cliche capitalism vs communism debate. But I will try to give you a torch, which will help you to tread a path of your own. Truth is subjective, and you have to decide your own. But yes, I also believe that there are some truths which can be generalized in an objective manner. I believe that a person who is in love with one side of ideologies (be it left or right) is certainly not correct. He doesn't have free thoughts, it's just an impression of an ideology which he read while seeing the world through it's bias.  I'll love to put forward some examples: Feminism. This word is a topic of heated debates in every part of the world. Giving equal rights

Right now, I hung up the phone. I had a conversation with papa. Barely 8-9 minutes. This is the first time that I called him on his number, and we talked this long. Not like, I never spoke with him on phone, but it was barely like 20-22 seconds. Yes, in last 22-23 years, we never had 1-1 conversation even for more than 1 minute, unless ofcourse he had to scold me. I am feeling strangely powerful. He didn't give me motivation, but just him discussing future with me, made me realize that now I am a grown up. He sharing his plans with me about my younger one's education, and he sharing some life lessons with me... had a profound impact. Quoting him, he gave me a good advice.  "Baba ye baat bolte hai, unne experience kari hai. Maine bhi itne saalo me experience kari hai ki paisa kamana aasaan kaam hai, paise ko jod ke rakhna bhot mushkil hai. Aur tu choti umr se hi aadat daal. Hamesha ye baat yaad rakhna. Paisa bahot badi cheez hai." I myself, have seen him struggling whe

Hey stalkers! It's 5:43 PM and I'm listening to some bhajans on youtube. Someone came to see our house, since we have to sublease it from January. But, this is not how a typical day in my life looks like. I'll write about it (my day in Portland) in second person. You get up at 5:45-ish in the morning, turn off the alarm which was about to ring at 6am. And then instinctively you call at home. Talk to Mummy and Dadi for half an hour. Boom ! It's 6:30. Now, you rush to the kitchen, to prepare breakfast. Mostly it's cereals and milk. Sometimes it's omelette, and rarely some leftovers from the last night which, you ordered via Uber eats. Then you wash your face, get ready for the office and catch the 7:20 bus to Portland downtown. From downtown, you catch another bus to Unum I/B or Jetport. There you go. You're at office around 8:20-8:30 in the morning. Now, you start checking your emails, teams messages and set yourself for the meetings which are generally aroun

"Woh kuch paane ki chaach me oho! Woh badhta raha raah me oho! Gehra samandar tha oonchi oonchi lehre mere yaaro sunlo sunlo Kashtiyaa jinpe ke mushkil se thehre mere yaaro sunlo sunlo. Wo saahil tak aa hi gaya, wo manzil ko paa hi gaya. Uske the jo sapne, wahi uske the apne. Aisa tha sinbad the sailor. Tum ho toh gaata hai dil, tum nahi toh geet kaha.   Tum ho toh hai sab haasil, tum nahi toh kya hai yaha? "  Song recommendations because been listening to them since a week: Sinbad the Sailor (Rock On) -----> this one is my fav <3 <3 <3 <3 Woh Ladki Hai Kahaan (Dil Chahta Hai) Piya Basanti (Ustad Rashid Khan) All I Need (Radiohead) Reckoner (Radiohead) Tum Ho Toh (Rock On) Naav (Udaan) Madhubala (Amit Trivedi's Songs on Love) Sunflower (Spiderman sang by Post Malone) Affection (Cigarettes after Sex) Jaane Kyo Log Pyaar (Dil Chahta Hai) Chhod Aaye Ham Woh Galiyaan (Maachis) Kasoor (Prateek Kuhad) Tuta Pull Wahaan (Deepak Rathore) Khoj (When Chai Met Toast)

 Just came home from team dinner. Maxime dropped me from Saltwater Grille. Also, today was an insanely productive day. FYI whole business team is in Portland. Ryan, Grace, David, Swapnil, Maxime, Camille, Chaitra, Mike, Stephen, and me. Today I wrote a python script which solved a data manipulation issue which we were stuck since last 2 months. Major roadblock destroyed. Also, joined a meeting at Rockport (HO3) with 10 people who were double my age... Funny part was the introduction. Everyone started introducing themselves..  "I'm XYZ, AVP of Behavioral Health" "I'm ABC, Director BH" "I'm Bla bla, Product Owner" "QWERTY, Legal Advisor of solutions segment" and there was me. "Satyam, Intern in BH Business team". I mean if I were in IT team, I'm sure it weren't a big deal. But, working with Sloan, Tuck, ex-Mckinsey, ex-BCG guys is a dream. And when Ryan acknowledged about the engagement KPI I've been working with h