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I was thinking of writing something on TOEFL exam I gave four months back.. But, thought of writing something on my friends ... friends which I found in my second year of engineering. About people which became very good friends of mine in my engineering career.

I was in second year just transferred from the electronics branch and was looking to make new friends. I was most of the times with Suraj who was with me for the initial period of 1 year or so. I was aware of a group which was always loved and honored by others in the class. This group consisted of 3 brilliant students: Vijay, Vinay and Tushar. I was not in the group initially but later on in the third year project I changed the group and joined this people. Out of these three Vinay is technically very very bright. No one was there to compete him in the race when it comes to technical things. Vijay is clever too also he was one of those few people in a group in general who drive the entire team along with them. Tushar is the one who is shy but a very intelligent guy.

I spent a lot of time with them and I never want to forget it so I will just enumerate it and close this chapter,

1. One funny moment when Bhadkumbe mam sent Dogra out of the class and Dogra was very happy instead of saying sorry to her.

2. I met Tushar for the first time before getting admission to my great college at his home. And he told me to join it bindhass.

3. All those mornings when we used to gather at Tushar's house to play before going to college.

4. We played volleyball on computer in those mornings.

5. Also we became master in 'badam 7' during this period only. We used to have very nice group of around 7- 8 people. All were very great in their game.
Vijay : He used to be one of the losers most of the times.
Tushar : He used to play very good but he was also good at cheating others. I remember the 'Ispic Raja' which I dropped at the end of one game and was caught by him and got a big penalty of 100 points I guess. Also, since I did not want to lose the game, next time I was the one who fooled Chantu and got him a penalty of 100 points.
Tushar's friends: Babli and Mahendra was one of his friends who used to be the part of the group.
Chantu : Satyane khelnara chotuok ;)

6. All those parties followed by the losers ( Usacha ras )

7. All the journals which we completed together.(Tushar, Vinay, Vijay, me, Chantu, Bantu)

8. The places mostly software companies which we visited to find the BE final year's project. And all the funny incidents associated with it. e.g. once we were offered water with a lot of respect when we went to a company, etc.

9. Our picnics to Panshet, Malshej ghat, Saswad's one temple where only male's are allowed to enter ( don't remember the name ;( ),

10. One bitter incidence of stealing of 32 MB RAM from one of the computer's in the lab in final year. That time Vijay was the one who helped in defending.

11. All the time we shared in the college canteen.

12. All the time which we spent in developing the final year's project at Nikhil's cyber cafe. Thanks to Nikhil. We wanted to give him a gift but could not. Don't know where is he... my wishes are with him always.

13. All the LARA matches which I played with Tushar. I remember one match in which runs made where same, number of balls taken were same, 6's and 4's were same and wickets lost were also same. And I was declared as winner because my early run-rate was better then Tushar. Also another match when I scored around 150 runs in just 10 overs.

14. After BE, all these ppl joined some companies and I enrolled my name to CDAC course. In 2004, we met in Esquare to watch a film. I still have the photo in black and white which we took there.

After so many years now after BE, Vijay is in T-Systems, Vinay is in PSPL and Tushar is in Sasken. Tushar got married recently. I will be leaving India and don't know when we all can meet. It's probability is very low and I'll lose another part of my life .... I can't do anything other than recalling these sweet memories.

Turn in life ...

One fine day Vinay asked me if I am going to US to pursue MS ... I was not even thinking of it since I was working in Persistent for last two years and I was quite happy with the life. I was just in a mood of accepting the life as it comes. I was thinking of settling in my life. And suddenly his one question started a new Katrina in my life.

This was about the incident which happened quite 1 year back. I am in the office right now thinking about my future life in US. How am I going to land there? Will I get good friends there? Will I be able to meet the expenses incurred while I will pursue MS there? Will I get into San Jose?

Today I am thinking of giving resignation but I don't know why but it is too difficult for me. I am working for last three years in only one company when all my friends are busy in hoping their jobs. This company gave me name, fame and money. And now I am going to leave this place. Don't know when I will return back to home and if I return, will I work here or not. Now I know how difficult this decision is. I still remember the day (16th December 2003) when I gave my interview in Persistent and got selected. I was calling Aai on phone and found very much proud of myself telling her my starting salary. " aath hajar milale tari accept kar", dada was telling me on the day before the interview and I have got a job with much much bigger salary.

I don't know but, there are lots of turns in your life which really change your life, it can be for betterment or things turn bad too. I don't know where I am heading to. But as Aai said, I am going to take a breath, remember God and then finally click on submit button. Bye bye Persistent.....