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3 ఈడియట్స్ కాదు సాఫ్టువేరు ఇంజినీర్స్ : రాంబాబు ఇంటర్వివ్

పేరుకు ఇస్త్రీ కొట్టే అయినా ఆ ఏరియా లో రాజన్న తెలియని సాఫ్టు వేరు ఇంజినీరు వుండడు.జాబ్ ఇంటర్వివ్ అయినా పెళ్ళి ఇంటర్వివ్ అయినా రాజన్నకు తెలియాల్సిందే.ఆయన కుక్క పేరు ఫేస్ బుక్.వీది కుక్కకి వింత పేరు ఏంటని అడిగితే,ట్రెండుకి తగ్గటే వుండాలి పేర్లు అయినా షేర్లు అయినా అనేవాడు.ఇక మన ముగ్గురు సాఫ్టు వేరు ఇంజినీర్ల విషయానికి వస్తే,ఇంకా అదే చిన్న కంపెనీలో పనిచేస్తూ వారానికి మూడు ఇంటర్వివ్ లు ఆరు పార్టీలతో లాక్కొస్తున్నారు. రాంబాబు నలబై ఏడో ఇంటర్వివ్ తర్వాత... రాజన్న: నవ్వుతూ,ఎం రాంబాబు మల్లీ పొయ్యినట్టుంది ఇంటర్వివ్. రాంబాబు: ఒక ఇంటర్వివ్ అంటే ఎంత పెద్ద విషయమో తెలుసా నీకు? రాజన్న: ఎముంది ఇస్త్రి బట్టలు తగిలించామ ,ఆటో ఎక్కామా. బాల: ఇంతకీ ఏమయింది? రాంబాబు: ఎప్పట్లా కాకుండా ఇసారి నలుగురు - వో లీడు,వో ఆర్కిటెక్టు,మేనేజెరు ,డైరక్టరు ఎదురుగ్గా కూర్చున్నరు.నా రేంజు పెరిగిందేమో అనుకుని, మొదట నా గురించి చెప్పాను . బాల: అక్కడ దొబ్బుంటుంది రాంబాబు: లేదు నా పని గురించి అడిగారు.రాం గోపాల్ వర్మ నాగర్జున కి శివా సినిమా న్యారేట్ చేసినట్టు ,బాలయ్యకు విజయేంద్ర వర్మా సినిమా కధ చెప్పినట్టు,జాని సినిమ...

The guy who married his GPS

Abhimanyu or as his frieds call him Abhi is a 5 foot 4 inch tall(he thinks so) decent looking guy. He recently finished his masters in electrical engineering from UPenn and works as a Game Developer in Newark,Delaware.As a kid he hated chocolates and ate chalk pieces and now he loves long drives but hates technology. So he is a close friend of Google Maps and no relative to IPhones.Everytime he drives to Jersey he ends up in Time Square and on his way back he ends up half way to the White House. Misses destinations just by a few 100 miles. He strictly used to follow his three step KBC (Indian Version of the Millionaire) philosophy in this order. 50-50 - If you miss an exit, takes the next one and instead of heading back like everyone else just keeps going and you will reach your destination sooner or later. Ask the Audience - People at the Gas Stations and Service Areas. Phone a friend - And finally call our friends who have nothing to do on weekends and desperately wait...

Simhapuri Stories : The Rich Beggar

Once up on a time while you read this story, on the banks of the sacred river penna is the beautiful city of Simhapuri. Like every other day Venkatesh is waiting at the Nippo factory bus-stop to catch the 9 O Clock bus to work.Like every other government initiative the bus-stop that was constructed a few months back soon turned in to a home for the beggars.And the buses usually stop 10 or 15 feet away from the bus-stop.Leaning on his back next to one of the the bus-stops pillars looking at Venkatesh was a very old man in his torn/patched up light brownish clothes.Venkatesh never payed much attention to him but has first seen this old man and four other beggars in this bus-stop couple of months ago.The old man normally stays at the busstop while the other four beggers collect waste cans/botlles/paper from garbage and sell them for their living. Venkatesh who works as a clerk at the municipal office has spent half of his life and money in helping others and today he is in need of two...

One Step:I had control of

"The events depicted in this story are fictitious. Any similarity to any person living or dead is merely coincidental."   Moms dream ,Dads Salary, Bank Loan ,My Goal and here i am in Los Angele's far from home and friends.Its Friday evening and brothers will be back from work anytime.They are not what you think they are,but my roommates and i call them brothers as they have landed in country before me and  have cars and a place to live.And that is the only reason i call them so.Here is what i got to know about their hobbies in this 2 months. Sourav does not smoke just drinks.According to him it takes a lot of practice. Srikanth-Only Whiskey,just half bottle a day. Senior most Silesh Bro: His goal in life is to taste beer from across the world and he has already collected 23 different bottles. And the common good habit they have is gambling.They go to Vegas every friday and they discuss their experiences/adventures the entire next week.There is nothing i hide fr...

Rebirth - Gack Gack Gaaaack!

"The events depicted in this story are fictitious. Any similarity to any person living or dead is merely coincidental." My heart beat goes up and so does my blood pressure out of anger.Swami,even when i do my best to be good to people they tend to talk rude .Their words are like bullets from a double barrel gun.If i stop talking to them they talk bad about me behind my back.Its making enemies and my relations and health are souring.Can you please either change them or change me so that i am not bothered from their actions any more or change me to be like them.Swamiji with a smile on his face ,i can neither change them nor you ,it is from our actions and thoughts what we are today and what we will be tomorrow.But i can show you what will be the consequences in this and the next lives of those if that makes you happy.Put on these glasses when ever you think there is a chance of you getting angry from their behavior. The next morning Shamus manager took out anger on his b...

Lord Hanuma in US Embassy

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Just a satire meant for fun .... Alternately switching between Hanumas Experience With Lanka Devi and the US Visitor Visa experience.... 10000 BC(Roughly) Lord hanuma in search of sita devi has reached the shores of lanka and prospective US visitors in the quest of visa have reached the US Embassy. That Hanuma, best among monkeys, the intellectual son of Vayu, one with great might, stood on the mountain called Lamba with its high peaks equaling a high cloud, gathered courage and entered at night the city of Lanka ruled by Ravana and filled with beautiful forests and places of water such as lakes. Propective Visitors: It was big line outside consular office, we directly went near gate and showed my appointment letter to security, he asked us to go inside. 10000 BC Thereafter, the guardian of that city, in her own form, saw Hanuma, the best among monkeys and the mighty one, entering. Seeing that best among monkeys Hanuma there, that Lanka ruled by Ravana, rose up hers...

Philosophy- The Banyan Tree,The Squirrel and You

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Once up on a time not too long ago on the banks of the sacred river Penna was a huge but calm , tall but simple banyan tree.It was so tall that the clouds could rest on its branches.On one of its far spread stems in a beautifully built nest  lived a sparrow happily with its cute family.In a small hole of a close by palm tree lived a squirrel and its sweet little family.As the sparrow finishes meditation and flies away to fetch food every morning the little ones used to chirp him good bye.As months passed by quickly , slowly crawled a beautiful money plant across the trunk and soon reached the tree tops.Unlike the sparrow the money plant is completely dependent on the banyan tree for its food and shelter.Its a Parasite. Every day on its way back the sparrow started bringing home a new friend, who soon would bring his family and build a nest on the big banyan tree .Soon the tree was filled with nests of all the species of birds on this planet.As days progressed, competing wi...

Indian in Harlem:Inspired by my true story.....

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Hope it inspires a few to face any difficulty with determination and know how fortunate they are ....... Long story short..... It was my 3rd day in the US and T-3 days for the touch down.As I return from the SSN office… Jan 19th 2006 Afternoon Md Shiv kumars Chamber knock knock!! Heah come on in Bharath ,how are things going.Ready for an interview?.There is a huge business opportunity .There is a company Equalizer group in New york which along with some major partners like coke ,jp morgan etc are planning to conduct a training program to a group of economically backward students who then will have to work on a project for Coke and will be placed . I knew that working with out an SSN is illegal in the US.How are they gonna run my pay stub?.Even then I am Sold!!.The next day I was selected even with out an interview which is kind of fishy but all I wanted is to see my first pay stub and so….. After a 45 min drive there was a 5 min stop over in jersey city before we c...