20th March- Lunch party at Renaissance

Nothing big..its only a 7 star hotel and we were taken to the Lake view cafe over there.The previous version of the project i am currently assigned to had gone live. So the client had suggested we have a party to celebrate the occasion. Our team along with two Associate VP's- Minal Deshpande and Narendra Sengupta and the MD of R10-Mr Parag Saigaonkar went to this hotel
for lunch.It was just my second day into this team and it couldn't have begun better.
The good thing about this lunch -apart from the food- was that i got to have lunch with the absolute boss of R10(Deloitte US offices in India), Mr Parag.
He is a great visionary and a very good person to talk to.I introduced myself to him and told him about myself as did the others.

All of us chatted about a lot of different things and didn't know how the time flew by.
This was a great day for me to be among all these great people.

20th March- Project switching

The reason we are encouraged to do our projects in a company is that we learn about the company culture, the work environment etc..things which may not easily learn in our class-rooms.For us at the mca dept..the entire last sem(6th sem) is dedicated to project work,which takes the form of internship when we get projects in a company.
I was lucky to get an internship offer from deloitte US.This was a great opportunity for me.

I along with jeremy were first placed in DPM project in asp.net technology.Since we did not have our desktops, we read some books on ado.net, tried getting familiar with the database. Thats when i was shifted for the first time from my project.The reason given was vague..but i thought that since we had still not received our desktops..and might be causing delays,they had to do it.
Fine with me.

I was put into a testing project.It was mainly manual database testing.I had to create test cases and execute them and log defects.I had the tool QC (Quality Center) to assist me.I was there till the completion on one phase of this project.Then for some days i had kind of no work.
i spent my days practicing .net and reading a lot on the net. then all the interns had a meeting with the resource manager, where i told her about my situation.that i currently had no work.(believe me its really boring).

A few days later i was put into the team i was first put into.the asp.net one.Jeremy was already rolled off from that project and aslo another guy.I was told that since i had ones worked with the team i was clled back (this was the biggest joke as jeremy had worked more on this project and actually got some experience.)i asked the team lead this question.Again no answer.I was told to
prepare some screen description document for some screens which incidently were prepared by jeremy. That was again boring..creating docs.

I was into my third day on this project when the resource manager again shifted me to another project.The current one.This too is on testing..the only difference is that i have to test the front end.

I think over the short duration uptill now i have been shifted the most.Even they cant help it as they cant put me in projects which will last a long duration as our stay over here is till mis june.whether they will offer us jobs is another question and i am not discussing it here.

The only good thing that has come out of this is that i have to come to know lot of people, which is good actually.Lets see how long more i am on this project.I am seriously beginning to think that if i am offered a job in deloitte it will be into testing.

Finally back to goa- 8th to 11th March

Finally i got my leave for the 10th and 11th march confirmed and me and jeremy left for goa on the 7th in the evening by a paulo volvo.We were both excited to go back home.All our friends had been to goa at least once and we were awaiting our chance to go.The bus ride was event less and i reached panjim at about 7.15 am the next day.

I took a rick and reached home.I must advice all my friends, if you thinking of going home..please inform your mother.She will prepare a great meal.My stay in mumbai had resulted in me loosing a few kgs, but i think i gained a few back at home.

I said i lost a few kgs. and i was dreading my moms lecture about eating well.
In the morning she was busy and i though she did not notice me.I decided to go to university to meet some friends.There i was teased about me loosing weight(the fools), and about them gaining weight(fools again).At home my mom just said that i had lost weight.as if it was expected(i was surprised she did not give a big lecture).


The next day we went to kavlem and ramnathi temples.It got a bit late getting back.I was a bit tired.Monday was boring, i did not do much.My parents had gone to office,and i spent the day watchin tv which i had missed in mumbai.

Tuesday i had a bus to return back to mumbai.I must say the days pass very fast, and i wished that i had taken a few days leave more.(maybe next time).

So i am back in the office now, and have just recieved message that i may be shifted from my project.On one hand i am relieved that i may no onger be on testing..but on the other had i have to work with a very strict guy..and i dont even know about the project.I have a meeting with him today..lets see what happens.