I never really believed in black magic. I never believed in hexes not in jinxes. That was RGM about a year ago. Today after 2 months of ePO integration ( the project i am currently working on), i have come to believe that there really may be something to what they call the paranormal... Either that or Rohit G. Mathews has finally flipped

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It all started 2 months ago. As part of my daily ritual, i was just roaming around the office finding who else is as jobless as me, sometimes accidently roaming into the HR section to keep a watchout for potentially interesting new recruits. (If you are a male wondering what might be so interesting in the HR section, you are definitely not above 13 years of age and shouldnt be reading this blog)

Up in the distance i notice that i had encroached upon doing so my managers line of sight. Having faced identical situations b4, i never made such roam abouts without being fully armed. Instanteously, as if by reflex, I pull out the pen from my holster and mini notepad from the dangling quiver. A set of questions i had prepared overnight serve as the neccessary ammunition. i direct my sights to the nearest compadre (read as team-mate) and stun him with a barrage of questions, questions that would have flabbergasted Herbert Schildt himself and in a style that would have made Navjot Singh Sidhu proud.

Its too late. The predator( read as 'my reporting manager') moves stealthily towards the unsuspecting prey (read as 'poor innocent me'). The prey fears for the worst. His mind rapidly starts preparing answers to the questions that would be shot at him with only seconds to do so ("what happend to the task i gav u two weeks ago":"y r u never at ur desk when i come der":"bla -bla bla-bla bla"). He closes his eyes and looks to inspiration from his mentor for such tasks. It would be exactly like it was in the movie 'The Matrix'. If he were quick enuf he could get away with as little as just a tiny scratch from a bullet. IF HE VER LUCKY.

But, what is this? The predator is shelling out a smile at our prey. Is it the calm b4 the storm? (Only later wud our hero realise that it was indeed the Manager's trump card that he had taken out)

"Rohit", he says. "Are you free? I want to discuss something with you".

Long story short, he convinces our hero to take up ePO integration. He didnt have a choice folks. He was lured in with crafty words like, " You will the contact point for two of McAfee's biggest teams" : "Huge visibility" : "Latest technologies" : "Opportunity knockin". OOOOOOHhhh!!! How unsuspecting and gullible mite our hero have been to fall into this trap.

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Flashback over.... wake up folks... :)

Anyways its two months since that day now. To give you a small peak into how things are here right now i am gonna take a small clipping from a mail that i had written to a friend a few days ago.

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THE SCENE IS A MEETING: Held last Tuesday
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...Things here have just stepped into a higher gear... Srini(new manager for this task) has just conveyed the importance of the deadline on April 7th.... His exact words were, "I dont want Rohit disturbed at all. Team, dont overload him with work. He already has a lot of work, much more than anyone else in the team. The reputation of MIC is at stake here. (at this point, my heart and stomach start mimickin the noises you mite have heard in Terminator 3: they were still using that silly ploy). Rohit, if you dont want, you dont have to attend the Thursday All Hands meeting at TAJ. You can stay here and work :D... I sheepishly said, "Thank you sir..." for saving me from all that delicious free food - i wished i had added

Ah well... lets c this shud be fun... I dont c the deadline happenin anyway... Yesterday was the second time in the last week that Muthu(my mentor for the task) spent 3 continous hours at my desk before conceding, "Ok Rohit... you are dead... I dont know what to do... Let GOD save you"... You have to appreciate the genuine concern he has... especially considerin that he is an Athiest...

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At this point of my typing the mail, my teammate pops by my desk and says. "aio... look at the very busy person sittin der and typin an essay.... Is it the documentation for ePO 4.0?" Sarcasm as i know it, had never been one of the weak points of mallu's. He was no exception.

Oops there is my manager now. "Ver is that pen and notepad...??? Aaah... pray for me....On second thot, pray for some other poor soul. Things really cant get worse from here can they ;)