Why mangalore development center rocks!

Its a couple of days since I wrote here. :( kind of very hectic.

Normally, I sleep late and get up late, with time just enough to get ready and go to office. But for the past couple of days, this cycle has gone for a toss. I sleep late, and I am forced to get up early for some or the other reason.

My uncle’s close friend has bought a laptop, and he wanted me to have a look, and kind of set-it-up. So, he turned up yesterday at 7.15 AM, with the laptop. It was Acer travel-mate 4000 series. Its has 256 MB ram, dvd/cd-rw combo drive, a 15.4″ wide screen… Bluetooth, wi-fi and all other standard features. It was pretty heavy, but manageable. The laptop was with me for a day. I could not do much with it in the morning since I had to rush to the office. Came home at around 9 PM and then did all the set up etc.. antivirus, cd burning software, configured Bluetooth etc.. and could sleep only at around 1 AM. The person came back today morning to collect the laptop back. (=>again early wakeup)

Talking about laptops, the best laptop I have come across is the Apple Power Book G4. Its really cool. Has got host of features with great looks and is quite expensive too! The next best laptop I have come across is the dell inspiron series. sleek and light weight and is on the higher end of the price band.

In office too, life is very hectic for the past couple of days. I am kind of involved in hell lot of things. We have a fest going on in the office called Ittesbin. Ittesbin is very unique to Mangalore development center (DC). The entire office has been split-up into different groups, and there would be lot of events/competitions between the groups. Today was the day for the groups to campaign. So, half of the time, was busy with it.

Having such events helps you to get in touch with lot of people and develop a good network. Its lot of fun to… Specially in Mangalore, we have events all round the year, and the Mangalore DC is known as the “happening” DC ! :) Every event has its own flavor. We have a event called Synergy which is got to do with sports.. And, for every event, the groups that are formed are different. For some events, it would be based on the work area, and for some, it would be based on the Unit that you work for, or it would be totally randomized! So, you get to know lot of people.

And thats why our Mangalore DC rocks!

1 comment | March 25th, 2005 at 09:12pm