Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Missing Motorola

I miss Motorola. The simple and the complicated things that were a part of life there. So here are the things I miss about Motorola.

1) I miss waiting for the weekdays to get over so that I can enjoy the weekend and then waiting for the weekend to get over so that I get back to work.
2) I miss the frustrating Wednesdays. Wednesdays were frustrating because they are exactly the middle of the week, you have already worked for 2 days and 2 more days are there to go. Agrrrh! 2 more days of work before the relaxing/fun weekend. [I seldom had the Monday morning blues, I rather enjoyed going to work on Mondays!]
3) I miss the cab rides. The random talks about the most arbitrary stuff. Listening to FM and then commenting. Teaching Hindi to a cabmate, irritating some other, winking at one of my cabmate, finding out new routes...
4) Getting my bag checked. Never could figure out what they checked!
5) The Butterflies in my stomach before checking my emails. Being ecstatic when I received a good feedback. Being irritated when I got a bad one!
6) Reading specifications and saying 'what an utterly useless invention' or 'wow this one is interesting' or 'this one should be dropped', 'I'll get this one allowed'...
7) Making claim maps and responses. Drafting patent applications, thinking about the various ways of making the claim maps, responses, and patent applications interesting!
8) Talking and chatting with my mentor.
9) Exchanging songs (you tube links) using IM with my neighbor.
10) Chatting/gossiping/bitching with office friends using Motorola IM.
11) Watching random/absurd you tube videos. Thanks to some people who were a repository of such videos.
12) Dropping at Arthini's cubicle and talking to her while taking printouts. Teaching her all crazy Hindi songs and Hindi phrases!
13) Dismantling Roohi's cubicle.
14) Talking to Athira, my shrink!
15) All the closed door conference room meetings especially those in the mornings!
16) Sitting at Nisha's cubicle and discussing.
17) Saying "Daa! Sapadha poone-ma" to Sunil.
18) Irritating Chandni with my unending questions about the team and work!
19) Sitting comfortably cross-legged on my seat and working/chatting/listening to music.
20) Going for lunch exactly at 1 and leaving office exactly at 5:15 without fail (at least for lunch).
21) All the South Indian goodies Sunil, Arthini, Sangeetha, and Ragu used to get from their hometown. The yummy south Indian dishes Sangeetha used to cook. Athira's Imli rice.
22) The irritating ways in which Lakshey used to entertain us.
23) The 'Oyeee Cheetahee!!' I used to think this is really a jungle!!
24) Mr. HS's constant HSpanti. (Though I am not going to miss this because I still have to bear this for another year, it is still worth mentioning!)
25) And of course the permanent mun-dane!! :P

Gosh! there are so many more things I could mention, little and big. Life at Motorola was fun. Missing you all. 

1 comment:

  1. I wish there was a simple option to just like it :)

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