The Other Side of the Lake

Today, I am the luckiest girl in the world. My heart beat 100000 times today. I breathed 23000 times today My house did not fall upon me and crush me into bits, and a stranger helped me for no reason at all. Today, I was not hit by a car, I did not face the miseries of hunger and thirst, and my mind did not let my soul force me to give in to the temptations of desire. Today, I noticed that God had blessed me with people who I care about; and that I had made friends I can count on, friends who can catch me if I fall. Today, I learned that money is not the only thing to gain in life, and that roses are better than diamonds even if they live for a very short while. Today I saw myself in the mirror and did not feel bad about who I am - and my friends, I am the luckiest girl in the world because today, I did not fall in love :)

Just pretending? You brought pretending into this family.. You showed us we can change things by simply believing them to be different... A lot of things, not everything, but the things that matter. We've pretended for some time now that you're a part of this family, haven't we? You've come to mean so much to us all that now, It doesn't matter if it's true. And even if it isn't true, Even if that can never be... I need to go on pretending until the end... with you. ~ Lines from Finding Neverland. Mr J.M. Barrie discussing Sylvia Llewelyn Davies's reluctance to accept her illness.

Disclaimer: This article is a piece of fiction, and captures a dialogue between a keen developer and the Lord-of-All-Softwares. All resemblances - existing, running or obsolete - are just a coincidence! M y attempt on reflecting about software life cycle turned into dreams one fine Sunday afternoon. I saw a land where life was perfect: software was bug free, components were fully defined and functional, code was properly commented, quality was free, requirements were met, and customers were delighted and not just satisfied. Wow, life is so good in dreams and fantasies!!! I worked on and on and on and came up with this ultimate utopic Product 2.0 and wished my Lord to appear. He sure did from behind the mirror as soon as I wished... Me : Product 2.0, my Lord! Lord: So I see my child, it looks good from the covers, but why is it double in size now? It will take me three hours to install this thing, while the earlier version got installed in 10 minutes. How did you manage to achieve tha...

They say that life teaches you a lot before it teaches you to be human. I learned a lot in my professional life, though I am still not sure if I reached that human-point yet! Or haven't I? The first thing I learned, was that the reason behind an angry project manager is either a bad cup of coffee, the horoscope in the paper, or that email he received this morning. Sometimes, you can even blame it on the weather... and as cynical as it sounds, this usually is true! I came to know that understanding products is not a very complicated task. By the eternal laws of proportion, during training you try to understand a product, and the product tries to understand you. And both parties need to find a common ground where they can resolve all their issues with respect for each other. And sooner or later, you come to terms with the fact that things take longer than they usually do. Therefore estimates are not a good thing to give away. And remember, too much of perfection can easily lead you t...

Love is a game Some win, Some lose Come what may Life goes on & so will I... But O my Lord, Before I go My last wish... You & Me, Just one more time! ~ Isbah Sept 7 2002