TCS Delhi Finally

Thankgod!

Finally, I've got TCS Delhi as the place I'll be working in, after I leave from TCS-ILP in Hyderabad although a written statement about the same is yet to come.

TCS ILP, Hyderabad Pt. 3

Every time I get a lab session I make sure I use it in blogging! The lab session we just had was more of a free session. We used this session for analyzing everyone’s' vocal capabilities, singing songs and giving feedbacks!

Last three days weren't that good in terms of health. I was down with throat infection and viral fever. Thanks to the expensive but nice dose by the doctor I went to, for a checkup. That doctor at the first look looked more like a compounder but like every appearance centric story this too had an 'appearances-are-deceptive' ending.

Saturday was more of on bed. On Sunday, most of my friends went to Mount Opera, a amusement theme-park/water-park here. I was again on bed and I had no good option than order things from the restaurant as room service and watch movies. I saw Freddy Vs. Jason - I was waiting since a long time to catch up this movie sometime. Then Elektra, and Anger Management.

Our allocations should come out soon. I've filled in the preferences as Pune, Delhi, Hyderabad in order. News, rather rumor is that we'll be notified of the allocations today.

TCS-ILP, Hyderabad Pt. 2

I've been able to blog a bit since last few days from Hyderabad but I haven't been able to check other blogs, even those of my blog friends. Sorry for the same. I'm going to do it next time I get a free session in lab, or whenever I don't feel like having lunch.

Life here is good and the TCS' ILP programme is just awesome. Unlike the training at other places, which focus only on the core technical part, it focuses more on communication skills, etiquette, and grooming and similar aspects too. We regularly have presentations, role-plays, speeches, and written exercises. The good thing being that it's all dynamic with a team change for every activity. That has, in very few days, made the class very interactive. I've lately realized the difference between learning and training. After every presentation or role-play or any activity we people gather and share views on each one of us as a team, that is evaluate each other. Also recently, we've received our stream will be working on (projects) for the next few days. It's UNIX and C++. Also the foreign language facilitated to us is Japanese. Recently we visited TCS' Deccan Park campus for some knowledge transfer about the systems in TCS. Deccan Park is one beautiful TCS campus with a good cafeteria, conference halla, gym, cubicles, and probably so much more that I couldn't see or know of.

Also we'll soon be asked about the preferences of where one wants to get allocated to. Though still confused, the blurry image in my mind speaks of Pune, Hyderabad and Delhi.

I've missed my lunch and am here in the lab to update my blog and read others. I should better be ending this and moving on for I have an LS session in 15 minutes from now.

More Hyderabad

Here's an excerpt from the recent mail I sent home:

Luckily, we got good amount of Internet here at CMC-TCS Hyderabad today because the faculty for the lab wasn't present. After SO long, I felt good to be in touch with everyone at orkut and that SO long was about 4 days. Long before I thought life without Internet would be
miserable. It actually isn't, for the day looks like it has been packaged nicely. I set the alarm for 5 AM every night and get up by around 5:30 AM (today was an exception when I got up late at around 6:45 and still managed to board the bus) for the days when we have ILP. The bus leaves around 7:20 from the hotel and we reach CMC around 8:15 AM, have our breakfast at the cafeteria. I found everything good except Uttapam and some weird Tomato Bath. Then classes from around 8:30 to 6:30 except for the lunch and some coffee breaks in between. We have a 'Coffee Day' vending machine here and I'm like having almost 4 coffees now since the last day. We get back to the hotel at around 7 and then leave for dinner at around 8:30 PM. Till now we've been able to find a single place near by - Krishna Sagar Restaurant that has the North Indian food - a limited thaali for Rs.40! I forgot to mention the TCS lunch; it's kind of ok.

Hyderabad as a place is nice. I've visited Charminar area, have had biryani once and I seriously have never tasted such biryani before. Plus the Husain Sagar Lake, and the Laser Light Show and this mall Prasad's when we went to INOX for a movie! There's so much more left to visit.

Tomorrow 's off, I seriously need some rest so I'll sleep rather than visit places. I'm writing this from the TCS-CMC lab and it seems it's the time for coffee break.