The Hall of Valhalla

Bangalore Blues - Vol 2

________________________________________________________________________________ Volume 2 - Prem Kumar Shining! "I get knocked down but I get up again...you never gonna keep me down." Crisis in the grapevine again (I dont know if we'll ever be free of it) As Bangalore saw historic highs in the mercury last week, there was one man who was unperturbed with the whole temperature scenario. He that grew up in the scorching sun of Trichy...he that roamed the streets of the Central Tamil town in famed 42s in the summer...but legend had it that he shalt be struck down in Bangalore for a microscopic 38... only one explanation for it...shit happens!As I go to the Bangalore airport with measles on my face and fever in my ass, I wonder if I'd ever reach Chennai. But is'nt it a wonder? 40 mins flat and my ass is on a bike on the Mount Road...

But lets come to what we were gonna talk on... ahem...Prem Kumar. If there is someone up there who gives a shit about everyone on the earth- called God, then surely, he should give a shit about one particular Prem Kumar working in one particular MindTree in Bangalore. Last week he did give a shit about this Prem Kumar. After months of hardwork and perseverence, God gave him a raise! A reason for Prem to anchor his ass for another 10 years. Prem Kumar has secretly revealed to all the people he knows in Bangalore that actually he has never been posted in a project and he holds the record for maximum crashes of the comp by any software professional dating back to the days of vaccum pumps! Does'nt he hold the key there? That would atleast earn him a raise...

But God shuffled his feet again. Nah nah! there should be equal division of misery and happiness. So he messed the shit up with the proposed Coorg trip by scheming a 'Psycho style tour scandal' in the office. But I message him today and it appears God has shuffled his feet again...the kid is in Coorg but another shuffle there...it seems Coorg sucks big time! But seasoned Prem watchers would read the above sentense differently...Coorg is actually a good place then. If any of you guys considering pouring your money into it, go right ahead, you have expert opinion. These are confusing times for Prem Kumar...He is one of the smartest on the block and he has one of the meanest machines in the country but still the women are deserting him. News from the grapevine is psst psst: Shivram had given lifts twice since he came to Bangalore but what about our guy? We've given him 2 more weeks to prove his mettle.

Lets wait and watch...

posted by Vasanth Rao @ 7:34 pm