Headstrong and Haughty
We software professionals think that we are superior to others, that is we earn more money as compared to engineers from other streams and so we become headstrong. We think that everyone in this world should have at least average IQ level and we even think that stupids have no right to exist and they should die but think, we may be stupid to people around us. We never realize this fact, I think the money we earn takes away all the human values from most of us, we try to be aggressive always and at times we become arrogant.
I can quote one instance when I was traveling in a bus, I was holding the same seat as by another person and this person turned out to be a software engineer. When he approached me to know my seat number, he screamed as if the world is falling down "Oh s##t, it can't be possible". I told him, cool down and told him to take his seat, I resolved the issue with the ticket conductor. The boy didn't realize that I am also a software engineer because of my attire. As these young grads perceive, a software engineer needs to be in denim and t-shirt with sport shoes. A stop came where we got down to have our dinner, we were given 20 minutes to gulp it down and our own SE sat down to get a grand dinner, he ordered all the things that he could try to show off that he has the money. We all finished our dinner and were in the bus but for the SE who was enjoying his food, the ticket conductor screamed at him in local Marathi+Hindi and his English didn't work now, he climbed the bus and everyone was seeing our dignified SE with such a grin that he could barely lift his head.
I somehow get a feeling that we software engineers are headstrong and we should try to be polite and cool down at times. We may know all the things in life but there are people who are superior to us and superiority doesn't mean rudeness in any dictionary. I think because of our attitude and likes to jazzy things we are robbed royally by even the illiterates. Just think!
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Tuesday, February 24, 2004
Monday, February 23, 2004
GARUDA - A dream ride
When people are getting more familiar with private operators for their day to day activities, bringing up government as one of the competitors is a huge task and I think AP Government is doing it in style. When there are already hoard of buses operating between Pune and its adjacent cities, AP is not way behind in positioning itself as a prime choice for people commuting.
I had got a chance to travel in one of its vehicle "GARUDA" recently and it was nothing less then floating-in-air experience for me. If you are used to a government bus then you would first have difficulty in identifying this bus as it doesn't inherit even a single value from it's predecessor. Clean, vibrant colors, tall, punctual are some qualities that would use to describe these buses. When someone told that it is by Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation then I was searching for a sign or atleast a poster of our politicians depicting them as "discoverer" of this vehicle but contrary, it just had a small edging in one of it's corners "Govt. Vehicle".
The pricing was perfect to tempt me buy one ticket from Hyderabad to Vijayawada (just 80 Rs. more than normal bus) and the bus started it's journey at 8 AM sharp. To my surprise I was offered some refreshments by the attender in the bus (of course chargeable) in addition to the usual water bottle that is given free of cost. The quality of the air-conditioning, seats and curtains were perfect and to add to the ambience the TV was functioning without a single glitch. At the end of my travel, the attender distributed feedback forms to help them improve their services; I was impressed to say the least.
I was home by 1:30 PM, after traveling for 5.5 Hrs. And on my way back to Pune, in one of a poster regarding the schedules of these vehicles, it was written that the traveling time between Hyderabad and Vijayawada is 5.5 hrs (isn't that punctual). Now, when I wanted to take a bus from Hyderabad to Pune then I was having no doubt but to opt for GARUDA.
Reach me at hifromsriram at HOTMAIL.com
When people are getting more familiar with private operators for their day to day activities, bringing up government as one of the competitors is a huge task and I think AP Government is doing it in style. When there are already hoard of buses operating between Pune and its adjacent cities, AP is not way behind in positioning itself as a prime choice for people commuting.
I had got a chance to travel in one of its vehicle "GARUDA" recently and it was nothing less then floating-in-air experience for me. If you are used to a government bus then you would first have difficulty in identifying this bus as it doesn't inherit even a single value from it's predecessor. Clean, vibrant colors, tall, punctual are some qualities that would use to describe these buses. When someone told that it is by Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation then I was searching for a sign or atleast a poster of our politicians depicting them as "discoverer" of this vehicle but contrary, it just had a small edging in one of it's corners "Govt. Vehicle".
The pricing was perfect to tempt me buy one ticket from Hyderabad to Vijayawada (just 80 Rs. more than normal bus) and the bus started it's journey at 8 AM sharp. To my surprise I was offered some refreshments by the attender in the bus (of course chargeable) in addition to the usual water bottle that is given free of cost. The quality of the air-conditioning, seats and curtains were perfect and to add to the ambience the TV was functioning without a single glitch. At the end of my travel, the attender distributed feedback forms to help them improve their services; I was impressed to say the least.
I was home by 1:30 PM, after traveling for 5.5 Hrs. And on my way back to Pune, in one of a poster regarding the schedules of these vehicles, it was written that the traveling time between Hyderabad and Vijayawada is 5.5 hrs (isn't that punctual). Now, when I wanted to take a bus from Hyderabad to Pune then I was having no doubt but to opt for GARUDA.
Reach me at hifromsriram at HOTMAIL.com
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