Dedicated to ISL Pune (1st June, 2007 … 24th June, 2010)

Chapter One

When I came to know that I would be joining alone from my batch at IBM Pune, my heart had had mixed of feelings. My heart was full with feeling of to meet new people, exploring new places, and a new era of adventures, starting of professional life; along with fear of loneliness, sadness of distance from friends and family.

My manager was aware of my situation and he told me that I would find a new family here too, the IBM family, and friends, the Team.

I ascertain that he was very true, today with wet eyes I am leaving my family and friends behind, with heavy heart, and same mixed feelings. I am gonna miss you all smiling, sometimes angry but supportive, just living in a family. We will surely meet in future many times. (Anyway, I am working with you, just remotely.)

But today my heart wants to share you what it felt here and thank you all for your warm and kind support that it got, in all kind of situations.

I joined TDI, when team was relaxing, 611 version was out and they were planning for next release. When I meet the team, I may be, just a team member for them, but this was my first introduction to my new family.

Days went on and we enjoyed more and more with team gatherings, team parties, many other events, and team lunches.

I am not able to recall all the small and big events, but sometime when I retrospect, moments float in front of me, as they are just occurred yesterday.

The list of names is endless for me, I may not be able to remember all at once. But I am sure, all the families are reserved safely in my mind.

Many events passed through me in these 3 years short spawn. Some of them really shake me, some kept my heart together. But we, in family, all were together to make the time pass.

I will be writing more about all these in coming blogs, but today I would like to share about my new team, TPM, which I joined just 3 months back.

I joined TPM, when the time was crucial, work was put ahead of self, and team’s dedication was on its height.

This family is comprising, Test Team, L3 Team, Install Dev, Patch Dev, and Cloud Dev. I was in install along with 3 members then. Now we have grown to 6.

Today, the success of TPM release tells the story of our accomplishment of work assignment, collaboration, dedication, sacrifices, and togetherness.

Other then work, we have yet to celebrate the success, but we had our favorite FGT (Food and Gossip Time), party lunch for stars, and birthday celebrations. I am gonna miss all these; but I will join there some team for parties, at Gurgaon, I hope. ;)

Tomorrow, I am leaving, with all warm and joyful memories. Thanks for all your support; I hope this will be for me throughout my life time.

All the best to all loving ones….

You will hear more soon, in next coming post…