Way of Life @Keltron- NTTF

There are moments in life which would bring back smile on lips though you were at the state of losing at the time it had been happened. Let me recall a few of them..

Scene 1:

 A loyal, humble(?) Fist year student was caught along with his soul mates for allegedly watching the so called adult’s only films in Hostel..! Charges we strongly denied, even mother promises were made, after all none dares to drag his own mother’s name in such situations. Right?

Well, we were acquitted as charges on us couldn’t have been proved. As usual the truth was buried due to lack of evidence.

Scene 2:

Second year was the right time for our batch mates to experience some ragging tips on our beloved juniors. Normally things limit up to hard teasing but rare cases got physical. Juniors don’t lodge any complaints normally as most of them love that culture, i.e, take and give. (To be ragged and experiment it with novel ideas on their juniors). .But thing did not go well as some among us were caught from a live ragging site by our Principal, himself.

I was on my way to Library (...Don’t misunderstand please; it is our chat room...) after the routine afternoon nap at hostel. Well, people fit to play a doubles tennis were standing on the corridor, just outside main office which is opposite to that of library.

“Why didn’t you guys come for sleeping..?’ was my only questions towards them. There flashed a terrible smile on their faces. I could gather some snaps- junior guy- not obedient- little more arrogant- seniors should be more arrogant- seniors are kings- juniors are slaves- juniors are to be ragged- they deserve that so we are here-  story.

Also there were few more audience as the first time in second year they got a chance to meet us nearby institution area, particularly at that time. Audiences curiously inquired the matter since it was our usual time to be in hostel.

Oh my goodness, Principal and Warden were watching us chatting with the culprits. And As far as they are concerned, it was an offence  talking to people who were charged with ragging. That theory made me too a culprit..!

Well, they made me run around the campus. That was the punishment... I counted some 5-6 laps, and then stopped; not running but counting! Lucky I was as there were around 10 audiences apart from me. So we just try to take it as a friendly Marathon competition!.

Tired, sweating.. I had seen many faces with sympathy and suppressed laughter on it, once I was on my way back. Bull shit; there were juniors too...Hmm.what to do..?

My friends were busy packing luggages as they were in full swing to enjoy one week vacation, oh sorry, suspension period. Meantime I had nothing to wish them but all the abuses.

Scene 3:

Venue: Principal’s Room.

Year: Final

Participants: Principal, Academic in Charge, Hostel Warden, An Obedient student and his partner (say arrogant student).

Charge: The students had denied taking the order of Academic In charge (punishment was to run around Keltron Campus).

And here begins the Drama..

Principal: "What is the problem? What are the causes of the problem? What are the possible solutions? "

(Oh my goodness! Old man started chewing sentences from our Human Relations Principles.. Confused ? It’s our holy Book- Bible/Quran / Bhagavad Gita- But I don’t believe in it, excuse me, I’m an atheist..hey !!)

Academic In Charge : ( to principal) "Sir, these guys didn’t participate in the morning assembly. Also they have denied  my punishment for the same. Arrogant creatures."

(Oh, what is he talking about..We, normally wake up at 7.15 am but mean time water would have divorced with Pipe. So, to Keltron campus for water, bathing..Then too we manage to reach at Canteen around 7.45am..but assembly starts at 7.50am. You tell me how can we manage..?)

Warden: "I often tell them to wake up early, but these two never!"

( What the hell he knows about us- we used to wake up at 5 am during 1^st year and 6 am during 2^nd year..As final years we should get the privilege to sleep more, right?)

Obedient student: "Sir, it is the 1^st time I’m not attending Assembly or late. I used to be there on time. Please excuse me this time."

Arrogant student: "Sir, me too..!"

(Idiot, I never seen him on time for assembly since our 2^nd year)

Academic In Charge: "OK, you travel in train! Will TTE allow you to travel without ticket one day considering you are a regular traveler?"

( Bullshit.where on earth is he getting such fucking examples!!)

Arrogant student: "Sir, but it is not railway, no?"

Warden: "You shouldn’t talk much!"

Arrogant student: "No sir. just doubt.."

(I have never seen him asking doubt in any of our academic session. He just wants to mess up things, idiot! I should take charge to solve it peacefully!)

Obedient student: "Sorry sir, we won’t repeat it!"

Principal: "What, you want to repeat it..? See how arrogant these guys are!"

( Oh, shit! Pathetic pronunciations of mine..)

Obedient student: "Oh no sir... We will not repeat it again. I mean we will never!"

(A smile on my mate’s face!!)                                                                                                  

Academic In Charge: ( To principal)  "Sir, they are just acting in front of you. He misbehaved with me in front of other students at the time they were asked to run around the campus." (He was in no mood to leave us)

Arrogant student: "Sir, Keltron Employees were there...Sir, we would have lost our dignity. Sir, we will run in the evening!!"( Good point, buddy- I was searching for some convincing lies!!)

Warden: "What..what..what dignity do you think you have?"

Arrogant student: "But our HRP (Human Relations Principles) says every human being has his own dignity and that needs to be protected. And we are students not slaves." ( His face was reddish)

(Wow, good job mate- where on earth you get such points!)

(But we were trapped actually.. Both Warden and AIC want to remove the mask of ours to show Principal how arrogant and disobedient we actually are.. So he tried to provoke us. We just helped them!)

Principal: "You should have obeyed the words of your teachers. Ok, now you can go and run- it’s a favor of mine. "

( What the hell is this yaarr..!!!)

Arrogant student: "No sir!"

Warden: "Why, No?"

Obedient student: "Sir, I had written NDA( National Defence Academy) exam and give up since I think I can’t run much to one’s instructions. "

( Actual reason was that I couldn’t crack the entrance exam as it’s lion’s share was mathematics..!! But why to disclose it here...!)

Academic In Charge: "Any fool can write any exam..! I have written IAS exam!"

(Idiot, he deserves something!)

Obedient student: "You are correct! Any fool can writes IAS preliminary provided you should have any Degree.But that’s all..You should have something in head to go for main! Let me know whether you had qualified for the main exam..!"

 Some Reflexes:

Principal:( mouth half opened)

Warden: ( I’m used to this)

Academic in Charge  (No blood on face!)

 My mother always wanted to come  to Trivandrum, but my father always had some objections. This time again he had an opportunity to take my mom along as he was a dignified guest of my Principal.But my mom was once again denied the VISA. What to say more, while the proud father was looking on, I was awarded the Warning Letter!

Adieu to the Realm of Nizams..

They say Hyderabad is ' City of Love'; it is said that Mohammed Quli Qutub Shah fell in love with Bhagmathi, a Hindu dancer and singer. It's great to know that he hadn't fell in any well...otherwise they might have changed city's name itself.

Well, Life in Hyderabad has been pretty good and comfortable. When someone says 'biriyani' , the name Hyderabad springs to the lips. Hyderabad soon became famaous for it's biriyani and is now almost synonymous with the city. No visitor to this charming city goes back without having a date with 'Paradise Biriyani'.Telugu is the official language but Hindi is widely spoken in Hyderabad..That is perhaps the reason why I'm not socialising much.

I love Hyderabad not just because of my lust for spicy food and Irani tea but because of Hussain Sagar Lake, NTR Park, Ramoji Film City, Lumbini Park, Charminar, Paradise Biriyani ... myriad reasons, I would say..
Also I may have to deserve my thanks to Dhanesh for offering some unforgettable evening rides in and around Hyderabad.  Never been in Birla Mandir, Nehru Zoological Park and Golkonda Fourt, which I left for honeymoon trip..There should be something untouched..right..?

I would say it is with heavy heart I leave Cellcomm..It was a boat for me to sail through the Sea, though didn't have the anchor..Now leaving the Boat, i have to swim..Let me tell you onething that I don't know 'the art of Swimmimng'..We will meet unless drowned..!

And climate in Hyderabad is at its all time low; but it is now the hot bed for political drama . Thanks to Telangana and Jagmohan Reddy.

Hyderabad is the third capital city where I have been in for a while.Though just seven months, it wins my heart something Thiruvanthapuram and Bangalore failed in.But still I have to move on for the people who cares  me than their life..don't get confused ..just a few.!

“RF ENGINEER…!”

Being an engineer by profession (of course not by interest) I am expected to act as a master problem solver in my domain-RF Engineering, though some says it is tower climbing and cable pulling.

Wikipedia says RF Engineering is a highly specialized field. To produce quality results, an in-depth knowledge of mathematics, physics and general electronics theory is required. I am here to say you, how me performs as an RF engineer. You may go through some events where I have showed the analytical skills of mine.

Event 1:

Tishman Speyer is one of the leading owners, developers, operators, and managers of first-class real estate in the world. WaveRock,Hyderabad is hailed as its first project in Asia.

Tata TeleServices ltd (TTSL) was given the responsibility to ensure smooth mobile phone signal in the entire 20lakh sq.feetof TSI-WaveRock. So Cellcomm was called in to provide solution for both Tata Indicom and Docomo. Installation was progressing smoothly and for the existing customers we had even arranged a Network Booster on a temporary basis, near to the MD’s cabin.

One fine day, I got a call from TSI saying they face signal problem. To increase my blood pressure none from the technical team was available in the site or office. Since my boss was too confident with my technical skill, I was asked to meet the MD and convince them that network issues can only be rectified later. I tried to do so but failed as usual. They have even threatened me that they would change the operator unless the network issue is solved before evening. If that happens, the orders that we enjoy from TTSL will have a sudden break.

Though a hard core atheist, there are moments in my life I wish the existence of the Supreme power..(LOL). There left no option, so I had to run through all the floors like a sniffer dog to catch smell..Oh ...no.. signal. I could find nothing (you may say I know nothing)..Tired…frustrated...I came back to Repeater room near MD’s cabin. Obviously I can’t tell him I’m helpless. Rather than concentrating on the issue, my mind was searching for a better lie to convince him.

Eurekaa….!! there was no power to Repeater. Power Chord is loose. I did nothing..came out of the Repeater room,walk around MD’s cabin.I assured him I would’t move from site unless the problem get solved. He just nodded..clear lack of interest on his face.I acted as manually checking some antennas on the same floor, surfed through the hand held netmonitor and even tried to bring some seriousness on my face though the real me was laughing hilariously, inside.

Half an hour passed by…Repeater was made ON and I approached MD politely to tell him the signal is Ok now…”You have done a good/great/excellent job…” such scraps followed by a warm shake hand. People happened to be around looked at me as if I come from Mars.

Nothing to say more…God is happy since they say Customer is god. TTSL happy, My boss happy, of course me too..the RF Engineer.

Event 2:

Ever since proved a good trouble shooter(!,?) I enjoyed a little more respect(?) from the Organization. I was asked to visit another site with a TTSL engineer Mr.Kishor, where customer were not able to communicate properly over land line phone due to heavy noise produced from the line. The firm belonged to Tata and was located at the outskirts of Hyderabad.

We kept our network booster in the said premise some days before. Luckily, a technical person, Mr.Ajesh, was with me. We could sense the importance of the case as Kishor was getting a lot of calls from his management, although the time was reaching midnight.

Kishor put a lot of confidence on us. I could hear him saying “ Cellcomm team is with me, we will fix the problem.” Ajesh threw a smile at me. I could count my heart beats clearely.

At site, we had experienced the problem by listening over the phone. Something to do -also we have to prove that our equipment is innocent. Everyone was waiting for the solution-not at site, but at the other end of the mobile phone.

The Booster (Repeater) was placed at the network room. Ajesh manually checked antennas transmission levels, Repeater’s output power etc. He was unable to find any possible cause. Just to show others that we had done something, we planned to change the Repeater location to the corner of the same network room. Since the power cable of the Repeater was inadequate to tap the power, I had used an extension box that found in the network room.

With the new set up, the status of the landlines were checked..Miracle happened..! Voice is pretty good now..! We all were in ecstacy…!

To convince people we needed a strong reason. While analyzing the new set up, the newly added extension board was seen “Universal Power Strip with EMI filter….!” written on it.

A spark in mind…what else but Electro Magnetic Interference(!)?

Kishor agreed the same. With the new EMI power strip we tested the equipment at the old power pin…Result was as expected.

Rest everything is as usual….RF Engineer accepts shake hand and congrats as usual while Ajesh is looking on. The following days, we got some mails from TTSL praising Cellcomm’s team effort and the outstanding performance(?) of this loyal(?) RF Engineer…(LOL)

Event 3:

Hyderabad was a Princely state of India. The Ruling Aristocracy, The Nizams,the Nawabs had a beautiful palace here in Falaknuma.

Let me come to the point, Ratan Tata is in Hyderabad now to inaugurate the ‘Taj Falaknuma.’ Yes Ratan Tata is the new Nawab as the palace is now a Taj Hotel.

Since he is in town,cellcommians expect restless/sleepless days/nights as the reputed Tata TeleServices Ltd(TTSL) in Hyderabad will tolerate no minor network issues during his visit in town.

We had made additional network upgradation using Cellcomm’s ‘CDMA Fibre Optic Repeater’ in Taj Falaknuma since he spends some days in the palace. ‘CDMA Fibre Optic Repeater (FOR)’ was a novel product of Cellcomm.

The day before Tata comes, TTSL’s top team had a routine signl checking at Falaknuma- Tata Indicom signal is weak…panic.. We were called in around 8pm…RF enginner had no other option but to go to site with Ajesh who had installed the same with others. Mr. Mohmmed Faheem, Sr.Manager- TTSL was waiting for us at site with other TTSL engineers. This time even we were treated as VIPs as a Tata Indica sent by TTSL was waiting outside Cellcomm( for the first time…may be final too!)

On the way to site, Ajesh called up one of the engineers at site for the site status.- “No network plus PD alarm” was the issue. Since we both were equally ignorant of the FOR, seeked help from our Technical Manager over phone who is in Bangalore. We are told the PD( Photo Diode) alarm is due to the Fibre problem. So on the way we got 4 fibre patches also.

We were enough confident and gave assurance to Faheem that we would fix the problem today night itself. The Repeater got the PD alarm at its master unit. Ajesh replaced the input Fibre patch as I was ready to deliver a lecture in front of Faheem. Fibre got replaced- PD Alarm still ON…visible irritation on Faheem’s face…! I felt speechless. PD alarm laughed at me through its Red LED.

Frustrated…we (Ajesh&RF Engineer!) headed to the Remote unit where Optical Transceiver, FOR and GSM Antennas were placed. Though the fibre cable was changed even at the remote unit, signal found dead. I really had to fight off the urge to run away from there. Ajesh was busy with checking the physical connections to antenna and its connectorisation parts. No visible damage was found in cables as well.

Since the first time seeing the equipment, I had nothing to do but opened the Repeater door. Very poor design...! , I thought, since there were no LED indications inside. I conveyed my point to Ajesh. He was enough brilliant to sense that Repeater doesn’t have any input power, again a loose connection…! Again Eureka……!!###....

Our handsets started showing full network..mean time call from Faheem who was with the Master unit saying PD Alarm is cleared.

The sky had lot of stars; but we were the real stars as far as TTSL was concerned.

Talepiece:

1. "If Ratan Tata travels every nook and corner of India, TTSL will have the largest and best network in India" - RF Engineer

2.

"You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of
the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time"

- Abraham Lincoln

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