Monday, June 22, 2009

Quarter-life crisis

So the day started as any other Monday with 'Super Monday blues'....

I come to office in some sort of a semi awake state thinking how to just finish the entire day as quickly as possible.... With my stupid daily routine mails, chat pings, calls and running around done. I finally start thinking. Problem with me is that I think a lot. Way too much....

I start to read some of the threads in Pagalguy forums. I am sort of a fickle minded person with changing dreams and goals. Anyway since my current new obsession is getting into a MBA college so pagalguy forums are the best source of any info for GMAT and CAT. Then the same question which has been bugging me for few months comes back to be.
"What do I want to do in my life ?".

Sure getting into a MBA program will help to get a better job and a salary but what after that. I even found a name for my current state of mind 'Quarter-life crisis'. Basically young generation in their mid or late 20s who realise that a quarter of their life they has passed trying to achieve all their goals and after achieving them realising they have nothing left to do. Nothing left to drive or make them want to push oneself.
Questions which I keep asking myself now...

1) Did I choose the right profession ?
2) OMG my friends are doing better than me ?
3) What do I want ?

Anyway.... These are somethings which I can't answer now. But I finally decided I need a break from work and I need to get out to blow of some steam.
Simple plan - Backpacking trip of south east Asia (Singapore, malaysia, thailand and maybe Vietnam ) Planning to do it in September 2009. Lets see how it goes.





Sunday, June 21, 2009

Today I finally decided to start a blog which I plan to actually keep updated. In the past I have started 2 blog accounts and registered 3 blog names. Even posted in one of them. But I never got around to actually start blogging. So hopefully this is going to be my blog from now onwards.

Confused Ronnie

Deciding a name for my blog was a really difficult task. Finally decided to register a blog with my current state of mind :-).

About me :-
I am Ronnie aka Anurag aka Gogo. I am a electrical engineer by qualification and an IIM (Indian IT male) by my current profession. Passed out from Birla Institute of Technology Mesra India in 2007. Currently working in TCS since 2 years as a software engineer.
I have a very wide and varied field of interests and basically I just like to try new things. Sort of like 'Jack of all trades, master of none'.

I am a movie buff and love watching movies. I am a foodie too and I love to visit new restaurants to try out different foods and sometimes cook a meal or two. I love to travel and try to sneak in a trip every few months. Travelling and trying out different foods sort of go together so it works out pretty well.

General interests :-
I love to run , read books, swim, watch TV, listen to music, surf the internet,active in online forums, love youtube, computers and technology and also developing a interest in photography with plans to buy a DSLR soon.

Part of the reason I am started this blog is because I am very confused about what I want in life.
Will get into it as I start posting more.

PS:- I'm learning french since 3 weeks

Bonjour
J'mappelle Anurag Gogoi. Je suis Indien.
Au revoir.

<---- This is me on a trip to a Champaner which is a historical town in the Gujarat state of western India.