Back to school

One day, a friend called me to do a help for his previous manager. For me, initially, I skipped to say ok, as I may not be able to dedicate separate time. But he assured, I would be paid. Still, couldn't confirm,but he said the person would call me, and I could tell whether it's ok or not. He called to support his daughter to complete a project in java. Two sentimental keys, supporting a student, then it's a challenge for me to prove  my skills. He had asked me about fee, I replied it's UpTo him. Anyway, that communication not ended up into reality, though I was curious in it.

But after some months, he again called me to support his daughter, as no one else found,and then she connected. Actually I thought, since Bahrain, especially girls, would be tough or arrogant. To my surprise, she is totally different. Her voice was really seeking a support, and seems, for her completing her studies is much important. From that time onwards, actually there are 2 students. Yes, a new journey starts from bluej to computer internals and fundamentals. Since I am a chemical engineer, I didn't have deep educational background in CS. But learned software, then technologies. 

Though it's a project to complete in java gradually it moved to other chapters and papers. And it's really engaging and challenging. She was also too good as a friend and generous in nature. Really I felt a responsibility to make her learn, understand and do her tasks herself. And she did them. The best part was my weakness, I love tea and coffee, every meetup, it was in Starbucks, even I felt I am privileged, and she ordered the coffee for me! Even Karthik from Starbucks got friendly. Expatriates are of different kinds, for me I used to sit alone in Avenues coffee shop, that's too rarely, or at Busaitheen sea front. But this Starbucks a study circle model, another door opened for self study environment.

Mostly I did basic homeworks, and it was a sort of combined study. At many points, I felt nostalgic of my college days.

An exposure to the new culture, understanding the new trends, seeing people around me, a kind of good experience. When on doubts, I tried asking friends in LinkedIn platform, supposed to help in techs, but it's only a kind of promotional marketing platform or self merchandising. A few responses, of no time. But someone shared notes to check. And that prompted me to study myself to understand binaries, gates, memory management, truth table, kmap,Linux etc.

Though in limited time, it was a kind of student journey with lots of experience and fun. Also an exploration of coffee houses🔭

I was trying hard to find time and place to learn for myself, enrich my tech knowledge, like AI, ML, Cyber Security etc. But somewhere it whirls around there itself, and becomes null or void :) This  combined discussion maintains a studious atmosphere.

Overall,it's an engagement to free from personal tensions and frustrations. In life many ups and downs, as humans we need support, appreciation, acknowledgement, recognition. Yes, here I felt all are there. And because of multiple reasons these small tasks and meetups are happiness moments too.

But when it seems to be closed, really I feel missing a learning platform or a kind of losing a campus. Being a student is the best part in life.

Some years back, 2003, 20 years back, another student from java class came to me, when I was a project assistant in .net. That's not simply a story, but at that time,it's really a big responsibility to help a girl without knowing anything or both were strangers. And seriously after that project support we didn't see each other and still are strangers.

She asked help, since another friend insisted, I agreed to help. Actually after my engineering graduation, I had my friends around in Trivandrum. So loved to be a "nomad" and staying in different rooms, though I was in a men's hostel opposite to College of Engineering, Trivandrum. And at that time I was with Albert, and he had some friends,they were drunken previous night, and this girl came early morning to that accommodation.  It was like a crazy moment,me and Albert couldn't know what to do. We had a PC, and we close the other room, and I had done the coding for her project and copied the files to her. The emotions, feelings, tensions, and our age all matters. But we did it without any disturbance to anyone. After she left, all were sad that they lost romantic moments!!

And again memories rewinding to Kozhikode. Yes, Baby from LBS.

..2 b cntd