Life at CG!!!!!!!

PandeyJi is back in the writing business... and yes.... Pandey's can write a bit as well... not just sell PAANs and are not that corrupt Thanedar Chulbul Pandey for sure!!!
Well a very emotional start to the post, but I am really sick of being called chulbul, not because it suits me, it kinda does, but Salman is NOT suited in the name!!!! Role yes, def., he is the biggest ass u can find in Bollywood, but please, spare me the horror of Robinhood Pandey!!!!

Anyways starting with what i am here for
"LIFE AT CYBER GREENS".
Its been more than 4 years now in Sapient, with atleast 2 years in the CG office.... Coming back from Noida to CG has actually inspired me to write this.
The true depth in the post can only be felt by ppl who have worked full-time in both the location, occasional visits DO NOT COUNT!!!!




CG or should i say, Gurgaon has its fair share of problems... I mean everything is a challenge here.

• Getting from the Toll to office. 
• Getting to the Toll from Office. 
• Boarding the bus/cab. I swear in the time i leave my seat and the 7:30 cab moves from the CG office, i can get home from the Noida office.
• Shuttling b/w 9th and ground floor. The sheer challenge of using the lift has forced me to have my lunch on my seat.
• The AC. Its NEVER, EVER at the right temperature, its always either too cold or too hot. :| :|
• The Roads.. OMG.. I stayed in ggn for 2 days recently. and my car suffered damages more than it has in its whole running life!!!!! Had to search for the least objectionable Pothole on the road and a cherry on top was the copious amounts of rain!!!!

Inspite of all this.. Life is a bit different here. Its not the regular office life i have seen in Noida. Here, long working hours are more fun and less challenge. And the visual treat while on the more than occasional breaks are always welcome!! How so ever a person keeps cribbing about the long working hours, the inconsiderate transport arrangements, ppl deep within them, do realize that its the life they have chosen and they want to live it. Many a ppl are literally crying after leaving Sapient. Well some are pretty happy as well, so it all evens out on that front.

Coming back to CG, Commuting to ggn on a daily basis has def. taken a toll on me. But still there is a zeal to get up in the morning and catch that 6:40 Bus. There is a sense of professionalism in the air. Although the 'gaon' is in Gurgaon but its the Noida office which feels more like a gaon!!!!
I have always been careless and shabby when it comes to clothes. Never really cared. But in Ggn, I feel like wearing good formals and smart casuals. Maybe the morning tea on 7th floor has inspired to take more care of my looks or maybe its just the airconditioning in CG.
The food options are Numerous, Noida was more like a school canteen when it came to food. In Ggn you can have anything you can imagine. Host of speciality restaurants, lunch beer options, food court, tiffin boxes and what not!!!!

Spl. credit should be given to the N number of malls in Gurgaon. Have nothing to do; need some bird watching; going for a team event; gone shopping; on a date?? Gurgaon and Ambiance mall offers u everything...
If you keep the transport, the roads and the civic arragements aside, Gurgaon has truly transformed into a International city, with complete Skyscrapers, host of malls, luxury homes, the best brands in the industry, and the haut haut lifestyle!!! ;) ;) ;)

Last but not the least... MACHAAN!!!! Lots and lots of fond memories associated with machaan and similar places in ggn. The so called ahaata's in UP are piece of crap when compared with the ones in ggn. Amazingly cheap liquor, good food, great place to sit. and Good crowd. What more do you need???

Recent addition to my list of drinking places has been Route04. It has opened up inplace of the Merc Benz showroom, awesome place. Very nominal pricing in Happy hours. Good cocktails. Great but a little overpriced food.!!!! Good ambiance!!!! Worth a few visits!!!!

So cheers to GGN!!!!!
A few office pics that I have taken over the years - Office Album!!!