Everybody ask me why
this ? As I am in the final year of
graduation in Engineering. Sometime something happens for the reason and in my
case definitely three reasons. Unlike my many other friends I have a history that
I can write, why I choose this line .
First one is when I
was in 3rd or 4th grade , and there were no phones in my house, father is
allergenic to mobiles and land-line so no direct or indirect contact with the
"phones". So mobile phones were great curiosity things for me in
those days. Once my cousin came to home and she was having a "Mobile
Phone" and for me its like "Wow thing" . But I don't have permission
to touch it. As the people at home believe that I am a kid and I can't operate
it. It’s a usual scenario I guess at every one's home. So she came and I was
waiting for a chance to touch that wow factor. But like now she was taking her
phone where ever she went. At last she went to loo and I grabbed the phone. Was
so amaze seeing that "wow thing" which displays the time and make
amazing tunes while calling. That was all I know, that time(of course that time
is now passed). So I pressed the button and the screen lights on . I was scared
that, what the hell I did. (I was very coward that time, confessing ;) ). And
she came, she saw flashing light from her phone and then she laughed on me(I
was like how the hell she can laugh on me :@). She told why I am so scared its
just a light. And then front of all family member she teased me with all these.
Someone told that this is Kemil who don't know how to operate the phones and
wants to become an engineer. (Yes everybody know about me and my dream of
becoming Computer Engineer so they made fun of me).
Now lets do some
more travel in past. I was in 1st grade.
And there was a assembly , teachers were asking students what they want to
become in future. My all friends told that they will become a teacher like
them. One of the friend told that he wants to become a thief(well come on friends we were in 1st grade). My turn came and I said "Computer
Engineer". All the teachers were looking at me. One of them said :"Do
you know what does that mean ?" As I said I was very shy and pessimist so
looked down and became silent. Students around me made fun of me.
I said : " At home me and father watching Discovery and Net Geo all
the time, there they used to tell viewers about Engineering. So the people who
built the machines are called engineers. And they also said on TV that
computers will change the whole world in future decade so I want to became
Computer engineer." All of them were still laughing on me. Because none of
us having any direct contacts with computers and still I was saying those
things.
On the result day my
class teacher wrote that Kemil wants to become Computer Engineer and my
blessing are with her always in my report card. So the journey starts this way.
Now fast forward to
grade 7th. We were in computer lab and I was continuously making some errors in
practical. Teacher came to me and told me to get out from the class. I was
shocked and then she started telling me how
dumb I am in computer and computers are not for the students like me. One of
the classmate announced that I want to become the computer engineer and then all started laughing.
Teacher was like "tum kya computer engineer banogi, tumhe to thik se start karna bhi nahi aata". That
day I was punished for whole lecture and outside the class I decided my goal. I
was more firm about what I want.
So now I am in last
year of Computer engineering. Unlike others this is my dream, my attitude to be
here. This is not the 'option'. This is my 'choice'. And I am happy because
this choice changed almost everything.
Last year I visited
my school and the teacher who wrote that what I want to become in my result card
was crying- hugging me. She was happy and proud on me. The teacher who punished
me was happy that I broke all of her judgments
and achieved the goal rather than disturbing myself through changing the
path. And the cousin who never let me touch her phone gave her phone to me to
install my small application.
Here I am with my
journey , journey to my goal, journey of my knowledge toward the technology,
journey to achieve this attitude, journey to become a geek from a pessimist .
I am not "The
Intelligent Programmer " yet, but I am going :)
Because journey of
life is simply interesting!
-Kemil Ghoghari (KeMS)
