I was thinking about taking rest
I was thinking about even retiring and doing just what I love…. reading … and little writing
I was satisfied with my monthly earning from advertising on my different websites
Those earnings were good enough to keep my home fire alive
I was really feeling that I have done a lot and achieved a lot
It was December 2008
Then something called “Pizza” happened to me
Now I am again working almost 20 hours per day
I am feeling empty and know that I need to learn a lot and improve a lot
My handsome salary plus ever increasing advertising earnings plus freelance consulting is not good enough for me
I know with those earnings a normal Indian can build a home in few months
Oops I have not done anything substantial till now and I am eager to do that
This is May, 2010
A pizza has changed so much in my life, Thanks Pizza
If you think that this post is confusing and does not explain “ Pizza”, then I would like to clarify that I am not in a position to write whole pizza story as of today.
I will write that in my autobiography if somehow I will be able to reach that stage in my life.
But believe me a pizza can change your life (sic)
I found this picture on Flickr, it is with one of our client for which we did very extensive work. In this picture Jayant, Manpreet, Jude, Zareef Bhupesh (Left to Right)
This is the first part of my articles on the people who were instrumental in shaping my life in one or other way.
In this first part I am only including the people from my family because family is first place from where you got your dose of inspiration.
My Grand Father
My force and supporter for everything which I did since childhood, I can still recall his long sessions with me with small books in hands. He taught me the value of Education and real meaning of education. When I was not able to attend school for months due to my illness he passionately taught me many things at home. He was a self made person and without any training he was able to manage a long fleet of machine in his company for which he worked. He was a machinist as well as a known fitter in our area. He was also a visionary. Electricity in our village was not good so he install a diesel engine to run the machine which was processing the wheat. I got my interest in technology from him only. I am really thankful for the God to bring me in a family where machines and tools were just common things and even children were allowed to use and inspect them.
My Mother
Do I need to reiterate the need of good mother in any body’s life? I really feel amazed sometime that how my mother was having faith in me that I can do whatever I was trying to do at the age of 16.
She gave me support in any possible way; yes I was having access to a good amount of money at the age of 16. When other people of my age were struggling to get their pocket money, I was allowed to purchase books of hundreds rupees. Almost everybody at home was against my obsession with books and newspapers but she always supports me. Almost all leading newspapers were subscribed in my house and I was the only reader at home. Monthly newspaper bill was more than 300 Rs. at that time which was really high for our family but my mother always supports me for that. She even arranges the money for my computer course. My Grandfather was the second contributor for that. They spend their savings for my computer course.
My Wife
Do you believe in the concept of God? Do you know how a simple stone turns into a God? Faith, the ultimate power, does the magic of transforming of a stone to God. I got this faith from my wife at a time when it was most needed. I am thankful to God and my mother for choosing this wonderful girl for me. It was an arrange marriage and we never meet each other before our marriage, but bond we share with each other is beyond any comparison and evaluation. When I was nothing, she was there, when I was dumped by everybody she was there, when I was struggling to have even daily meal she was there, she was there with a belief that I can make IT.
She was even with me when I was not able to be with her due to my over involvement in the projects which I was doing, I even missed her birthdays while working on projects, but she never complains. She never demands, she is still the same girl, she still does not demand anything.
She transforms an introvert boy to an extrovert man. A person who was not able to drink a glass of water in front of others, today can do lunch and dinner with a group of people. She instils the confidence in me. She was the first person who makes me think that I am “something” and can do “something”.
In next part I will share my thoughts on the people from my professional career. I will include the people from whom I learned and got momentum in my career. Those are Rakesh Jaiswal,Nitin Pachnanda, Anil Langar, Bhupesh Tarsolia,A.V. Bagur and some others 
Its not surprising for me, I asked my friends to give thier questions so I can answer them on this blog.
Most of people asked, when I will be ready with my PHPCertification.com website?
Well as of now I can only say that it is really going to be soon
These are top five reason why I am more engaged and loving my current job.
Everyday I came to office, I feel its a totally new day after reading my bunch of emails. I got more than two or three new topics everyday to look on, I am really feeling good.
- Habit and hobby has become necessity
Reading is my habit and hobby but nowadays its also my necessity, I am working on new topics everyday for which I need to read a lot and suddenly after many years I am feeling I need to learn lots of things
- New Exciting Team Members
I feel good in the company of people with whom I can learn something, I can refine something… my current team is exactly like this… They are so good that even if I am not sure about anything I can go by their version. They rarely on wrong side
- I am in not in my comfort zone
I hate comfort zones. Comfort zones make you feel insecure and thus ended up being non-innovative, now I have a strong feeling that I need to update myself to be in sync with my current job requirements.
Yes, whats the use of knowledge if you can not apply that in real world, I am getting the chance to do that, there are lots of projects in diverse domains and technologies and I am really “LOVING It“
Do you have any question to me about my life or things which I did or doing? I am preparing a list of questions posts on this website which I will answer time to time. If you ever interact me and want to know a reason behind any act which I did, you can ask me.
I will certainly give you the answer, and be assured that if I am giving any answer on this website that is just truth….. nothing else!!! because its me Zareef, and I will not allow any professionalism on this website.
Why I left vsworx? This is the question which everybody is asking to me nowadays, on this page I will write about the reasons behind my decision to leave vsworx?
Did I change my plan to be a Journalist?
Why I choose programming as my profession?
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