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BlogArrest has all you need to know about me. The only reason I put this blog up is because I like Photography and working at Google gives me more opportunity to click and learn more about photography. So most of the posts you see will have pictures of what I do!! If not on the blogs feel free to comment on my Photography skills.

Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Da Vinci Code for SyedAbbas.com’s Blog readers!

Here you go guys! Come join me for a movie. Over a period of time I have earned a couple of regular visitors to by blog and site. As a token of appreciation I want to invite 5 people to join me for the movie. If you are interested then leave a comment on the blog with your phone number or send me an e-mail at
Movie: Da Vinci Code!
Venue: PVR Cinemas, Hyderabad
Date/Time: 2
nd June: 9:45 PM

Just a heads up, I will put up something similar for X-Men, releasing next week, now you have more reasons to visit the blog more often ;)






























Googlers at Da Vinci Code

After all the controversies and objections from religious groups Da Vinci Code is being released. Da Vinci Code! Much awaited movie of the year so far, will be released this Friday. Though we are not “first day first show” kind of people, we thought this is how we should kick start our weekend.

I booked about 50 tickets, it wouldn’t have been possible without Harsha Vardhan (aka Harsha). He is the manager in charge of online bookings at PVR Cinemas Hyderabad. Thanks Dude!





Tuesday, May 23, 2006

A year at Google!!


I joined Google on 23rd of May 2005; it was a memorable first day at Google. Google’s main door was more of a secret passage to the future, once on the other side of the door you are in a new world altogether. World which most of the companies promise their employees but fail to create!

What makes Google culture different from others? Is it free food or complete freedom at work? No, it’s Googlers. Yes, Google employees make the difference. Their love, sense of responsibility, passion, devotion and dedication makes Google’s culture and its ethics stronger by the day.

During this one year I worked with the best people, people who are masters of internet and other related technologies. Working with such people changed the way I analyse and understand things; this is a whole new experience. Every moment spent at work, adds to the knowledge I possess.

I consider myself to be the luckiest not only because I work at Google but the kind of work I do here. I am thrilled about the stuff I do everyday. Frankly, I don’t know many people who enjoy their work as much as I do. There are a billion software developers, millions of trainers and same amount of people in other professions however I am a rare species and very hard to find.

You will see many more such posts in the coming years :)





















































Saturday, May 20, 2006

Death by Chocolate!


After a LONG time I had this combination and I really miss those days when these treats use to happen very often.

Nothing can beat warm, melting chocolate with vanilla or chocolate ice cream with a little bit of chocolate sauce. This is one of the best desert mankind ever had. This Killer combo of Chocolate cake and Ice Cream is also called "Death by Chocolate".

Pictures from notestomyself.net/

Chill Out it's Friday!

That's my desk, and it's Friday. That’s a good enough reason to gather around and share a lighter moment. It's even more fun when the other, God made species is not around; you probably noticed that in the picture by now!

Pizza Hut + Subway

While Pizza Hut and Subway spend millions of dollars on advertizing, we realize that we are absolutely incapable of deciding if we should call Pizza Hut or Subway for a delivery (I admit, I fall under the same category), but not a lot of us come up with a solution such as this one where we order both and enjoy ourselves :)

we have quite a few people come up with this solution (including me) and this time it was Ramya :)

Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Free Photo Album! (Free 100MB Space)

I have been working on something which I wanted to present as a gift to my Blog Readers, and what can be better than a free photo album (foto.syedabbas.com) for a photo enthusiast like me. Yes!! you heard it right, a "FREE PHOTO ALBUM". Every registered user gets about 100MB free spaces to upload pictures and share them with family and friends.

Click her to register and access the album

Monday, May 01, 2006

Superman Returns (2006)


Good news for all Superman fans... Superman will release in June.. I am sure Google will take us out for a movie ;). So I know I am watching the movie for sure. How about you?

Till then watch the Superman Movie Trailers Warenbros and others.

What did I do this weekend, HUH??

It wouldn’t be entirely wrong if you think I am crazy and lazy after reading this post. So here is what I did this weekend, I watched the whole of first season of Desperate Housewives (i.e. around 22 episodes). Seinfeld is in the line of fire now so for next few weekends its Seinfeld's turn to entertain me!

Charu's Farewell!! We will miss you Charu...

Charu went back to Mountain View office to head the Gmail team... she was with us for about 8-10 months. Everyone was sad and had a short speech or a gift in had for Charu. Though the mug in her hand which was presented by Archie says "I am the boss" she never acted like one. She was always there whenever we needed her, ready to discuss any initiative or idea anyone came up with… All I want to say is We Miss You Charu!!

Now getting to the gifts and other fun stuff…the bird cage thing you see in the picture is actually a CD rack!!! Can you beat it… I loved the "Bird cage like CD Rack".. I got that for her on behalf of the whole team after hours of looking around…

And the one in the blue colour outfit is "Ramya" (If you ever mispronounce her name she will make sure you repent for it) any way talking about Ramya.. I couldn’t figure out if she was SAD or Sleepy that day cos if you look at the other pictures she is sleeping in all of them!!

Know your Team!!


We "Googlers" are known for our creative and decoration skills, so if you ever come to Google (Which you should) you will find LOT of stuffed toys and other amusing stuff on each of our desks! I took some time off my "BUSY" schedule.. ah ah actually no! I was in the office till about 10 PM on friday and once everyone left something got on to me and I started clicking pictures of one object on every desk… next morning I put everything on the album and everyone had to guess who's it was.. I don’t know if it sounds fun.. but I enjoyed taking pictures!!