Making up a reputation..

I don't know why, but these days ppl think I am a wise person who can be consulted on any problems…

during last 12 hours I got 3 requests for help..
first.. when i logged in IM in the morning in office, checking for some news etc, I got pings for some technical help from different project.. some solution was not working due to product incapability and they thought I would get something working…

Then one of my friend asked me why skype was not properly working on his machine…
And at night in the call… the client asked my help to read contents of PDF file through some code… so strange.. :D

I double checked my face in the mirror as soon as I over with the call.. Was there some external signs/some aura which made ppl think me enlightened? Because I was more than sure, nothing has changed internally.. I had quickly checked that too..
• I could not recall table of 13,
• I wished a beautiful girl would stop her car and give me a ride, and nothing happened but a BIG truck   passed by… :)
• I did not get even Rs.1 credited to my citibank account that I commanded..

So I was certainly not gifted by some Magical powers (I might not have uttered the correct spells -- but it is the remotest possibility.)

Interestingly, though ppl asked me for so much of help unfortunately but may be bcoz of the good deeds done by my ancestors, I was able to solve all the problems.. :D

Is it some phenomenon called mixing of personal life with the professional one?

I mean I am a software engineer by profession, a successful one. The customer asks so many questions/requirements/seeks help/opinions.. and sometimes I am not able to meet his needs.. but of course that's the part of being successful s/w engineer. In such situations all you have to do is ask more irrelevant questions which he cannot answers.. in Dilbert’s words --"if you cannot convince them, then confuse them", and you are all set still you can keep looking intelligent and expert.

Anyway I needed some damage control steps to change my image permanently.
• First thing I did, I replaced my image in suit on IM with the professional one.
• On the other hand, I shot a couple of emails to client without "Thanks and Regards".
• I called up my friends from desk and spoke in Marathi for long time.
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After all, I want to be Sagar Jadhav; a simple human being and not some Proud Software Engineer. :-)