Driving

I used to admire how the US drivers would take turns with their HUGE trailers..

Now? I feel our Indian Truck drivers and Bus drivers have more skill and tackle a very difficult task day in and day out.. They have to Drive on roads , take care of the vehicles overtaking or trying to overtake them, dodge the people crossing their paths (be it a road in City or an Highway) , Take turns (thts the most fabulous piece)

When you get a chance notice their maneuvers ..Its fascinating how much multi-tasking they do!

Great Moments

Some great moments in your life can be very simple..
One of my teammate said "I want to be like you"
I am not sure what emotions rushed for a few moments.. From Pride to Happiness .. a sense of responsibility that I have to be followable.. (Wow what a word!) .. a moment of success.. and what not!

I know I am boasting.. but I guess sometimes its ok !

I am back!

Returning back after a 2.5 year assignment from US of A was something interesting. There were multiple sets of comments that I heard / received.

Here is one

X : Did your project end ?

me: No , I chose to return.

X : Have you gone mad? People die to get to onsite, and then do whatever they can to stay in US, and you are going back?

me: hmm

X : is it recession? Did they offshorize your stuff ?

me: No, a guy has already replaced me

X : I think you want to switch your job, so you are getting back. You have been a long time with this company, I know you will back soon from a different company.

me: ( If you have got it all figured out by yourself , why ask ?) As of now, I havent planned anything..Well Lets see how things go along .. See you later.. (How else do I stop the firing?)

Another one in India as I am back

Y : So you got bored in America ?

me: (Smile) Well, kind of ..

Y : Its so much tough getting food out there isnt it?

me: Well not so much , you get pretty much every Indian stuff there..

Y : But is very costly there , isnt it ?

me: umm, it depends..

Y : You must be feeling hot here isnt it ? It must have been very cold there in America?

me: Actually I was in Dallas, which is pretty hot and dry.. Its just more humid here.. Aaachuu !!

(For the uninitiated, Dallas, Texas is in lower lattitude, a bit higher than Mumbai and sees Extreme temperatures , Mumbai has been never that hot)

Y : YOu are having a cold !!! Stay away , did you get swine flu ?

me: (Taking two steps back) Ah well, not that I know of .. Aaachuu!!

Note for the readers, I have just got sever cold and cough due to change of weather, NO FEVER , and you cannot catch a Flu from reading :P

Another Friend inquiring on Yahoo messenger

F : So you are back ! welcome back!

me: Thank you ! How are you?

F : Hann Ok ok.. You tell me, what did you get for me ?

me: Did you ask for something :P ? Got lot of Choclates, come down to have it till stocks last..

F : Courier Companies bhi hoti hai .. You can send by that ..

me: HAHAHAH

F : So what electronic items did you get ?

me: Not much, lens for my Camera, camcorder.. small stuff..

F : What did you get for me?

me: (Speechless)

F : Aur tera Bank Balance kitna hua hai ? YOu must have got a very fat sum there, isnt it?

me: uhh?

F : Thoda daan Punya karna chaiye .. mere jaisa gareeb koi nahi milega tujhe

me got logged out due to a Load shedding routine. ( Load-shedding is a scheduled power-cut, the routines vary area wise from 1 hour to 18 hours).

For the first time, I was thankful about Load shedding.

No hard feelings for the friend, she was just joking. She is a very close friend of mine and is very obnoxious by nature. But she deserved an entry to this blog becos she wasnt asking about my health or my contact number to call up and talk but interested in other things :)

These are typical conversations I had. In my views, US of A is just another country. It has its own beauty, culture, abundance and discipline. I do not compare it with my own country as India also has its own beauty, culture, abundance and discipline. I dont compare the two as I beleive it will devaluate both of them. I had done my job with assignment I was given and it was turning slightly monotonous. Also my visa was expiring and I wanted to get back to my family.

Right now, I am happy to be back !!!!

Relations - 1

Boy and girl..
Girl commutes to office in company bus with a group of friends. Sees the boy everyday and likes something about him. Boy sees her everyday , she stands out in the group with her bubbly nature.

He wants to be part of her group , partly for her , but is shy and waits for someone to ask. So one day when there is some birthday in the group and as the group is celebrating, the girl walks up to the boy and offers him a piece of cake. He is happy, accepts the cake with a smile. Next day, she invites him in antakshari and he joins the group to become a part of it.

Some days later, in office, he receives an appreciation. His team forces him into giving an Icecream treat. As he is at the counter ordering icecream with a friend, she comes in there, flashes a smile at her. The mischievous friend informs her about the Ice-cream treat. She asks "Mere liye Ice-cream ?" He hands the one he had in his hand (which he had got for himself) to her.. By the time the mischeivous freind has reached back wth rest of the team sittingin the canteen and have started laughing at the boy. When he returns back , he is teased by the whole team ..
She realises he is being teased , enjoys the ice-cream and plans to increase the fun.
Next day when the boy is in canteen with the team again , she approches him with an Ice-cream in hand gives it to him and says "Thanks for yesterday's Ice-cream !" Flashes her smile and goes out .
Boy nonplussed ! Team split into peals of laughter ! and Girl out of focus...only for the scene..
Boy accepts to the team there is something between the boy and girl.. Team enjoys the affair and
spreads the word of impending engagement.. Girl and Boy are involved in this relation... :-)

{ This incident is based on a true story.. I kind of liked the way it happend and just wanted to share.. Do not ask what happend next.. The story ended here and life started .. }

August is back!

Yeah.. August, the month is back this year. Augusts have always been eventful..
This August, I am transitioning.. My role to someone else at office and preparing to go back home after two lifetimes at two different locations of our Client (The lifetime term is from a senior management in client company).
What more's in store for me in August is still unknown !! Hoping for the best -as always..

Katti - Batti

आरगट्टी बारगट्टी तुझ्याशी कट्टी फू !
तुला मी खेळात घेणार नाही , चॉकलेट गोळ्या देणार नाही ,
आलास तर घेइन गाल गुच्चा अंगावर सोडीन भू !!
झुकझुक गाडी, पमपम गाडी , शेतावरची हम्मा गाडी ,
आम्ही सगळे जाऊ भूर , एकटाच राहशील तू !!!

Something that I remembered from my childhood when I read a post by a friend who wrote about her concepts as a kid...

काहीही झाला की त्याचा विचार आणि अति विचार करणे हा माझा स्वभाव... खूप जुना... आणि कोणाच्याही कपाळावर छोटीशी सुद्धा आठी आली की मला वाटतं मीच काहीतरी केलं.. मग स्वताःला समजवायचा , की राणी जे झाला , जे केलं ते Ctrl+Z थोडीच करता येता... पण जाऊन माफी माग ... आणि मग कळतं की त्या व्यक्तीला काही वाटलंच नव्हता ... कालचीच गोष्ट ... लंच मध्येच कॉल आला... मीटिंग जोइन करतेस ना... मग समोरची प्लेट मित्राला म्हटलं धुवून ठेव please... आणि मग मलाच वाईट वाटलं असं काम सांगायला... नेहेमी त्याची आर्डर सोडायची सवय... मला नाही , माझ्या मैत्रिणीला... कारण माझ्याकडे नेहेमी फाड्कन काहीतरी उत्तर असतं :-) पण तरीही असं कोणाला काम सांगतात का ? म्हणुन नन्तर सॉरी सांगायला पिंग केलं ... तर तिथे ही पचका ... " एवढं परका समजलं का ?" परत कोणालातरी दुखावल्याचं दुःख .... आणि नंतर कळलं की या गाढवाने काही केलं नाही... बिचारी माझी मैत्रिण ... तिनेच केलं होतं ..
वर दोघाही मलाच वेडो म्हणतात... असावी मीच ... नाही तर एवढीशी गोष्ट ती ... ती पण जगजाहिर करावी :-)))

This is my first trial with devanagari font .. Takes time but I guess I can do it !!!