Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Eva back from trip more experienced and mature(i hope)
Tue, May 11, 2010
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Up around 5am. with intermittent waking up thinking about the documentation needed for the drivers licence.
Got to see if I can get a licence with out giving up my Canadian Licence.
took the 7:30 shuttle to work.
Stopped by the canteen and brought a Carrot Muffin and my first coffee at work in the morning. That is a record for coffee. Eyes are burning for lack of proper sleep.
Good to see Eva safely back from her trip (atleast from her FB status). God only knows what kind of hard ships she had to endure. Hopefully nothing very bad that would change her outlook on life for ever has happened. Atleast at first look seems like she has matured a bit more in terms of appreciating her friends.
So to me that means that she is slowly learning to the value of team.
So far a cry from the Eva, i got to know during the trip to US in Sep. That was a Eva, who in the frist 24hrs made it clear that she does not care if I was suffering from sever cough, heaviness of breathing, high fever, head aech, had the responsibility of driving us safely around and trying to stay awake or what ever and was just focused on going for hike down the hill.
Did not even bother to tell me that she rather prefers to go down and eat. She just threw the food down to me and walked away. When in fact I decided to have the food to give her company. I was not even feeling hungry as I was having a running fever and had no appetite or taste to eat anything. Just because she suggested that we eat, I agreed and wanted to sit in the shade than the sun where she wanted to sit...... ahhh so many torturing memories.
If I had sat in the sun, it would have only aggravated my fever.
And after returning again she just went away to enjoy her next hike. So sweet and caring.
No wonder the lady at Grand Canyon commented to me scarcasticly with a sympathizing look. "she sure is very attentive".
And if I remember rightly, she was with a group of about 5 people who was continously looking at us. At first I thought that they were looking at us because of the odd color couple. But they were easily reading her body language and that of mine.
Atleast I got to know the extend to which I was willing to sacrifice for the other.
And she did not even have a clue. Even thou she claimed repeatedly before the trip, that she does not care about hiking and was more interested in spending time with me...... And at the first instance ,,, she just showed to me her pattern of behaving.
What people say and what they really do when faced with the reality. It was not anything extreme, just the basic day to day normal living.
Well Atleast she is safely back from Delhi and Agra. Only wish i was there to protect her.
sometimes I think that Eva is naieve and who she is because she did not get to experience the things I got to. She lived a very protective life in that little village she calls town.
Well everyone has their own way and life of growing.
Not sure how I would have handle the situation if I am thrown into the trip again.
Was supposed to go to DMV around the afternoon, ended up not going as Bashu had a meeting at 1pm. So might go around 2pm.
Got to know that Suvendu was heading off to India. Nice guy, very sincere and commited to his work and his daily way of living. Except that he is hooked on to smoking. And got to know that he is diabetic. poor guy.
Bashu comes around 2pm and we head out to Norristown. DMV. It was kind of crowded. Asked at the counter for beginners if I could exchange canadian Drivers licence. and was told that I could and get a PA license in exchange.
So went thru the process of waiting and when my number came up went with my documents to the counter. Where the guy looked and talked like he wanted to beat up anyone who talks.
Gave him my visa docs and he did a search and said that my information is not coming up on the INS . So he took a copy of the passport and the other documents and said that I will get a letter with in 3 weeks with information to come to DMV.
Ahhh after all the waiting. Bashu gets his temp card from DMV. Atleast one person got it.
Latter back at work got to know that many people ended up having the same issue as me. Just concerned about the difference in name on the SSN.
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Up around 5am. with intermittent waking up thinking about the documentation needed for the drivers licence.
Got to see if I can get a licence with out giving up my Canadian Licence.
took the 7:30 shuttle to work.
Stopped by the canteen and brought a Carrot Muffin and my first coffee at work in the morning. That is a record for coffee. Eyes are burning for lack of proper sleep.
Good to see Eva safely back from her trip (atleast from her FB status). God only knows what kind of hard ships she had to endure. Hopefully nothing very bad that would change her outlook on life for ever has happened. Atleast at first look seems like she has matured a bit more in terms of appreciating her friends.
So to me that means that she is slowly learning to the value of team.
So far a cry from the Eva, i got to know during the trip to US in Sep. That was a Eva, who in the frist 24hrs made it clear that she does not care if I was suffering from sever cough, heaviness of breathing, high fever, head aech, had the responsibility of driving us safely around and trying to stay awake or what ever and was just focused on going for hike down the hill.
Did not even bother to tell me that she rather prefers to go down and eat. She just threw the food down to me and walked away. When in fact I decided to have the food to give her company. I was not even feeling hungry as I was having a running fever and had no appetite or taste to eat anything. Just because she suggested that we eat, I agreed and wanted to sit in the shade than the sun where she wanted to sit...... ahhh so many torturing memories.
If I had sat in the sun, it would have only aggravated my fever.
And after returning again she just went away to enjoy her next hike. So sweet and caring.
No wonder the lady at Grand Canyon commented to me scarcasticly with a sympathizing look. "she sure is very attentive".
And if I remember rightly, she was with a group of about 5 people who was continously looking at us. At first I thought that they were looking at us because of the odd color couple. But they were easily reading her body language and that of mine.
Atleast I got to know the extend to which I was willing to sacrifice for the other.
And she did not even have a clue. Even thou she claimed repeatedly before the trip, that she does not care about hiking and was more interested in spending time with me...... And at the first instance ,,, she just showed to me her pattern of behaving.
What people say and what they really do when faced with the reality. It was not anything extreme, just the basic day to day normal living.
Well Atleast she is safely back from Delhi and Agra. Only wish i was there to protect her.
sometimes I think that Eva is naieve and who she is because she did not get to experience the things I got to. She lived a very protective life in that little village she calls town.
Well everyone has their own way and life of growing.
Not sure how I would have handle the situation if I am thrown into the trip again.
Was supposed to go to DMV around the afternoon, ended up not going as Bashu had a meeting at 1pm. So might go around 2pm.
Got to know that Suvendu was heading off to India. Nice guy, very sincere and commited to his work and his daily way of living. Except that he is hooked on to smoking. And got to know that he is diabetic. poor guy.
Bashu comes around 2pm and we head out to Norristown. DMV. It was kind of crowded. Asked at the counter for beginners if I could exchange canadian Drivers licence. and was told that I could and get a PA license in exchange.
So went thru the process of waiting and when my number came up went with my documents to the counter. Where the guy looked and talked like he wanted to beat up anyone who talks.
Gave him my visa docs and he did a search and said that my information is not coming up on the INS . So he took a copy of the passport and the other documents and said that I will get a letter with in 3 weeks with information to come to DMV.
Ahhh after all the waiting. Bashu gets his temp card from DMV. Atleast one person got it.
Latter back at work got to know that many people ended up having the same issue as me. Just concerned about the difference in name on the SSN.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Monday,
Mon, May 10, 2010
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A lack luster day. wake up early around 5 out of bed by 5:30. get the 7:30 shuttle , 1st to reach work. get busy with getting approvals for DB.
3:30 to 4 Show a mini CTI demo to Murali. @ 4pm all the loadrunner accounts run out of their log on time... 1000 log in accounts all gone.. just like that.
4:30 get to meet Hari, who used to work in Aces my 1st company in US. He is now the director level guy. All because he stuck on to the same company. And got to know that the guy Raj Mehta who used to just be a talker with no substance is now the COO (chief operation officer) of the Company..... wow.. some guys have all the luck.
Went for a run in the apartment gym on the thread mill and then did 30 mins of biking. then did some weights as no one was watching.. ;) my first time in my life. tried to lift a 50 pound dumble.. uuuhhhh that was tough just barely was able to lift it.
Need to go for getting my drivers licence tomorrow. got the Elect and heat bill. wooping $50 plus for just living here for 20 days.. ahhhhh
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A lack luster day. wake up early around 5 out of bed by 5:30. get the 7:30 shuttle , 1st to reach work. get busy with getting approvals for DB.
3:30 to 4 Show a mini CTI demo to Murali. @ 4pm all the loadrunner accounts run out of their log on time... 1000 log in accounts all gone.. just like that.
4:30 get to meet Hari, who used to work in Aces my 1st company in US. He is now the director level guy. All because he stuck on to the same company. And got to know that the guy Raj Mehta who used to just be a talker with no substance is now the COO (chief operation officer) of the Company..... wow.. some guys have all the luck.
Went for a run in the apartment gym on the thread mill and then did 30 mins of biking. then did some weights as no one was watching.. ;) my first time in my life. tried to lift a 50 pound dumble.. uuuhhhh that was tough just barely was able to lift it.
Need to go for getting my drivers licence tomorrow. got the Elect and heat bill. wooping $50 plus for just living here for 20 days.. ahhhhh
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Back to Lansdale and Indian restaurant
Sun, May 9, 2010
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Had a night marish sleep at Narayans place. Was thinking about missing documents and that I had left stuff off in Vancouver. Woke up a few times thinking that I did not pack and move stuff from vancouver.
Narayans wife makes Brunch, few Chappathis, spicy mutton curry,, yummy.!!! And then they head out to Ottawa , Canada and me and Viki head to Lansdale.
We get to take some home ,, ahhh I am all set for the next week, with yummy Andhra mutton keema curry and another veggie fry, that I liked, must be cabbage and carrot, finely sliced and diced and fried. hmmmm :)
Start off from Narayans house around 11:20am. No stop at the temple. reached Lansdale around 1pm. Head to Sultan restaurant for the Punjabi Buffet lunch. woooo I could not walk after eating and stuffing my self with the food and the sweets..... Ate more of the sweets than the food. :)))
3:40pm sent out mail to Radish for the salary of two weeks work at Guardian/Satyam/Apex2000. With Muhus address to send the check. lets see what happens.
chatted with Evas dad Lubo. He just got back from a competition with his students and was exhausted living in a room of over 20 noisey kids who were just chatting thru out the night. Poor man.
7pm went out for a walk, kind of chill with the wind gust blowing. Went to the park/hike trail. Sat there and was kind of wondering how different this is from the city life. Hardly anyone around. Lots of birds freely flying around and atleast 2 more hours for sun set.
Called up Balaji in California, cause I was reminded of him when I saw a family of Indians walking by. He just got back from Kerala. And when he returned he found that all the electronic items in his house hold in US were stolen. TV, lap top, camera, Desk top..... What a shocking experience to come back to the land of plenty and to find thing stolen.
The thief entered by opening a window and had locked the door (latched) from inside. And he had to call the leasing off and then the cops to get into his own house. Lucky he landed in the afternoon and not during the night.
His wife seems to be more affected by it.
Latter returned home listening to Merengue songs. Got a couple of text messages from Sara. sweet of her! Atleast there is one girl who really seems to like me and dance with me. And she feels really sincere and honest ("I hope").
Got call from Anil who was returning from JC penny. His parents are coming tomorrow. And discussed about the car insurance with him. And then saw that there was provision for entering Canadian Drivers license and registration. So after getting the dates from Linda of the approximate arrival of the date of my car. I can get the insurance online.
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Had a night marish sleep at Narayans place. Was thinking about missing documents and that I had left stuff off in Vancouver. Woke up a few times thinking that I did not pack and move stuff from vancouver.
Narayans wife makes Brunch, few Chappathis, spicy mutton curry,, yummy.!!! And then they head out to Ottawa , Canada and me and Viki head to Lansdale.
We get to take some home ,, ahhh I am all set for the next week, with yummy Andhra mutton keema curry and another veggie fry, that I liked, must be cabbage and carrot, finely sliced and diced and fried. hmmmm :)
Start off from Narayans house around 11:20am. No stop at the temple. reached Lansdale around 1pm. Head to Sultan restaurant for the Punjabi Buffet lunch. woooo I could not walk after eating and stuffing my self with the food and the sweets..... Ate more of the sweets than the food. :)))
3:40pm sent out mail to Radish for the salary of two weeks work at Guardian/Satyam/Apex2000. With Muhus address to send the check. lets see what happens.
chatted with Evas dad Lubo. He just got back from a competition with his students and was exhausted living in a room of over 20 noisey kids who were just chatting thru out the night. Poor man.
7pm went out for a walk, kind of chill with the wind gust blowing. Went to the park/hike trail. Sat there and was kind of wondering how different this is from the city life. Hardly anyone around. Lots of birds freely flying around and atleast 2 more hours for sun set.
Called up Balaji in California, cause I was reminded of him when I saw a family of Indians walking by. He just got back from Kerala. And when he returned he found that all the electronic items in his house hold in US were stolen. TV, lap top, camera, Desk top..... What a shocking experience to come back to the land of plenty and to find thing stolen.
The thief entered by opening a window and had locked the door (latched) from inside. And he had to call the leasing off and then the cops to get into his own house. Lucky he landed in the afternoon and not during the night.
His wife seems to be more affected by it.
Latter returned home listening to Merengue songs. Got a couple of text messages from Sara. sweet of her! Atleast there is one girl who really seems to like me and dance with me. And she feels really sincere and honest ("I hope").
Got call from Anil who was returning from JC penny. His parents are coming tomorrow. And discussed about the car insurance with him. And then saw that there was provision for entering Canadian Drivers license and registration. So after getting the dates from Linda of the approximate arrival of the date of my car. I can get the insurance online.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Docs appointment and then to NJ
Sat, May 8, 2010
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wake up with intermittent sleep. Then get out of sleeping bag around 7am.
And today the guys at work are having the Ghost hunt. Well i have docs appointment @ 9:30. So it kind of feels bad but have to do whats priority. Something I think I should learn a lot from Eva. She is so focused, wish that she had a little more focus on me, when we were together and things would have happened different. But hey she is who she is. Only she can change her own attitude. No one else can, and even if they make it will temp and will have very different side effects.
Just like me telling her that I cannot live with someone who kisses other guys on the lips. Its not cultural, nor anything external. ITs just that I cannot handle the jealous feeling and sick feeling of seeing something that I hold precious and very close to my heart. The purity of our relationship with its exclusive features always reserved for that one person only. And kissing on the lips happens to be very exclusive feature I think should only happen between who are in a relationship and are in exclusively in love.
Other wise its like any other one night stand or open relationship. There is nothing special in that.
Well back to the original story, so me telling her that I cannot live with someone who goes around kissing other guys on the lips and her getting very angry and abusing me and telling me mean things at that moment. And then latter trying to compromise with no real conviction. saying okay that is just a small thing. And the worst, "he (raymondo) will understand".. whats that supposed to mean? So out goes all the heated arguments she put across about the culture thing. hehehe, he was just there to seduce her and he was trying to work his way to just have sex with her by making the kiss the first step in breaking down her defence..... Well some gals will never learn.
Either Eva will become one of those gals who will either be going around the world having 1 month affairs or maybe have a sudden change of attitude and settle down with someone she really loves.
well so much for early morning sat thoughts. ahh there you go, the paradox of a women who seems to have extraordinary focus and then been a drifter and low in values, when it comes to ethics and relationship..... Well that thing about values may have saved me from making a huge mistake. But hey there were flags all along the way. But again those were things that could easily be worked out had she been open to communicating and discussing and not getting angry and throwing up a tantrum every time things did not go her way.
Crux of a relationship, is in both people been open to sit down and talk no matter how uncomfortable the situation feels. Thou she felt nice to hear me openly communicate, she had little inclination to openly and honestly communicate with me. Blamed it on her conservative upbringing, to relationship disaster with Mirav, Louis as her inability to openly express herself....
yea right, Blame every one but ones own attitude of thinking that lying and avoiding giving out information, is a great way to go about establishing TRUST in a relationship.
Hopefully people will realise that not openly revealing or only partially reveling is also equal to LYING and its not been fully honest. And soon the cracks caused by that will result in the collapse.
Went to the Hospital @ 9am with viki. There was an Indian doc there turned out to be from Tamil Nadu and another student doc again hot Indian gal following her around.
get the doc from there and then get home. pack up and head towards temple in New Jersey.
reache temple around 11:45am. The doors to the Gods sanctuary was closed and there was the weekly sat pooja going on. Opened up at 12:10. Then had some food at the canteen and headed towards Narayans house.
Again since his wife had cooked, we had to eat the lunch there.
Gave narayan the receipt for the Scotia bank that he needs to take to the US consulate in Ottawa. And towards night he realises that he needs another one for his wife too...
Hopefully he can get it done there on Monday morning.
Watched the movie "house full" again the main character Akshay Khanna reminded me of myself. Gals coming into my life to use me as a stepping stone..... wonder when my luck will ever change... Then see "page 3" about life in mumbai and show business and business world...
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wake up with intermittent sleep. Then get out of sleeping bag around 7am.
And today the guys at work are having the Ghost hunt. Well i have docs appointment @ 9:30. So it kind of feels bad but have to do whats priority. Something I think I should learn a lot from Eva. She is so focused, wish that she had a little more focus on me, when we were together and things would have happened different. But hey she is who she is. Only she can change her own attitude. No one else can, and even if they make it will temp and will have very different side effects.
Just like me telling her that I cannot live with someone who kisses other guys on the lips. Its not cultural, nor anything external. ITs just that I cannot handle the jealous feeling and sick feeling of seeing something that I hold precious and very close to my heart. The purity of our relationship with its exclusive features always reserved for that one person only. And kissing on the lips happens to be very exclusive feature I think should only happen between who are in a relationship and are in exclusively in love.
Other wise its like any other one night stand or open relationship. There is nothing special in that.
Well back to the original story, so me telling her that I cannot live with someone who goes around kissing other guys on the lips and her getting very angry and abusing me and telling me mean things at that moment. And then latter trying to compromise with no real conviction. saying okay that is just a small thing. And the worst, "he (raymondo) will understand".. whats that supposed to mean? So out goes all the heated arguments she put across about the culture thing. hehehe, he was just there to seduce her and he was trying to work his way to just have sex with her by making the kiss the first step in breaking down her defence..... Well some gals will never learn.
Either Eva will become one of those gals who will either be going around the world having 1 month affairs or maybe have a sudden change of attitude and settle down with someone she really loves.
well so much for early morning sat thoughts. ahh there you go, the paradox of a women who seems to have extraordinary focus and then been a drifter and low in values, when it comes to ethics and relationship..... Well that thing about values may have saved me from making a huge mistake. But hey there were flags all along the way. But again those were things that could easily be worked out had she been open to communicating and discussing and not getting angry and throwing up a tantrum every time things did not go her way.
Crux of a relationship, is in both people been open to sit down and talk no matter how uncomfortable the situation feels. Thou she felt nice to hear me openly communicate, she had little inclination to openly and honestly communicate with me. Blamed it on her conservative upbringing, to relationship disaster with Mirav, Louis as her inability to openly express herself....
yea right, Blame every one but ones own attitude of thinking that lying and avoiding giving out information, is a great way to go about establishing TRUST in a relationship.
Hopefully people will realise that not openly revealing or only partially reveling is also equal to LYING and its not been fully honest. And soon the cracks caused by that will result in the collapse.
Went to the Hospital @ 9am with viki. There was an Indian doc there turned out to be from Tamil Nadu and another student doc again hot Indian gal following her around.
get the doc from there and then get home. pack up and head towards temple in New Jersey.
reache temple around 11:45am. The doors to the Gods sanctuary was closed and there was the weekly sat pooja going on. Opened up at 12:10. Then had some food at the canteen and headed towards Narayans house.
Again since his wife had cooked, we had to eat the lunch there.
Gave narayan the receipt for the Scotia bank that he needs to take to the US consulate in Ottawa. And towards night he realises that he needs another one for his wife too...
Hopefully he can get it done there on Monday morning.
Watched the movie "house full" again the main character Akshay Khanna reminded me of myself. Gals coming into my life to use me as a stepping stone..... wonder when my luck will ever change... Then see "page 3" about life in mumbai and show business and business world...
Friday, May 7, 2010
Fresh start for a week end day
Fri, May 7, 2010
up at 5am. Fresh start for a week end day.
Guess E is already in New Delhi (or where ever she has gone to) by now, hope she is safe and not get caught in her naiveity with the bunch of crooks who are always out finding new ways to cheat and fool people.
After sometime trying to figure out the various screen pops.
Was also focusing on the Drivers licence and Insurance before my car gets here.
Got a quote from Geico.. about $300 / year. was told by kannan to check for AAA insuranc. lets see how that works out.
took out docs of the Drivers licence,,, should I give up the Canadian licence and go for a new one in PA? or should I go for a fresh one in PA?
Anyways went to the Hospital @ 3:40 got Doctors appointment by 4:00 and will be going to the Doc tomorrow morning around 9:30am.
Viki comes from Alentown. Pick me up from work and go home. Hesitates to try a shot of Sevovice... Then in the evening we drive off to Downtown, luckly this time we don't get lost much only lost in Downtown. Have a tough time trying to find a place to park, but get it eventually on spruce st. The streets are filled with party people, mostly students going drunk and crazy.
WE go to try out the Afgani restaurant there "Kabul" nice afgani ambience.... the food is exotic in its Afgani way. But not as spicey and aromatic as the South Indian dishes.... No wonder everyone wanted to reach the South of India. I had Lamb Chawal and Chai (masala chai) and viki had murug korma. (they sound so North Indian).
Then after that we try to go to Brazil for salsa, but Viki wearing flip-flops, we get turned down. So we decide to just walk around the down town for sometime and then head home.
Reach home and just crash...
up at 5am. Fresh start for a week end day.
Guess E is already in New Delhi (or where ever she has gone to) by now, hope she is safe and not get caught in her naiveity with the bunch of crooks who are always out finding new ways to cheat and fool people.
After sometime trying to figure out the various screen pops.
Was also focusing on the Drivers licence and Insurance before my car gets here.
Got a quote from Geico.. about $300 / year. was told by kannan to check for AAA insuranc. lets see how that works out.
took out docs of the Drivers licence,,, should I give up the Canadian licence and go for a new one in PA? or should I go for a fresh one in PA?
Anyways went to the Hospital @ 3:40 got Doctors appointment by 4:00 and will be going to the Doc tomorrow morning around 9:30am.
Viki comes from Alentown. Pick me up from work and go home. Hesitates to try a shot of Sevovice... Then in the evening we drive off to Downtown, luckly this time we don't get lost much only lost in Downtown. Have a tough time trying to find a place to park, but get it eventually on spruce st. The streets are filled with party people, mostly students going drunk and crazy.
WE go to try out the Afgani restaurant there "Kabul" nice afgani ambience.... the food is exotic in its Afgani way. But not as spicey and aromatic as the South Indian dishes.... No wonder everyone wanted to reach the South of India. I had Lamb Chawal and Chai (masala chai) and viki had murug korma. (they sound so North Indian).
Then after that we try to go to Brazil for salsa, but Viki wearing flip-flops, we get turned down. So we decide to just walk around the down town for sometime and then head home.
Reach home and just crash...
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Back in Philly and off to work
Thu, May 6, 2010
New day, with trying to catch up on sleep and adjusting sleep pattern.
Did not see Eva online for some time hope that things are well with her, thought that she was going on the 6th to Delhi. Well I just hope and pray that she is fine and nothing has happened to her.
Have to follow up on the discrepency on the pay check.. seems odd.
Call up att for the issues with the bill and discount.
12:00 depoist check to bank.
Get call from Ajit about group lunch,, miss out.
Talk with Narayan regarding the 131 I paid for him to get his vocher to the US consulate stamped and how to get the vochure to him before he goes to canada on sunday. Hope to meet him on friday night or sat . depending on coodination with Vikram.
Start focusing on getting the CTI issues solved.
Head home..... was feeling so tired for lack of sleep and not having had anything to eat yesterday. And now going off to sleep with out dinner. Well wish I was motivated enough to get up and cook.
New day, with trying to catch up on sleep and adjusting sleep pattern.
Did not see Eva online for some time hope that things are well with her, thought that she was going on the 6th to Delhi. Well I just hope and pray that she is fine and nothing has happened to her.
Have to follow up on the discrepency on the pay check.. seems odd.
Call up att for the issues with the bill and discount.
12:00 depoist check to bank.
Get call from Ajit about group lunch,, miss out.
Talk with Narayan regarding the 131 I paid for him to get his vocher to the US consulate stamped and how to get the vochure to him before he goes to canada on sunday. Hope to meet him on friday night or sat . depending on coodination with Vikram.
Start focusing on getting the CTI issues solved.
Head home..... was feeling so tired for lack of sleep and not having had anything to eat yesterday. And now going off to sleep with out dinner. Well wish I was motivated enough to get up and cook.
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