May 30 memorial day, and weekend
just finished sending the expense reports.
yesterday finished booking the hotels in knoxville and Nashville, got to see how it is going to go with the visit to the city of music, jazz, country ....
was a very hectic week, starting with waking up last monday at 2 am and getting on the 6am flight to st louis. bumby ride with lots of turbulance. only to know latter about all the tornado activity around the Missouri state area. St louis been the main city.
was able to check into the hotel but was not able to catch up on my sleep, excited and uncertainity of meeting the team, new project with all the clients people. And around afternoon steve asked me to meet them at the car rental and from there we went directly to the st louise mtr location.
was nice to meet all the new people.
good team. next day tuesday the 24th went live there without much hassels and than stv asked me to go with kyl to champaign in Illinois. chak ri told me that he used to be there or it was like his second home. then on returning to the hotel we were told that the power was off cause of the tornado. and were expecting more tornado.
wed morning of 25 me and kyl start of towards champaign and it was a pleasent exp taking to him and telling him about india and showed him dads house. After that he got a different view about india. not like what he saw in slum dog mill.
we kink of bonded well. was nice to know about his growing up in the farm and his small town in wiscosin.
in the evening was planning on hitting the salsa recommended by chak ri ,, but as soon as we got into the lobby, the tornado sirens started blowing and the hotel staff asked every one to come out of their rooms and stay put in the lobby and to run into the wash room as they do not have a basement when things get bad.
it was scary with all the tornado warning on TV and watching the worst and expecting the worst case scenario. but luckiely nothing bad happened just a mild touch down of one tornado a few blocks away.
Next day we went live at the location more successfully than stv at the st louis.
then in the evening me and kyl wen to a steak house and I had the unique exp of cooking my own steak , wow. now I know to cook a steak. chheers
next day we woke up early and at 7:am headed back to st louis, stv and kyl had to catch a plane at 1pm and I had mine at 8pm in the evening.
offered to drive when kyle had a conf call to make about the proj. reached st louis about 10:25am. now I have like 10 hrs to kill before getting on to my flight. ahhhh no internet and just wating at the airport watching all the different people pass by.
was not able to eat anything as nothing was around. the map showed that there was a burger king inside. but when I was at last able to enter around 4pm burger king was closed for renovation. so got into the chilles and had qusedias with beer. glad that its an expense paid project. or I might get screwed.
But atleast now I have a job for the next 4 weeks.
July 13th was my last day at cog. they had given the 1 month notice. luckily this turned up.
now the lease is coming to an end for the apt too, do I extend the lease or do I move to another apt? which is cheaper by 500 dollars but needs a 3 month lease. but then it would mean changing the address at all the places, getting new car registration,,,,, then moving everything that I have to the new apt.... feels like a big hassle when I think of it.
Was not sure if these people would require me for next week.. but kyl was kind enough to let me know about the itinerary and so it knoxvile and nashvile.. in tennesse.
over the weekend booked the flight and room.
had gone for a hike about 8 miles with syd and group and was so tired that just got drunk on kingfisehr beer , watched the football match in europe and fell asleep after that.
sunday was another lazy day, but went and got biriyani from the paki restaurant almost in new jersey.
was feeling stuffed with the lamb biriyani at night.
and today memorial day, getting ready for the trip again tomorrow morning 6 hrs travelling time from airport. was told new lady joining in. got to see how it goes with four people at the implementation.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
May 22 2011, lazy sunday
22 May 2011, sunday
well hectic week, heading off to hike with sid and group on the saturday. was feeling low on energy, apprehensive about the project on monday, where I am entering the lions den with out knowing the abcds properly, rather going there with no great experience. And its a go live in st lou on tuesday.
was thinking about my life and stuff on the quite beautiful hike, in fact was surprised that I felt like puking with repulsion at the every thought of a person like Eva. Surprising how with revelation of more information about the person you get to see the most evil and disgusting behavior and character. Something you choose or are foolish not to see when in love and hope that things work out.
So glad I am saved from such a person.
Was getting mails from mei in china who was regretting having treated her ex badly. But then it is too late for that, I still have my doubts that she must have changed for him, her behavior towards Jay was really bad. showed that she was still bad towards people and too self centered. But as the laws of nature goes some mistakes are too late to correct.
Towards evening went to bsils and had a non stop salsa with a beginer. latter was watching most of the games people were playing there.
Realised that I do not have any game at all, as much I like to think that I can do something, nope, no game at all.
Its best to concentrate on work and improving my career that I have constantly been neglecting , high time for been responsible and focused.... ahhh the same old story.
Sunday woke up a bit late and then headed over to costco and was trying to get my itenary straightened out.
need to take print outs.
went to costco and got a few stuff. Guess I would not be needing food for sometime as all expenses will be paid for by the client.
called up home and again had a tough time trying to get dad out of the scared mentality of having lived in a dictatorship, guess he will always be like that after having gone thru the bad phase in indian history and ending up not been able to trust the official machainery of Indian government.
Had seen the same kind of been scared in mhu, he had come from lanka after the roits and kind of seemed scared of the cops.
well hectic week, heading off to hike with sid and group on the saturday. was feeling low on energy, apprehensive about the project on monday, where I am entering the lions den with out knowing the abcds properly, rather going there with no great experience. And its a go live in st lou on tuesday.
was thinking about my life and stuff on the quite beautiful hike, in fact was surprised that I felt like puking with repulsion at the every thought of a person like Eva. Surprising how with revelation of more information about the person you get to see the most evil and disgusting behavior and character. Something you choose or are foolish not to see when in love and hope that things work out.
So glad I am saved from such a person.
Was getting mails from mei in china who was regretting having treated her ex badly. But then it is too late for that, I still have my doubts that she must have changed for him, her behavior towards Jay was really bad. showed that she was still bad towards people and too self centered. But as the laws of nature goes some mistakes are too late to correct.
Towards evening went to bsils and had a non stop salsa with a beginer. latter was watching most of the games people were playing there.
Realised that I do not have any game at all, as much I like to think that I can do something, nope, no game at all.
Its best to concentrate on work and improving my career that I have constantly been neglecting , high time for been responsible and focused.... ahhh the same old story.
Sunday woke up a bit late and then headed over to costco and was trying to get my itenary straightened out.
need to take print outs.
went to costco and got a few stuff. Guess I would not be needing food for sometime as all expenses will be paid for by the client.
called up home and again had a tough time trying to get dad out of the scared mentality of having lived in a dictatorship, guess he will always be like that after having gone thru the bad phase in indian history and ending up not been able to trust the official machainery of Indian government.
Had seen the same kind of been scared in mhu, he had come from lanka after the roits and kind of seemed scared of the cops.
Friday, May 20, 2011
May 20 Friday , traveling again
May 20 Friday,, 2011,
Again traveling , thought that it would be to wiscosin, then by 5:45 pm turned to St louis, mo.. and champing Il.
And got to know from stv that the following weeks we will be going to Chattanooga TN and few other places... and to round it up with a visit to Dallas. god damm.. Looks like I am set for traveling all around America.
Not sure if I am going to last there or going to get thrown out the 1st week itself. just apprehensive about what is happening.
wanted to go out dancing but got delayed with all the booking of hotels and flight well into 9pm. was 9:20 by the time I got gas and was in no mood to travel 40 miles to downtown phil. meaning gas worth of 16 dollars goes down. ahhh just stay home and then go for a hike tomorrow, anyways the astrological predictions say that tomorrow is going to be more romantically inclined... hehehe lets see if they will be right atleast this time ;)
Again traveling , thought that it would be to wiscosin, then by 5:45 pm turned to St louis, mo.. and champing Il.
And got to know from stv that the following weeks we will be going to Chattanooga TN and few other places... and to round it up with a visit to Dallas. god damm.. Looks like I am set for traveling all around America.
Not sure if I am going to last there or going to get thrown out the 1st week itself. just apprehensive about what is happening.
wanted to go out dancing but got delayed with all the booking of hotels and flight well into 9pm. was 9:20 by the time I got gas and was in no mood to travel 40 miles to downtown phil. meaning gas worth of 16 dollars goes down. ahhh just stay home and then go for a hike tomorrow, anyways the astrological predictions say that tomorrow is going to be more romantically inclined... hehehe lets see if they will be right atleast this time ;)
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
May 18 2011, anticipation
May 18 2011 Wednesday.
Woke up with a stronger purpose to work out my abs. so far so good. waist seems to have gone down by a few inches. Shedding off the excess accumulation from the india visit. Ahh Indian moms just love to over feed their kids.
good to know Raj was heading to visit his parents too for a 3 day visit extending his middle east business trip.
now the wait starts for my Wiscosin trip. glad that its almost summer and not winter, would hate to go there during that time.
Good god, hope I can get this kind of earning for a few more years and then feel a bit safer and stable economically. Had things gone to plan, I should have been stable long ago, but things in life never go as per plan. hehehe thats why its called life.
Good to get mails from my portugal trip mates j and me, me seems to have got back to her home after traveling around the world, maybe on her dads money or with the photo shot / modelling assignments. only she would know the real deal.
as everyone just found out that we all have the same desire to be pampered and spoiled in love. But those are again short term, for a long term relationship to be happy and wonderful, it would take the 100 percent effort from each, not 50-50.. 100 percent from each.
When one is pampered and the other is pampering most of the time, that relationship is soon to hit a rock and sink. just like mine,, where I ended up putting in all the effort and the princess just went around care free doing her own things with out any sense of responsibility and accountability. Like I was some kind of slave waiting to drive her highness around and wait for her to come back from her adventures... hahahaha.. and as was destined, soon it was crash time. I should have known better than to invest all my emotions and self into it. Again fantasies and hope that things may change and that people would realise things and become more accountable and responsible are not things that always work.
Cheers to lifes lessons and lessons from mistakes.
Time to move on, was thinking about pam from the hiking. her pics seem so sweet and she seems to be of the intelligent kind. Thou I felt that she may bite if I talk with her. But the way she tried to explain and educate me when I asked her about something, just melted my heart. Maybe I can get to meet her again and try having a better conversation with her. loved her smile (when ever she did that).
Evening past working hrs, sent out a mail to bos about the contract, who in turn sent out mail to sankbha about the po and start date,,,,, no reply from sankbha so far.
Got myself a chilly and chicken burger from wendys.... atlast a burger after a such a long time. got to compare it with the family owned crispy chicken.....
Woke up with a stronger purpose to work out my abs. so far so good. waist seems to have gone down by a few inches. Shedding off the excess accumulation from the india visit. Ahh Indian moms just love to over feed their kids.
good to know Raj was heading to visit his parents too for a 3 day visit extending his middle east business trip.
now the wait starts for my Wiscosin trip. glad that its almost summer and not winter, would hate to go there during that time.
Good god, hope I can get this kind of earning for a few more years and then feel a bit safer and stable economically. Had things gone to plan, I should have been stable long ago, but things in life never go as per plan. hehehe thats why its called life.
Good to get mails from my portugal trip mates j and me, me seems to have got back to her home after traveling around the world, maybe on her dads money or with the photo shot / modelling assignments. only she would know the real deal.
as everyone just found out that we all have the same desire to be pampered and spoiled in love. But those are again short term, for a long term relationship to be happy and wonderful, it would take the 100 percent effort from each, not 50-50.. 100 percent from each.
When one is pampered and the other is pampering most of the time, that relationship is soon to hit a rock and sink. just like mine,, where I ended up putting in all the effort and the princess just went around care free doing her own things with out any sense of responsibility and accountability. Like I was some kind of slave waiting to drive her highness around and wait for her to come back from her adventures... hahahaha.. and as was destined, soon it was crash time. I should have known better than to invest all my emotions and self into it. Again fantasies and hope that things may change and that people would realise things and become more accountable and responsible are not things that always work.
Cheers to lifes lessons and lessons from mistakes.
Time to move on, was thinking about pam from the hiking. her pics seem so sweet and she seems to be of the intelligent kind. Thou I felt that she may bite if I talk with her. But the way she tried to explain and educate me when I asked her about something, just melted my heart. Maybe I can get to meet her again and try having a better conversation with her. loved her smile (when ever she did that).
Evening past working hrs, sent out a mail to bos about the contract, who in turn sent out mail to sankbha about the po and start date,,,,, no reply from sankbha so far.
Got myself a chilly and chicken burger from wendys.... atlast a burger after a such a long time. got to compare it with the family owned crispy chicken.....
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
May 17 Tuesday the wait and last rent
May 17th, Tuesday 2011
started the day with more energy and was able to do stomach crunches.... at last over came the dread of doing it and then was able to do other stuff.
Well not having to drive 40 + 40 miles for an evening of salsa sure does save lots of energy.
But need to get running by afternoon or evening.
Got a call for the verizon opening in Texas. lets see if things work out. It would be great to be working there, wish that it was thru ct. will know tomorrow from vks of ct gets anything there.
Went and gave the check for next months rent in advance, in case I would have to run off to la cros in Wiscosin. So far no news from bos, got to call him and know whats happening there.
sent bos a msg, have to see if he will get back to me.
linkdln seems to be going public on thursday, would I be able to buy into it?
told av and anl about it. would be nice if we could make something out of it.
just got msg back from bos saying that I am confirmed for the la cros project 4 to 6 weeks. cheers waiting for PO to be signed . enough time to check out the other things. hope to get the proj in txs near anls house... keeping fingers crossed on that one. will have about 4 weeks to get another house. hope ct gets the project. Thou I could bargain for 10 to 15 percent more from wip. hmmm dilema dilema. or should I try the indian option with ct????
started the day with more energy and was able to do stomach crunches.... at last over came the dread of doing it and then was able to do other stuff.
Well not having to drive 40 + 40 miles for an evening of salsa sure does save lots of energy.
But need to get running by afternoon or evening.
Got a call for the verizon opening in Texas. lets see if things work out. It would be great to be working there, wish that it was thru ct. will know tomorrow from vks of ct gets anything there.
Went and gave the check for next months rent in advance, in case I would have to run off to la cros in Wiscosin. So far no news from bos, got to call him and know whats happening there.
sent bos a msg, have to see if he will get back to me.
linkdln seems to be going public on thursday, would I be able to buy into it?
told av and anl about it. would be nice if we could make something out of it.
just got msg back from bos saying that I am confirmed for the la cros project 4 to 6 weeks. cheers waiting for PO to be signed . enough time to check out the other things. hope to get the proj in txs near anls house... keeping fingers crossed on that one. will have about 4 weeks to get another house. hope ct gets the project. Thou I could bargain for 10 to 15 percent more from wip. hmmm dilema dilema. or should I try the indian option with ct????
Saturday, May 14, 2011
May 14 2011, Hiking and regatta
May 14 2011 Sat
Woke up early and headed out to meet up with sid and others for the 12 mile hike to Philly from chestnut.
Was interesting meeting jen who moved from Az. such a lovely gal with sweetness and tons of patience. She would make such a good mom for her kids. Seemed to be a lot centered and spiritual than most people I know and into Yoga in a big way.
It was also interesting to watch a few Regatta competitions on the river all american university competition.
Got back home and wanted to go out dancing at stdst but was feeling too tired to drive 50 miles into New Jersey.
well maybe go to sleep and head to the temple tomorrow which I wanted to do today...
Woke up early and headed out to meet up with sid and others for the 12 mile hike to Philly from chestnut.
Was interesting meeting jen who moved from Az. such a lovely gal with sweetness and tons of patience. She would make such a good mom for her kids. Seemed to be a lot centered and spiritual than most people I know and into Yoga in a big way.
It was also interesting to watch a few Regatta competitions on the river all american university competition.
Got back home and wanted to go out dancing at stdst but was feeling too tired to drive 50 miles into New Jersey.
well maybe go to sleep and head to the temple tomorrow which I wanted to do today...
Thursday, May 12, 2011
May 12 , new day,
May 12 2011 Thursday,
Its a brand new day. Feeling a bit more charged up and positive. So different from yesterdays uncertainty.
Well the uncertainty is still there, but a bit more focused on the tasks at hand and the courses I need to complete offered by my company Cog. As I have just one exact month left with the worse case scenario of having to be let go cause of unavailability of projects.
Gave my 60 day notice to the Apartment people. it was anyways due.
lets see what I can get done today.
Fighting the feelings of home sickness and nostalgia.
ahh why is life so complicated, when all I want is a simple life where I can have a simple loving wife and be able to provide for my family and give my kids access to the best education possible.
Thought that I met one simple gal in Eva, but turned out her values and moral standards of character were different from mine. ahhh all for blindly falling in love,,,,, still there is a corner in my heart that loves her and wishes that she had not done some things. Cause Trust is a huge thing, once broken its a very tough thing to over come. All the lies she said has left me with so many questions of why????
Well thats the choice she made and that defines her as a person she is.
back to the business of working out a bit and then attack the pmp or sales force online course.
Its a brand new day. Feeling a bit more charged up and positive. So different from yesterdays uncertainty.
Well the uncertainty is still there, but a bit more focused on the tasks at hand and the courses I need to complete offered by my company Cog. As I have just one exact month left with the worse case scenario of having to be let go cause of unavailability of projects.
Gave my 60 day notice to the Apartment people. it was anyways due.
lets see what I can get done today.
Fighting the feelings of home sickness and nostalgia.
ahh why is life so complicated, when all I want is a simple life where I can have a simple loving wife and be able to provide for my family and give my kids access to the best education possible.
Thought that I met one simple gal in Eva, but turned out her values and moral standards of character were different from mine. ahhh all for blindly falling in love,,,,, still there is a corner in my heart that loves her and wishes that she had not done some things. Cause Trust is a huge thing, once broken its a very tough thing to over come. All the lies she said has left me with so many questions of why????
Well thats the choice she made and that defines her as a person she is.
back to the business of working out a bit and then attack the pmp or sales force online course.
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