My Job, Home, Tests (!) and People

As I sit in my new home on a random Saturday afternoon and go through my previous post, I can't help but look back at this last one month. From the time I stepped out of the airport, to the guesthouse, to the home, to office, it has been a rollercoaster ride.

Ofcourse a lot has to do with the people here, new and old. The first person I met here apart from Nitesh (hereafter referred to as motka), was my 3rd "apartment-mate", a tall 6'4'' guy with size 15 shoes from IIT Bombay, Vishnu Narayanan Suresh, who we christened Uppu II (in honour of the original Uppu) within 30 minutes of meeting him. Looking for and finding an apartment was an unexpectedly much easier affair to handle than 1st expected... It took us a mere couple of days to finalize on the one we are staying in right now. And within a week motka, Uppu II and I had shifted into our new "penthouse".

The first day of work, the new office, new people, a new environment to adjust to.. all seems to have happened just yesterday, as the days just seemed to fly by and life fell into a routine (sort of :P). One month down the line, with a bank account containing the remnants of my first salary, it all feels a bit unreal. Before I continue, I need to mention a funny Parthiv Patel look-alike from Patiala, Sidharth Dixit, who has been one of the constants in this crazy time in Gurgaon, always helpful and fun to hang out with. Also a shout out to all the guys in office (17 names jot down nahi karna :P). Its been fun, all the training sessions, and the tests... not just the ODCs, but other tests as well (eh motka ?) , and all the plans made sitting peacefully on our terrace after a long day at the office (yeah right :P). I never thought I would have to sit for so many tests once I left Kharagpur (though atleast that gave some sadistic pleasure to a few people :P).

Now obviously, not everything has been hunky dory, because life just loves to throw in a sucker punch or two to mix it up doesn't it ? And so I've had my share of curveballs thrown at me as well, but its something that you need to take in your stride. Its always tough to walk away from something that has been a big part of your life, but there are things that are out of your control and there is only that much you can do. After that, its out of your hands and really depends on factors out of your control.

But moving on from depressing thoughts, its a whole new life that's just begun and there's a whole new world of people out there to encounter, (also a lot of friends to meet up with yet) and a whole lot of planning to do on our rooftop terrace-garden. (Yes we have a rooftop terrace-garden... and yes its awesome to sit out there at nights looking at the Gurgaon skyline, under the stars :D). So here's hoping that this time things keep going smoothly, without hiccups like certain tests and walking away... and a big thank you to all the people who have been here (baniya, THE ankit singh, ek pavitra aatma and all) .

PS Lest I forget, one of the most amazing moments, el toque del espana, para celebracion de una amistad.