The sight of a brown guy with unshaved beard, walking through the mall sure turns heads. Almost to the extent that you can read their thoughts – What the hell is this guy doing in my country? And realising that, I smile and think the same myself. Not one of the smartest, not one of the quickest and no where close to being good at studies, but just a little lucky sometimes. And that how this brown guy is here.
And then my thoughts go back to the week that has been and the reason for the unshaved beard. This particular week that was hectic by all means. A week full of customer meetings – a week when I attended none of them in person – a week full of small accidents and great learning. This week really tested my mettle. And this was only the first of it. Days started at 5:30 am to prepare for meetings, went on in a fashion where I was co-ordinating the logistics of the meeting, working on the materials for the meeting, attending the meeting (though remotely) and yes reaching to different people to get the work done for the next meeting. The day, which started at 5:30 am, ended at 12:00 am for 4 and half days. And finally the week just in time for me to get to the mall and turning heads. This was first week in North America where I had the faintest of clue what I was doing in this country far away from home.
And now it has ended or rather is ending in the most amazing fashion. It is ending with a host of Sidney Poitier movies lined up including ‘To Sir with Love’, the intention to finish a bottle of the famed BC red wine and the plan to cook some ‘Mallu style chicken fry’. It is also ending with the thought that somewhere in Mumbai lots of booze is stocked for the dry Saturday, somewhere in Bangalore a list is being made for the weekend family shopping and somewhere in Pune a ride is being planned.
Welcome Weekend!!!
2 comments:
See youre already nostalgic.. Hey and bangalore has more plans than a family shopping list :P
nice blog.. keep updating :)
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