new endeavour

Embarking on a new endeavour from tomorrow joining Deutsche after leaving Credit Suisse. It has been eventful four and half years of my life working in CS.... made many friends, met wonderful people, learnt to some extent how to conform in an MNC. It will be sort of a career change... entering into a non IT career after fiddling with IT for close to 8 years. Wish me good luck !

Currently reading Rich Dad Poor Dad

sorry state of affairs

While coming back, at Hyderabad Airport an immigration clerk stopped me from boarding the flight citing that my passport was damaged. He was referring to a slight peel off of the laminated back cover of my passport. Initially I thought he was asking me to take care of it in the future, but slowly started asking me "what was I going to do, if he won't let me board the flight" ! I did not understand the language of bribery, as I was out of touch in the past 4 years or so. Instead, I started arguing ...., sensing that I did not understand his expectation he took me to another immigration clerk to help explain me.

That fellow initially told me to "manage" the person concerned. I did not understand what does he mean by "manage", I started arguing with him and gave him an impression of confrontation. He got terribly wild and scratched the immigration form with comments "not allowed due to damaged passport". Time was running out and I was the only person who had not reported at the boarding gate (15 minutes before departure). Then the wisdom dawned upon me and suddenly I realized the meaning of "managing a person". I rewrote the form at the suggestion of the immigration clerk and stuffed 1000 rupees in the passport and presented it. That did the trick - NO OBJECTION was raised, instead the clerk suddenly became very friendly and started suggesting how I can fix the laminated cover using a gum stick.

This is the sorry state of affairs at our immigration check posts, they would let smugglers and fraudsters to get away and escape from the country, where as people like me are harassed.

Happy B'day Sreenu

May each passing year be filled with love and affection, may your every wish be fulfilled, may your every dream come true and may you acquire all that you desire. Happy Birthday to you.

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Happy Birthday Anjali

Dear Anjali - many many happy returns of your b'day, God bless you !
Lots of love from chinnu, vamsi, Aamma and Pedanana

who is missing?

Mommy Daddy and Akka helping me ..

Happy Birthday Dear Vamsi

Many many happy returns of your b'day. Lots of love and best wishes from all of us. God bless you with fun filled life and a kind heart that is full of warmth.

Vacation

It has been a long pending vacation to India, everybody is excited at the prospect of visiting near and dear. I will be spending a hectic 10 days, whereas Kalyani and kids are going to spend the whole month of school holidays. The Indian Airlines flight that took us to Hyderabad is pathetic and when it landed at the small Begumpet airport from the majestic Changi, it reminded me of how much we have to grow as a nation. It took almost an hour for the baggage to arrive as the Customs guys have to screen each piece of luggage to identify small valuables in order to harass people for bribes.

Lots of things to do, only 9 days to go!