Wednesday, August 23, 2006

From the bottom of pyramid to the land of bottoms up !



..eight days into the USofA. first visit. first impression. a country tht keepz pampering u for going bottomz up till that last dreg.

few sequencez:

-a specific bank offerz ipod nano if u walk in n oblige them by opening an account with them n accept a credit card they r so desperate to spare..ahem.

-a tire shop actually askz u to relax on that italian sofa over there with a tv, a coffee machine (..no hot water bath tx), loadza magazinez, n yes pastel colorz n drawing bookz for kidz, by the couch while they r changing ur tire. *hypnotised*

-the coffee shop pesterz u for having the free cookies they r going to launch next summer..thnk god hvnt found ne to be dyspeptic till date.

hmm..so thtz all abt it. lemme turn my gaze to the life as a student here then.


...while in india i was switching gears n setting n resetting the decision evry other day .. 'to come or not to come tht was the question' ...when a sagacious frnd of mine stepped in at the right moment n told me 'dude u gotta cm n c how these ppl pamper u out at these schoolz'

...right he was. we were given tall talkz for a hillarious one n a half hrz for a job tht tkz ...err...around 7 minutez flat to be completed ?!

been more than a week...all i hv done till date is visiting starbuckz religiously twice a day .. hv baptised myself into wearing three quarterz :-s n of course hv kept myself from yawning every other second through monotonous orientation sessions where people actually look up big fat files to crack that same old joke yr after yr.


..hv met quite a few interesting characters but. good that is. n hv the assurance that lifez gonna be challenging next week on...whn the bell ringz at bell hall n classes begin in full swing. :-)

till then, do take care.

adios.

Saturday, August 05, 2006

...

And as I watch the drops of rain
Weave their weary paths and die
I know that I am like the rain
There but for the grace of you go I. : )

Thursday, August 03, 2006

A Hazy Canvas ...




Did I mention the spectacular view balcony at office offers ? The view of vast expanses of marshlands on the eastern fringe of calcutta..with coconut trees gently swaying their heads near the horizon as if daring you to reach for them.

It used to be my favorite haven for last six months or so (...ofcourse I used to spend some time on my desk..evryone deserves moments respite :) .. each day the balcony offered a new look...i saw the waterbody still as a mirror...i saw fiery storm raise its head from the back of that tall building at distance and weave their own alpana on water...i saw the restlessness on the surface as the tropical rain came down pitter-patter...slowlyy and playfully...i saw powerful lightning lashing the horizon...and of course I saw nothing at all when heavy downpour blurred all that was there to view and painted the entire canvas in a dull monochrome.

Just as I was leaving this balcony forever today, I watched this bird ...the tiny one... as she kept fluttering her wings in desperation against the strong wind. She was making frantic attempts to tide past the obstacles...quite a strong one for her at that...what impressed me was she never flew with the wind which would have been so easier an option but kept fighting against the odds.

She sure knew her direction home...