Whats on? I'm tired and sleepy. Slept at around 430 last morning. Woke up late but that does not take away the fact that I haven't slept long enough :-)
Anyway, no discourses today. I don't think they make sense to anyone but me (to some extent). Spent last evening with zi which was good. He's just joined his new job. Still getting used to the place. Just had one advice for him - don't screw anyone especially your boss. Sonofabitch has a really bad temper. I shit in my pants when I think I have pissed him off. Anyway, things were ok with him otherwise mashallah.
This reminds me of another character, who's mood is swinging like a pendulum these days...Aseem. Looks quite irritated these days. God knows why. I know he has a mood swings just as I do, but I have never seen it swing as much as I have seen in the past week or two. Snaps off at the drop of a hat. Phew! I'm keeping my distance man. Just don't want him screwing my backside for whatever reason. I think this place is really getting to him right now. But I am not too sure about that either as he's just been to India last month. You can't really get homesick in a month for Christ's sake! Whatever it is....I hope he figures it out soon, if he hasn't already. I am not feeling good seeing his mood swings. Mood swings is like a disease, it's a bad thing. You are just not stable. So, if it's in small proportions, it's ok. Everyone has it but if you have it like me, then you really feel sorry for yourself. Aseem's nowhere near that but I hope he controls it asap, all -ve things just keep growing inside you if you don't consciously check them. He's a balanced character, far more balanced than me. I am sure he will control it.
Speaking of homesickness....it's happening to me. Quite honestly, I am not too sure if it's homesickness or am I just plain sick of this place. Would love to be back in Delhi asap. It's roughly 26 days to go now from what I am hearing.....nice. Wait a minute! I haven't booked my ticket as yet....:-)
Classes.....not too sure whats going on. It's 6 months now and I haven't picked up much as of now. Not good. The professors are top grade. Most from IIMs etc...you honestly can't get better than that. But I guess the batch is not really there. Was thinking about this for a while when Aseem mentioned the other day, this is part of destiny and we will know what we are here for. That's absolutely true. The way this whole thing happened, it was just odd. There's got to be a purpose. I am sure we will both know it soon.
Things happening on Gaudy's front too....he's thro' in his first round for the PM IJP. Good for him. I am sure he will be able to pull off the second round provided his "surdiness" doesn't strike during the interview. Y'see Gaudy is a very fine manager but somehow, I think it's the nervousness of sitting in an interview which causes him to blurt out some of the most astonishing (and amusing) answers! Anyway.....he's very close to becoming a PM now. He cannot afford NOT to cross the finishing line now. I am sure he will. Pradipta, I am sure would have always felt that he had some very strong horses when it came to becoming PMs - Aseem, Gautam and Ibrahim. So, it would be most unfortunate if Gautam lets him down. Aseem always had the odds brought about by the preconceived notions heavily stacked against him. The preconceived notions were more of management and more of peers. If I were sitting in the Sr. management's position, would I really like to piss off a good 2 dozen of "aspiring PMs" by making Aseem a PM who was less than half their experience? Not really. It's common sense. Even while knowing that Aseem was possibly beyond this mediocrity by infinity....now this is what I call "management by mediocrity" :-) So, Gaudy is the last one left and so, cannot afford to let Pradipta down especially when he's almost there, knocking on the door.
Hopefully, will be making a trip to AD this friday. This may just be my last trip before I leave this place. So, it's important I see Ayesha, Chip and the little ones.
In short, life's ok....my "system malfunction" has come almost under control after close to 2 weeks just as I had thought. It takes a while for the system to cool off. Still learning the ropes.
She's doing ok. Missing me. An angel - that's what she is. I miss her.
Later.
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