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New President & Hard Times

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Barack Obama is elected the president of the USA by a huge margin and he is probably the best orator I have ever heard talk. An extremely inspiring and a commanding figure. I have a feeling he will do fine as the president for the next 4 years and depending on his work, for the second term as well. Although he won yesterday, it would not have surprised me if John McCain had won the election primarily because of the "white rules" mentality that many have here. But not to be....

Hard times for the economy has got me worried about my job here with Wipro. Boston Scientific has (almost) pulled the plug on us and our services group doesn't have much to offer in terms of upcoming projects. Going to India is one option that none of the US hires even want to consider. Me neither...

Looking for a job in the 4th quarter of an abysmal economy during the holiday season with an upcoming India trip is the possibly one of the worst things that could be happening. Although losing a job in the above mentioned conditions will be the ultimate nail in the coffin. Lets hope we never get to that option...

Moving to the new apartment was smooth. Nice weather helped. Internet and tv were set-up after a week of moving in. Yogesh was smart enough to put together an antenna so that some channels were showing including CBS (need that for sunday football). 

Pending work at BSC gets tighter as Nov 20th fast approaches. Nov 20th is the d-day for our project here. Its going to be a train wreck for the next 2+ weeks...

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