R-Rated

Got the (work) engine restarted last week and the 4 work days just breezed past me. Looking at long work hours for the next few months. Absolutely want this to happen after months of futility in India. House hunting going on at a very slow pace. Nothing affordable and convenient at the same time available to zero in on. Taking things lightly as moving out is not an issue currently. Got the first glimpse of falling snow on Saturday and surprisingly, it felt good inside. Missed this environment a lot while on the sabbatical in India. Now that I am back for long, the cold winter is also a pleasant sight. Short one for today. Will be back to my monster-blogs sooner than later. Cheers!!

Exactly 7 months have passed since I reached India with a mind full of uncertainties, anger and a sense of desperation to get back to the US; just any part of the US would do. As luck would have it, I made it back to Chicago this past weekend for a long-term assignment with a client of ours. Lots of people would say I am darn *lucky* to make it back to the US to be with my wife, not realizing the heartbreak I have experienced in those 7 months that I have been away from her, *unlucky* to have my visa denied when things seemed hunky-dory. I would gladly trade away my 3 trips to Bombay and 1 month in Europe to being in the US continuously without a break in between. But, at the same time, I am sort of clear in my head now, with my standing in my company and the exposure that I have received since being at the nerve center of the organization, Bangalore. Equally importantly, being in Bangalore has given me the opportunity to look at the way my company operates and this India experience ha