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The Diary Continues....


Life has become routine now. No more airs about "US Return" (never had any to begin with, but whatever traces might have been there is now history). Tennis and Cricket (and occasionally Football, thanks to Euro 2012) are slowly becoming part of everyday existence and maybe, that's a good thing.

No Avengers, no Rowdy Rathore, no Ferrari ki Sawari, no Prometheus but watched Gangs of Wasseypur this past weekend and I was truly floored. Thoroughly enjoyed the movie and the best part of this is I am actually waiting eagerly for Part II (yup, Anurag Kashyap made this into a 6-hour epic that was screened at Cannes).

Just started to put together "the list" of things to do and to buy here at home and it has already gone past the so-called budget (just kidding) I had in mind. But, these are a priority now that I am back and soon, K will be and these important things were in the back of the mind for the longest time.

Twice in the recent months, I have flubbed the names of two individuals on emails that were totally unintentional (it always is, isn't it) and could have led to some serious loss of networking potential. While the content of the email was precisely what I wanted it to be, little attention went to the names of the individuals (now I know what I need to look out for). These episodes are quite unlike me but as someone experienced told me once, We learn something everyday. Thank God, it worked out alright. And they say, What's in a name? In my case, it could have been something very significant with disastrous results.

Not much going on otherwise, work is decent and work-life balance (so far) is comfortable. Rains in the western suburbs have wreaked havoc a little bit but Mulund is only getting the occasional (and much needed) showers. It still is hot-as-hell here and that is something which is difficult to get adjusted to after years of bitter cold and non-existent summers.

Hopefully, there would be more to share next time this blog is updated. Cheers and enjoy the July 4th holiday!!

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