Finally after the 20hr long journey, I am back to India. The first major thing I felt once I landed in India is that India has become hotter over the years. Statistics prove that the average temperature over the years has increased considerably by 5-6 deg C. The effect could be felt. Bangalore, the place where I am currently staying, which was considered to be a pensioner’s paradise, with climatic conditions similar to the Silicon Valley, is now like a microwave. What else would happen when you cut down all the trees and build IT parks? :-)
I finished my orientation today. The good thing here is that they take care of you like a kid. Everything is set for you and every thing is available at your call. I met with my project mentor and had a nice discussion with him regarding the work. Hope to get into the work groove by Monday. Life without daily deadlines and targets is boring – especially very difficult once you are used to the MBA deliverables!!
That apart, an interesting incident happened on my way from my house in Toronto to the Toronto Airport. I was talking to the cab driver who happened to be from Eretria, a small country in North East Africa. He was asking me about my origins and when I said him that I am from India, he then started recollecting his memories when he used to watch all the Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra movies in Eritrea during his child days. He even remembered a dialogue from the movie Mother India. That was a surprise to me. All these days, I was of the opinion that African countries in the late 1980’s were not open to the outside world with little or no contact with others.
I finished my orientation today. The good thing here is that they take care of you like a kid. Everything is set for you and every thing is available at your call. I met with my project mentor and had a nice discussion with him regarding the work. Hope to get into the work groove by Monday. Life without daily deadlines and targets is boring – especially very difficult once you are used to the MBA deliverables!!
That apart, an interesting incident happened on my way from my house in Toronto to the Toronto Airport. I was talking to the cab driver who happened to be from Eretria, a small country in North East Africa. He was asking me about my origins and when I said him that I am from India, he then started recollecting his memories when he used to watch all the Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra movies in Eritrea during his child days. He even remembered a dialogue from the movie Mother India. That was a surprise to me. All these days, I was of the opinion that African countries in the late 1980’s were not open to the outside world with little or no contact with others.
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still alive?????
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