Life turned Upside Down..........and for a change its been fun!!!!

Morning of February 17th, 2008

Was supposed to catch an evening flight to Mumbai to join a new workplace in a new city, a city that i just did not like and the very thought of staying here for more than a few days was repulsive. Just did not feel like going away from HOME.....where I had lived a protected life for 24 years and 364 days as on Feb 17th, had not packed my stuff!!! Mom did that for me and i was not even aware what was packed and where was it kept, and I was so repelled by the whole situation that I did not bring in any unnecessary luggage/material with me, anything that i found remotely unuseful was thrown out and at the end of the day, I was left with a midddle sized suitcase and a bag, that was all that I was carrying to Mumbai having agreed to relocate. Phew, was that not an indication of how happy I was to be leaving my home :(

Evening of February 17th, 2008

Time to leave my place. Our car got stuck in a traffic jam and could not reach home in time for me to take it. So happy was I that even destiny was contriving to make sure that I stay back. Little did I realise that there was no Taxi Strike that day; of all the strike days in Calcutta, wish there was a strike on Feb 17th!!!
Took a taxi to the airport. The thought of tearing the tickets and returning crossed my mind more than a thousand times, but I was supposed to be a strong individual, the self obsessed beast who could not come across as a loser by going back on what I dug for myself. I had to take the plunge, not because I wanted it but because I had to protect my self bloated ego.

So, I took the flight and here I was in the next 2 hours listening to the in-flight announcement by the Captain.........."Welcome to the Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport at Mumbai".......my heart sank!!!

12 AM : February 18th 2008

I Get a call from home......"Happy Birthday Appu....!!!", and i was in tears with a lump in my throat....someone said that men don't cry, but I did, may be I am not a man, but who cares anyways!!! Could not sleep till 3 in the morning, and got up at 6 as I had to make it to the office on my First Day for my joining.

February 18th 2008 - First Day in Office

Nothing special!!! Just the normal form filling activities and stuff. And no matter how much they say they care about their employees, the HR and the company failed to notice that it was my Birthday!!! So much for caring for Employees; not that i was looking for a Birthday cake. At that time I cared a damn about these people.

Throughout the day, the phone kept buzzing with wishes and messages from family and its one huge family that i got, relatives and friends. Realised the importance of real people, and not fake ones!!!

February 25th 2008 - Deported to Coimbatore

A week old in Mumbai, and was sent for an assignment for 12 weeks to Coimbatore. I did not protest as I was only too happy to be avoiding the city that I did not like for the first few months.

May 15th 2008 - Back to Mumbai from Coimbatore

Came back as I was required on a new project.

Mumbai.....Part 1.....

I had decided to leave this place pretty soon, and had set myself a target of July end to be returning back to my place. Moved in with a friend's friend's friend for a couple of months; and was just waiting for days to go by for me to return back to Calcutta.

Mumbai......Part 2......Things start to change.....

As I started travelling up and down from my temporary place to work, I realised I was wasting 4 hours in travelling almost daily.



The Search for a Place Begins.......May 16th 2008 till July 15th 2008