Worst Birthday Ever !!

Its 9th January and I am in my hotel room in Madison, WI. It was the worst birthday I have had in my life.

I spent the day alone and without much to do, and even worse I am paying 10$/day for the internet I am using here. Bad news had started flowing in from the 7th itself when i lost some fantastic opportunities to the recession. Then my flight to Detroit got delayed by 4 hours, so when i reached Madison at 10 i was tired, down and out physically. So i switched my phone off and went straight to sleep without caring about the people who would try to call me at midnight. Selfish of me but i wanted to give more importance to the interview that was waiting for me the next day.

And i woke up at 4 A.M. to prepare myself for the interview and more bad news followed into my mailbox and chat windows. I got a little behind on my schedule and had to skip breakfast before leaving for the interview. Not a big setback but i would have preferred a stomach full of food ;). The only high point of the day was the trip to the fantastic campus of Epic Systems. I personally think by far they have the best "workspace environment" aesthetically and materialistically I have ever seen. It feels like a very posh mansion inside their offices. It was fantastic to sit there, attend presentations and give interviews. I thank Epic for the opportunity they gave me. But my personal rules for calling a day fun are very different than how I spent this 8th January.

No big worries, I am sure I will get more birthdays which would be much more fun. I am glad 8th Jan 2009 is over now, maybe the rest of the month would be better. At least, I hope so.

Ciao

2009

Now that I am finally sober and over with hang-overs I thought lets write the first post of the year.

2008 was a year with lot of ups and downs and even more mids. Here is what i learnt in the last one year.

1.Always, always, always have a considerable stash of hidden money which is never to be used, just the presence of the stash makes one very comfortable.

2.After 2.5 years in a foreign land i finally started to feel homesick, and would be going to India at first opportunity I get.

3.Nothing is more fulfilling in life than "Peace of Mind".

4.Education(formal+informal) is what differentiates between men.

5.There will be times in life when nobody but a select few friends and family will stand by your side, make sure you earn the right to their favors.

As for 2009, I have the following goals

1.Get Employed.

2.Find myself some new "good" friends, god forbid but I think I am about to loose some I already have.

3.Meet and hug my MOM.

4.Accrue some specific materialistic possessions.

5.Take better care of my health and body with exercise and healthy food.

Ciao