There is a Burmese guy on the same floor and he invited me to dinner to his house last week. But I didn
Category Archives: Life is like that
Winterlicious lunch
January and February are lean months in terms of tourism because of heavy winter. So the city of Toronto along with most of the restaurants run a program called Winterlicious during winter (Obviously there is something called Summerlicious during summer). The concept is that there is a reduction in the price of lunch and dinner. For a fixed price there is choice of items in the menu. It is a cool concept and for $25, you get to eat lunch that would otherwise cost around $45.
Today I went to a place called Fred
Abandoned
When I was writing the proposal for this project, I used to get call from two or three unit heads to check up on the progress. Now that I am here, I wonder where they are. It has been two weeks and absolutely no one has checked up, if I am alive (yea, as if they would care) or if the project is on track (this is what normally they care). It leaves me to wonder, if I, somehow, ended up in a different project than the proposal that I wrote for.
If that was on the official side, personal side is worse. No one cares
Not been a good day, my dear!
This cold is playing havoc with my health
Bloody Indians
I know, I know…I am an Indian too. But what happens back home doesn’t give me a pleasant feeling. There is a long history behind Cauvery dispute. But every time it raises there are riots, deaths, damage and mental agony. For the benefit of the politicians, common man suffers and dies. These are the reasons, I have entertained the idea of moving out of Bangalore.
I am ok
Someone said, life is what happens to you while you are busy doing other things. I always remember this. It is very much true. Either you are busy doing other things or waiting for other things and then
Drained out
Probably I used all the positive spirit in keeping me up over the weekend through the snow. I had two choices: either stay at room, get drunk and get depressed or put on 6 layers of clothing and get out and do something even if it meant freezing. I did choose the second one and I guess I did pretty good job at that.
When I went to the US, there was a group of folks along with me. When I went to Belgium, Steven helped me in the beginning giving company to some extent. But here I don
It is damn cold in here
Can you believe that it is -13 yesterday and it would go down to -20 today? Add to that fact that with chill winds it always feel lower than these temps, like yesterday it felt like -20 and today it will be much worse. The weather folks recommend a min of 6 layers of clothing. That is awful compared to almost nakedness in Chennai. Weather folks also announced that if a part of the skin is exposed for about half hour, it would be frozen. I thought to myself, we should transport all those Indian men who pee on the roads to here; they would and could never do that again!
With the cold it is becoming difficult to go out in the evening. I wanted to go for a walk or to buy some grocery. But for the past three days, after I come back to room, I feel extremely tired (is it that I
Bit concerned
I am bit concerned about the assignment that I have come for. I know I have done well until now. I do have confidence that I will do my best. But this is the second largest client for our firm; and this project is a high visibility project for the firm too. I was talking to my friend Xavier and as he rightly put it, If I do well, I will be rock star; If I f…k up, I will be fired. What am I going to be?
As I said, I did talk to Xavier, for whose son, I’m the godfather. We did chat for a while. With two kids and new job, Xavier has become busy. But we are planning to meet sometime in this two months. Since it will be difficult for me to travel to the US, he might travel to Canada. We might meet under the cold showers of Niagara! I am looking forward to see Xavier and Vikas, my godson.
First Impressions
After a warm shower, went out for a walk and grocery shopping. It is nice to walk without a fear of being hit by crazy drivers. But I need to walk carefully because of snow.
Why is every car so dirty? They don’t clean their cars in Canada? Or did it snow dirt? I don’t know but every car I see is so dirty.
And why didn’t anyone tell me Church Street is a Gay Street? I see men and men walking hand-in-hand; women kissing women….ooooo…disgusting. Lip of a women is sacred, don’t do that. Ok, now I can’t go out with other guys staying in this suite. I got to find a gal. See, it is not my mistake at all. Not at all. Either I need to find a gal or be haunted by single gay men. I prefer the earlier.
I shopped in a near-by big store by name ‘No Frills’. I got to hit myself to remember all that I used to shop in Belgium. What is that name of the spread again? Damn…is it …don’t remember at all. Without being able to remember, I bought some bread, spanish salad and few other items.
I had bread and spanish salad for dinner. You ask how was it? Disaster. Complete disaster. I better find something else to eat.
Tomorrow is a free day for me. So will go out again and get something good to eat or find some place good to eat.