Its that time...

...in life when boxes needs to be packed, when what was the home needs to be emptied, when the life as it was for past couple of years need to be wrapped.
Yup, its time to move on.
C'est la vie! At least life of a consultant. When an assignment ends, its the start of an end. Lots of friends and acquaintances made over a duration needs to be bid goodbye. What remains are sweet memories and a hope to stay in touch.With some it will happen and with some it will not.

Guess that's what this life is all about...at least to me.
Each new assignment brings the excitement of meeting new people, finding about other cultures, working and living in different countries, organizations. But each new assignment also brings with it the down of leaving the old behind.
I remember what one friend, a consultant for long time told me, its tough to own something. Even owning little things means growing an attachment that will be tough to let go.

As I look around my pad, I look at the things that need to go. It just reminds me of other intangibles that will be left behind as well.

One cannot experience the new unless one let go of the old. I wouldn't have met so many interesting people and visited so many new places if I had not left the earlier places and people.

But Memories are mine and they remain...

Heartbroken/Crestfallen!

It happened Friday Night while I was returning home from Airport. It was midnight and it probably had been the longest time I have been away.

While sitting in the back of the cab, driving through the night traffic of trucks, fellow cab riders, I saw few bikes zipping through the traffic.

And it made me realize that I don't think I am ever gonna be able to do that again...zip through Delhi traffic on a bike, moving in and out of cars like a snake, finding spaces between two vehicle where even air wasn't sure of passing through.

And I think I established long back that riding a bike through a western highway at speed of 120 kmph or around is suicidal in any case.

So is it adios to bikes?
I guess never say never.

Blogging on the GO...

I am trying to iron out posting to my blog on the go. I hope it works.

Tiger on the prowl

Just when you think you have seen the best a person can play, he gives a surprise. I guess thats what makes them the very best.
I was watching Tiger Woods play Arnold Palmer invitation and he got into the final day of 18 holes 5 shots behind the leader Sean O'Hair. As it is said about Roger Federer, having him opposite the net on a grand slam final is vastly different than having him across the net on ATP tourney, same goes for Tiger Woods. Playing with him on final day is just like meandering ahead of a tiger on prowl.
Like one commentator put it, He is the sun and you are the butter.
Tiger kept chiping into the lead, bringing it down to 3 then 2 and 1. Finally going into lead only to be tied going into the 18th.
Its a fairy book ending to AP invitation tourney and it has been like this for some years.
And just like a perfectly written happy ending movie script, Tiger has a great Tee-shot, Sean O'Hair has an okay one. O'Hair misses the birdie putt and takes a Par. And Tiger sinks a 15 footer putt for birdie for win.

Master shows Pretender...

Vijay Malaya has always appeared to have gone after Richard Branson in so many ways. Both are flamboyant brand ambassadors of their biz ventures. Both are known for their lavish parties. So it was a bit of a surprise when VM beat RB in race to F1. Though force Ind failed to win any point coming close a couple of times, VM became famous for his parties. But come season 2009, the master arrives. Yes RB has come to F1 with Brawn (he matches VM in giving strange name). And if first race is an indicator he is showing everyone who is the master and how it should be done. Guess the party circuit will be next...