Change, no change

Hmm... Another few days pass. For the first time here, work was really hectic and that became the reason for no posts here rather than my usual lethargy. This week is ending nicely with no work on the friday, a rock show on campus and finally me writing something.

The last three weeks have seen me hanging out mostly with my theatre club people... watching movies, shaking a leg at discs, and having loads of fun singing, dancing and playing games. Feels good, as if i'm back at college.

Reading "tuesdays with Morrie" currently, and liking it. Despite putting across predictable thoughts and "the way to live" stuff, the book does that in a refreshing manner.

Haven't been spending too much time with myself, and although it does help in keeping too many emotional outbursts in check, I would still like to get that time when I can just spend it with myself, reading, listening to music, thinking... but not too much!

There are few changes about to occur in the next couple of months. A job change followed by a change of residence, or vice versa. Its good, keep changing to avoid the rut setting in.

Flutter

And so another person wants to enter your life. I am actually trying to be modest, so i'll leave the major part of a messenger conversation i had with this new female friend of mine. "Such a good guy as you should be with a good girl". Ya sure, whatdya know.

But sometimes it does start getting to you. Questions of the kind "Why not give it a shot?"; "Maybe its destiny trying to say something"; "Maybe its the solution you are looking for, one that will make you truly happy forever?" and others like these suddenly arise in the back of your mind.

But i have learnt my lessons in the past. Never fool yourself into believing that you are what you are not, and that you feel what you don't. In a world where people make a habit of fooling themselves about their feelings and beliefs over and over again, for their entire lives even, this is the least you can achieve by not falling in the same trap. And so its not gonna happen again, there would be no expression of interest from my side to make her think of anything between us.

Sigh, but i still say that the simplicity of believing in something and sticking to it, right or wrong, actual or fake, is what can make you happy. Letting yourself question beliefs and explore options brings pain, so be ready for it.

Diversity

God i have been working with people in all kinds of geographical settings!

Last time this happened was in Vienna, with our team comprising of people from Austrian, Indian, German, French, American and Hungarian backgrounds. But at least everyone was working out of the same location, and while interacting with them, you could see their facial expressions and body languages, quite important a part of a complete interaction.

Currently i am working with people based out of Singapore, Shanghai, California, Houston, Puerto Rico and Dubai apart from Bangalore. As a result, my timings are neatly assaulted with requirement for availability ranging from 6 in the morning to 9.30 at night!

But i have always relished this diversity in interacting with a mixed group. Even though being under the same corporate umbrella means that there is an underlying commonness in the communication, slight variations and nuances almost definitely creep in. And of course, there are the diverse non-HP partners, with their own peculiarities. The way they communicate starting from a simple hello to goodbye, the way they portray excitement or conservativeness, the way they are confused about which name to address the person with, or whether its a "He" or "She"; its very amusing and quite a learning experience too!