Posts from ‘February, 2010’

The NATMO guys are refusing to pay even after we have submitted the final proof of all the maps for UP and India in Hindi. The refrain now is that we need to submit the CMYK films before they will release the payment. I truly cannot understand the ‘chakkar’. If a project extends over two [...]

We have asked ‘Amma’ to leave, so in the mornings I am completely by myself and it is somehow peaceful. It is amazing how the vibrations of certain people can change the energy of the place. I was becoming irritated by her sense of dependency, by her manipulative tactics and her inability to understand the [...]

And the life in between..
My mother was always worried about the bottomline, the roof over our head, the money inflow, the bills, the marriage of her daughters, the fixed deposits, the running of the house, the quality of the food, the appearance, the looking good part. And she was an efficient housekeeper. The stuff she [...]

The small payment due from GDA is in (sigh of relief). That means that the rent and electricity bill is taken care of. Waiting for the other larger payment to come in from Jaunpur ( That might take care of the huge bank instalment as well as the salaries for the administrative staff).
I guess there [...]

Ok Guys, we have decided that we will no longer be a doormat (That’s like a U turn as we are very good at being doormats). That we will not take work which is not paying us enough to even meet our costs just so we look good and keep working. We will be OK [...]

It is a quiet morning and I am feeling in control of the little aspects of my life, the cup of tea I can have, the flowers I can admire, the amount of milk to be bought, the vegetables to be cooked, the only events in my life over which I do have some say. [...]

Finally, Mr.Jagannath Nayak who has joined us recently has left for Indore for discussions on the Manganese project. Hopefully, we will close it. Fingers crossed. The prospective client is sending a vehicle to pick him up and has also booked a hotel for him. No wonder, the other team members are feeling envious as none [...]

No payment has come in this month(not that too many are expected). And all the bills are pending. I mean the pressure is truly building up now. I have no idea how to run the show on a day to day basis.
I guess I am on my knees.
The small team that we have now seems [...]

It took me a lot of time to set up a routine. Getting up at a particular time, doing the daily chores, sending my daughter to school, going for a walk, getting ready for work, the same drive at the same time, come back, have dinner, say the right things, take a bath ( let [...]

The new accountant did not turn up today. I think she got very scared of me. Or of the responsibilities being spelt out to her. Or she got a better paying job. Another character did not turn up and did not inform us either. So two wickets down again.
No payment either. Good show. Despite the [...]