Tagged With: exams
Too much to ask for
Appu has finished her exams. The rats in the office have been taken care of. Now it is the ants causing nuisance value in the pantry. And there is this long list of rations to be bought for the office. And another list of bills to be paid. But that is another story in another … Continue reading
Being hated
There are rats in the office. And here we are trying to look corporate! And clean .That is the breaking news. Kuch to level honi chahiye news ki. But what is to be done. This is the most important icebreaker as the rats can eat the delicate wires of the plotter and the systems costing … Continue reading
Pack up time
Appu did all the cleaning work last night. She cleaned the kitchen, made tea for me and served dinner for herself. She also created the flash file needed to upload the photographs of the team on the interface of prithvipraroop. And she forced me to watch a movie on TV (something that I have not … Continue reading
From nowhere to nowhere
Appu has left for Kashipur today after her exams to spend some time with her grandparents and her father. I dropped her to the station before coming to the office. I hope she has a good time and gets the much needed break from being completely alone most of the time. Kamakhya and Dimpi are … Continue reading
Back off
‘Back off’. This is the message we sent out to a real estate client who was breathing down our back. Allow us to breathe. We are here to offer our services. Not to sell our ‘self-respect’. Actually there is an inversely proportional relationship between the two. The more self-respect one is willing to give up, … Continue reading
Keeping the focus
Appu is having her pre-board exams and I am not being able to be there for her. She is studying on her own and coping alone. My mind is just here and there. The past, the memories, the flashbacks, the perceived versus the real,the mess,the clean up, the fights, the banks, the shouting, the noise. … Continue reading
All that matters
Many times I am tempted to compare my life with that of others. My ‘insides’ with the ‘outsides’ of others. And I have to remind myself that each ones’ race is different. Each ones’ journey is unique and each ones’ starting point is also different. And that any comparison is uselss and baseless. No crisis … Continue reading
