Posts Tagged ‘exams’

An Emotional Sabbatical

The highlight of the day has been this huge lemon from Assam that Dimpi has gifted to me (it was meant for Narendra but he called in sick so I got the benefit).  Thanks Dimpi. I mean it is the first time that such a huge lemon has been presented to me as if it [...]

From scalar to being vector

And the presentation for the real estate guys has been postponed. And so has the Atlas. Since it can only be brought out in the next academic year, there is enough time for the publishers to take a decision. The only deadline which is beyond postponement is the clearance of the TOD (Temporary Overdraft) which [...]

A path less chosen

My daughter has passed in all the subjects and that is a huge relief. For both of us, school is a concentration camp. The only relief being that you can go home after a few hours. Celebration time!
Ok, I had a lot of work to do, which I did not. I mean there is something [...]

Burn out phase

My father stays in touch He calls, he informs me about tender notices which are relevant to our field of work. Maybe it is his way of showing that he cares. Maybe, I should be OK with that. But this will always be the haziest (does such a word even exist?) area of my life.
I [...]

Being part of a system

At one point in time, when I came out of active alcoholism, it was extremely important that I became part of the system, paid the bills on time, ensured that the house remained clean, that the meals were cooked and the usual jazz.
But increasingly, this is just not enough. It feels like all these parameters [...]