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Monday, June 30, 2003

It's final then. I will be leaving the garden city to get to the promised land.

Chanel has gotten the green signal from the powers that be and I have managed, despite negative reports from just about everyone, not to get psyched by the impending change.

I will be getting there for a reccee on the 7th of July. A couple of days, and I'll be back to pack things up and get going.

The moolah is stretching beyond any means that I am able to discover and that is a worrisome factor. But all else seems to be smooth sailing.

Let's see how things go.

Sunday, June 29, 2003

Let's see. Can things really get any worse? It's a hot Sunday, and here I am, with the gochi man himself, walking the walk on Brigade Road trying to push some corny stickers for a cornier client. And for what? A measly couple of hundreds!

I never had to do something like this even when I was a collegiate itching for a part-time job. Makes me lament the fact that I quit the hell hole without a job on hand.

But things are bound to be better. Today, another person cribbed about the promised land. And the funny thing is the more people tell me bad things about the place, the more confident I am of doing well there. After all, the promised land is where Chanel wants to be at. And I'm sure I'll manage.

Meanwhile, thanks to networks for telling someone about me. Looks likely that I'll make some more moolah before I leave this place.

Saturday, June 28, 2003

I really must do something to get my blog to happen on the day the events (or non-events!) do. That or suffer the wee hours of the next day posts for ever more.

Saw this really psyching film today. Frankly it was all very laughable, but the stuff on screen made me all queasy! Yech!

To rewind, the day wasn't too great. Only bright spot was when Chanel got back from the sick bay. At least she's home now. But she continues to be ill.

The cat is heading home tomorrow. Tried getting hold of a propah ticket and all that jazz, but only managed a wait listed 20. Got to do the early morning, before-the-cock-crows thingie to see if I can secure a tatkal and am hence making use of this opportunity to blog.

I haven't written anything interesting, haven't met the people I have to meet, haven't done anything to ensure that I don't starve next month. In fact, if the truth be told, I have just notched up some formidable expenses for the first week of July.

Met the gochi man himself today! Poor thing ain't having any fun in life. He's desperate for a change and intends getting out of the blue hellhole asap. I wonder why he is still sticking on though? He gave me the logical explanation of if-I-leave-I-will-never-ever-get-a-pie-of-the-money-they-owe-me. Guess it is that way.

My contention however is that the longer he stays there, the more he is increasing his liability. I mean that is one of the reasons I quit. But then I guess to each one his own mode of operating. I'm only glad he's finally taking the plunge.

The idle flower too hasn't gotten hold of any monies, although she's managed to find a new garden. And within a month! Calls for some celebrating which is why I called her up to ask for a treat.

It'll probably be the last in this city!

Friday, June 27, 2003

The full page came out... Chanel has been diagnosed sick.... AKCP calls back after all this while.... and I continue to fight with the cat! Well, as you can see, nothing has really changed!

Meanwhile no progress whatsoever has been made on the career front. Been over a month now and I'm beginning to get frustrated. Seems like all there is scope for is tech writing, and that is something that I really don't want to do.

Keep giving myself the salve that something will come up soon.

I'm beginning to have my doubts though!

Wednesday, June 25, 2003

My first, independent, full page ad comes out tomorrow. In the DH. Career section. Will it work?

"Water in the lungs", they say. Paah! That is nothing as far as I am concerned. After all, in a body composed nearly entirely of water, what's a little H2O in the lung.

"Could be TB" they say, conspiratorially this time.

I blink.

"The TB?"

"Yup! But in order to be really really sure, we need to run a whole load of tests."

I blink again.

"It can't be TB! TB is something that died out in the seventies.... TB is not a disease that people like us..."

I cease and rewind to a couple of years ago, when guppy had the same thing. Only that time, it was water around the heart.

One would think that time and knowledge would have softened the blow. But know what?

It only makes it worse!

Sunday, June 22, 2003

Haven't written for a looooooooong time. Guess the lethargy has invaded every bit of my life. No ad copy, no articles, no reviews..... have just been postponing everything. And the worst thing of all is that I've begun waiting for things to happen rather than going out in the market and trying to get them happen.

Let's see if the geography is likely to change anything!