There was a guy in school named Subroto Giri, who, we all agreed, was the world's most accident prone person. All the world's ill luck would strike him first before affecting others. We sympathized with him, though we couldn't help occasionally taking a dig at the poor guy. I guess Murphy's law of averages has finally caught up with me. It's now my turn to be the butt of the jokes of my acquaintances. I went to HDFC Bank to sort 2 issues. One was sorted, the other had to wait. It was during my trudge back to my office that I made the mistake of putting my left hand into a hip pocket. Unknown to me, a bee had conveniently lodged itself there. No sooner had I made the intrusion than the bee stung me! My thumb, to be more precise. It felt like my thumb had been amputated. I did the obvious and withdrew my hand with a jerk, not knowing what had hit me. Getting a semblance of what had just happened, I realized to my consternation that the sucker could still be 'in...
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By the way, my dad said your comment on my blog made him start to rethink his life. He spends a good part of his day writing code as well.
Though believe me, I spend my days doing donkey work too. I just try to make the most of weekends and holidays. Come to Pune and let's go to Osho!
I used to be crazy about computers while in school & would spend hours on end trying to write code and outsmart my teacher!
But there comes a time in your life when a rethink is necessary. Where are we headed? Are our priorities right? Are we missing something trying to stuff in as much as possible? The sooner we find answers & take corrective measures, the better it is.
I would fly to Pune & accompany you to Osho commune...if I could! I'm an indispensable resource to the IT industry now!!!
Arent u losing ur much celebrated "exclusivity"?
Dont u think that bengali-who-likes-football is a bit too common?
P.S. Yup, i hv nothin better to do.