tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39635212012-01-01T15:25:52.355-05:00Day to day stuff on my doings...8loodm1rehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866213061852237101noreply@blogger.comBlogger2121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963521.post-40603293478361734182012-01-01T15:24:00.001-05:002012-01-01T15:25:52.363-05:00

onward and forward into life. for those that i care about: my wife, my family and good friends - here's wishing you all a very happy 2012.

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A month of disappointments,and 12 years of despair,you, a dirty whoring mistress,me, your customer in that chair.I'm looking above the muddy windows,and grasping for reed,fresh scents as the wind blows,there must be some place for my breed?I want to turn back and spit in your face,and say things so vile,its a marathon not a race,and relationships i wont defile.I will turn my back and walk off,

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To Remember Me By Robert Noel Test (1926-1994) The day will come when my body will lie upon a white sheet neatly tucked under four corners of a mattress located in a hospital busily occupied with the living and the dying. At a certain moment a doctor will determine that my brain has ceased to function and that, for all intents and purposes, my life has stopped.When that happens,

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I'm tired of this life, there's no reason why I should continue to fuel this existance I'm worn out by this struggle, to make ends meet Yet, unable to find my calling. I'm around because of you, I know my exit will break your heart, I'm around because I want to protect you, from everything bad, and sinister out there I live, and yearn for our times together. --- this one's for you my dear -

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shuttled over to toronto to see my sis and niece over the weekend - long ass bus journey but must say very economical on megabus! had a lovely time with the family, usual food, beers, arguments and horsing around like we were a bunch of kids :)

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running, eating healthier, running some more. Feels good.

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I see you, staring back at me from the mirrorLove, for the miles, the breathlessnessFear of not doing it everdayDetermination to drive myself more through life's messWhen I run, I'm free,Like mercury on wings of desireFleet footed, must be my mindAs Morrison said, C'mon baby light my fire

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Been all over the place for the past few weeks. Went to India for 5 days, meetings, meetings and more meetings. The highlight was meeting my mom in bombay, attending Palm sunday mass with her and then seeing her again for good friday and holy saturday. Small pleasures in this hectic life we lead.Back to Boston - Philly madness. Home today (on a tuesday and thats unusual) and packing to move to

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monday: atl-bostontuesday: boston-wash dc-bostonwednesday: boston-raleighthursday: raleigh-phillyi need a life!

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India (Mumbai/Kolkata) and then Paris .... finally back to the grind in the US..tax time too!

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To all of you :) What a great year it has been thus far!!!

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37 today, wonder if i have 10 miles in me? already woke up with a creaky knee!!!12:14PM: DONE IT....10 Miles 89 mins, proud of this accomplishment...feel tired tho...i know my better half will be proud too :) this one's for you my dear..your old man can run!!!

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just landed at philly airport after a fantastic steering committee presentation. am sitting here waiting for my sweetheart to show up and here goes a stupidly funny ad i saw:

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OK, some updates from the recent past:Wife leaves town for a period of a little over three weeks and here's what I had been up to:Weekend 1:Friday: Stayed back in boston at the westin waterfront. friday started out with a drink with our current cambridge clients, proceeded to eat some crappy food and drown a few beers...Saturday: Woke up late, omkar over and we hang at chinatown for dim sum,

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hanging out with an old friend and his family after 6 years, what a wonderful time to reconnect. i miss my wife though :)

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Spoke to my sweetheart this morning, was good to hear her voice. Now she needs to pick a name for the family kukkur :)Ran a 5er this evening, will wrap it up with some kababs and a nice glass of the Corte Majoli Valpolicella Ripasso that I opened last night.Cant wait for Friday am to hold my best friend and partner-in-crime in my arms again !

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Start of a long weekend, plan to get my running back on track so to speak...time to heal, rejuvenate and get back to normalcy of exercise.--and i miss you!

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I've been at home for the past day recovering from this food poisoning and as I start to find my strength come back, it leaves me with memories of you and me in Goa, just talking and goofing around as if we had not a care in the world, oblivious of the inevitability that our parents are aging and will require full time care. But that's neither here nor there. I woke up early this am, with

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flew out last evening to bangalore and en route at some shit on the kingfisher airline food. started with the bad stomach, cramps, vomitting, and shivers almost an hour after i landed. was miserable until i saw a clinic @ bangalore aiport and they prescribed (Norflox TG). Sat on the plane to paris miserable, two blankets, an aspirin and shivers all the way to deGaulle. Sitting at the aiport right

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A botched flight schedule combined with a first class upgrade, some lost luggage and a seemingly missing blackberry set me off in the wrong direction, but, DAMN was it good to be back.First glimpses of the rainy streets leaving the airport, the stench of the slums: of poverty and hopelessness and yet, the ability to find laughter in the childrens faces as they played in the street at 2 am, aware

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ooh oooh and i ran today, and lifted until my arms could no longer take it. Feels good, full of energy after a hectic half-days work at the client in princeton, lunch with the client and a former colleague (shannan) and then rushing off home to leave my wife a nice note in my absence :)

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Sitting around because of some technical snag and they probably have to fly the technician in from Atlanta .... so, it looks like i might be stuck in paris for a day (which is not a bad thing hey!). also, three people in first class, its beautiful up front with no riff-raff to bother me :)

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planning to head out for 2 weeks aug 11. looking forward to seeing the old country. hopefully this time i can go out for a run to bandstand and back and not be winded :)

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5 miler yesterday, 5 miler today...left achilles hurts a wee bit. Yeah i sound like a fucking whiner but its my leg and it worries me that i will have to take a break from the running. Oh and 43:28 / 43:30 ...

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hate it when these arguments and verbal exchanges happen. makes me question everything.

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6 years to the day you went away,wounds not open, but still hurts a little dull,i look up the the skies, and see all that blue,and know, its just traces of you.~~~Miss ya dad! We will meet soon, I promise.~~~

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3 years to the date since you passed. I still owe you that steak dinner at Arthur's steakhouse in morris plains for helping us move after the fire. You are missed bud!

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....and a 4 miler today (34 mins)....i feel good and healthy today.

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the running, lifting continues...ran a 10K this am...54 mins. not too shabby

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Celebrating yet another fathers day without you pops...there's good days and bad days, today is a bad day ... I seem to be watching the FIFA world cup alone, and thinking about you! I can almost smell the pork and sanna on a sunday morning like this one as you yelled at me "Arrey...Have your tea its getting cold" :) Its been 6 years and i thought it would get easier, it doesn't...

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been watching the world cup, and truly am having an exciting time catching up on serious football. Although most folks don't like the sound of the Vuveleh's ...i LOVE it. It adds to the madness and the fanfare that the players need to anticipate. Last i heard, the french team was so bothered by the noise...well thats so...french I suppose.Ran a 2.75 (intense interval training) on saturday, a 5

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raining, and more work to do... cant wait to take a break from all this madness next week.

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Ok so I shouldn't have eaten all those roasted old edamames....but man the nauseousness and sickness that followed from sunday through wednesday didnt help...

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25:32. Nuff said.

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another *hard* week has gone by. woke up this sunday am, finally feeling like i've caught my breath. cant' wait to get out to the keys in a couple of weeks for some sun and fun with my partner in crime and best friend :)

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I think I'm losing my mind, its been a week of driving over 1000 miles to get from client to client and then to firm internal poop. Its saturday and i havent run in two days, need to do a 3-5 miler today.

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The last month or two has been terribly exhausting. Somewhere between the running, lack of real vacation time on weekends, and managing two clients simultaneously, i reached my point of exhaustion last night.Went to bed around 6 pm, woke up by my sweetheart around 930 for a late supper, crashed again and now its 730 am...i feel rejuvenated, i need one more night like this (hopefully tonight) to

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Ok, so i'm not a devout catholic but something that caught my attention was Psalm 144:1"Praise the LORD, who is my rock. He trains my hands for war and gives my fingers skill for battle."There's someone up there looking out for me, us. Finding the strength to succeed in life, relationships, marriage, friendships, family...thank you again.

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so whats the story here? have i lost my touch with updating the blog or am i just too busy? I think its the latter. the past month has flown by and here's the highlights1 - I continue to run, still averaging between 15-25 miles per week depending on how much drinking happens during the week and how i generally feel. today was an exception as i did a 5 milers (42:38).2 - Hosted dear friends from

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Ran my next PR 5k: 25:40. Took everything out of me, dont know if i can ever cross that point

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Back in atl, working on a statement of work, tired, brain not really functioning. Somehow managed to run a 5 miler with side-stitches and then lift some weights...always an escape from the crazy consulting lifestyle there.Taxes this weekend, aaargh!!

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5k, 25:46. Nuff Said. I'm ecstatic, now to bring the times down to 25 and below...

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Terrible weather and an evening without groceries (managed with the dal + radish). It was all made worth it when we sat down on the couch and i got to cuddle ya over a Rutherford Hill...reminds me of why we have 14 good years together, still feels like day one for me :)

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Crazy Crazy day at work...ended at 930 PM with my fave cabbie Said picking us up at Cambridge. Wrapped up a call with the R10 team, and the second wind caught on....ran a 5K, quad and hamstring extensions, stretches.. exhausted.Bunch of european business travelers in the elevator, all creeping away from sweaty me...couldn't care less...listening to Aenima by Tool...the words are so right."Some

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its your birthday, and in my heart you are 71 old man... :) and im older too, i guess we'll be seeing each other soon. i miss your company, i really do. happy birthday dad.I havent quite forgotten youtime has helped heal the painyou are but bones and dust nowstill, without you happiness i feignThese days that come bymemories, of happiness in my lifecan they be relived ever againor has it gone by

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Hit my PR: 26:08. started running at 7.0, ended at 8.2 exhausted :)

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This ones for you my dear, may you always remember us well:if i were to die tomorrow,let it be known today,that I have loved you, selflessly,every single dayif it all came down and,if this world were to end,you should be the first to knowyou have always been my best friendif things turn sour,and grey skies cloud our sights,dont you ever doubtthat together, we'll be alrightif our lives take

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today is the day of the trip. Ive spent the past 4-5 days in and out of bed basically sick from a sore throat and the shivers. Yes, "oink" was the first word that popped into my head given that everyone has the swine flu. Doc says its acute laryngitis and that I will be ok. I still feel like crap though and am wondering how i will survive this flight. Of course the company of my lovely wife

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Was searching for some AR Rahman music and came across this oldie...brings back some fun memories from college with Ramesh, VK, and Vivek...broke as shit but watching hindi movies on saturday afternoons sucking down some rum that we would secretly smuggle into the theaters or even a smoke by the door...Ah to be young, stupid and careless again :)

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Sitting at Boston Logan, 6 pm and wondering what was that AD that I loved the other day...yes...YOU/HTCNow thats what I'm saying "and you trying to remember, and you, are trying to forget". Don't we all have that in our lives?

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from some time ago, still a magical songComme si je n'existais pas, elle est passée à côté de moi Sans un regard, reine de "Saba", j'ai dit Aïcha prends tout est pour toi Voici les perles les bijoux, aussi l'or autour de ton cou Les fruits, biens mûrs au goût de miel, ma vie, Aïcha si tu m'aimes J'irai où ton souffle nous mène, dans les pays d'ivoire et des baignes J'effacerai tes larmes

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im starting to wonder about life, in general and more specifically. was there another reason other than working for a living that we have been put here. while i'm a big believer in focusing on the quality of our relationships that we share with our loved ones, families, friends and the overall good deeds one can do, i find that im more consumed with the moment at work. work drives my schedule, my

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Yawn, 6.03 am, awake just to test my hurting heel with a run today after a week. here's keeping fingers crossed that i can do it

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So, didn't hear anything about moving forward careerwise this past month as I suspected, it migth have been put on hold. Had a call last night with a senior person and she was able to describe to me the whys and whats that are holding up the situation.Needless to say, after the initial disappointment, a strange calm came over me when I realized that I don't define my life by these guidelines.

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Okay, so i've been away from this blog for a little bit now. Its just that I went thru a phase of trying to sell some follow on work to a client who wasn't buying anymore and the well went dry for a bit. Fast forward into July and a phone call from a colleague set me up with a new client (biotech) in boston. I love this city, staying at the starwood hotels makes it even more fun. Somewhere

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You passed away 5 years this day and I remember standing by your bedside as you breathed your last at 7pm IST. I still miss you, and I still cherish the time we have spent together. May your soul rest in peace. Don't forget, I'm looking forward to seeing you again in this afterlife.

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Caught up with Anil, Jeff, Jimmy and Sandra at the Legend Bar in NYC (33rd and 5th). Had an excellent evening seeing old classmates :)Thanks to Vix that I had a place to crash, saw some of my old negatives he's been scanning and WOW those brought back some serious memories....The running continues...managed to get some decent running in so far:Saturday 5.5 MilesMonday 3.25 MilesTuesday 3.125

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ever wonder if there's another side of you? perhaps living in a parallel universe? ever wake up in your sleep hearing someone say something only to look around the room and see that theres no one around? if your not afraid, then why is your heart pounding?_______________________________________________________I'm changing, and I'm confused,Starting to question my sanityAm I one, or are there

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Its been a super memorial day weekend with Rohit and family joining us. Loved the lil ones running around and being able to play at dave and busters (and football outside). Somehow between the unhealthy food, drinks and friend snacks, at least managed to stay on course with the exercise. so heres what happened:Thurs: Ran 5k. Bicycled 8MilesFriday: Ran 5kSaturday: Ran 10k (see post below) /

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As you probably know, when I do things, i tend to immerse myself into them. Good or bad. Whether it's having a drink or staying fit. Luckily for the past 5 months, its been about staying fit.Completed my second 10K run this am. This one was much better. 10k (or 6.25 miles) completed in 66 minutes. So I averaged around 10.56/mile. Whats wierd is that i ran at 5.7mph (or 10.30/mile) all the way, so

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Ran my first 10k today. Did a nice first 5 miles in 55 minutes and then in an exhausted state walked the rest (1.55 miles) to bring it to a total of 77 minutes for 6.5 miles. Calorie count 1002 burned. But i feel good, exhilarated!making adjustments to my 10K (i.e. 6.25 actual miles) that should have set me at 55+18.33 = 73.33 minutes or 1 hour and 13 minutes approximately. That means my average

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4 Miles, 40.30 minutes...weight down to 195.2 .. lets see how far i can continue to carry this :)

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what a beautiful warm day outside, or so i thought as i was making a decision to slack off and not run today. And then it happened, 5 miles, 56 minutes for a 198lb guy.. not bad at all. im ecstatic

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Been running for the past two months, got my fat ass finally doing around 4 miles @5.5mph. It feels good, I wonder ifa) i can keep up the discpline of running 2-4 times a week andb) manage to get up to 13 miles by november so i can participate in a half marathonHmm... lets see

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someone has too much time on their hands and copied every swear word from every sopranos episode.the sopranos, uncensored. from victor solomon on Vimeo.

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I've just dropped you off at the airport and walked back into the house with a cup of coffee in my hands...my heart feels empty and achy, even though I know you're gone only for a week, I guess I'll have to get used to not seeing you at home on the weekday evenings now.. i hate that feeling, you are a part of me, and I don't like it when a part of me is gone..even temporarily. The weekend can't

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You would have been 71 today, and me? sitting by your side laughing over that proverbial beer. I miss you.

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I was there...WOW..nuff said (the video below is not mine, but someone elses i found on youtube...they had way better seats than i did)

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This life, one shot, one deal,and I'm still trying to work through it.Not sure i understand its meaning,and certainly not my fit.A lonely road or the beaten path,familial obligations arise.Have we forgotten those who have passed?Or am i caught up in their demise?You as a companion of whom I seek more,always here, a partner true.Nothing shall i ever ignore,ride off in the sunset with you.

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I've spent the last two plus months with extended family in town and they continue to be here. Its been exceptionally hard on me (and im sure my wife as well) given that we are so culturally different and htat my mom and her parents are just, well..different. The crazy combination of this nitro-and-glycerine mix along with the restrictions that i personally have to face due to a conservative

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Wanna Save $884,275.01 on an Intel Processor, apparently buy.com thinks so.. ..

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Saw it on the news late last night..RIP George Carlin, thank you for making me laugh and think about materialism every time I heard your standup act...

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Wife wasnt doing well this week, so we've been renting movies @ home. Just saw "The bucket list" as it was released on DVD today, what a super movie. Reminded me of a certain someone who passed away with cancer, and how he was robbed of his opportunity to make his bucket list.Here's my 5 minute bucket list (i suppose this will keep growing as I think things through):Skydive Once -- This scares

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The university finally put the ad out, here goes:

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A myth called reality, shadows that hide the face,mine, is but another one, no differentiator.Hiding behind that glass, what you see is not always what you getunless you are that inner circle, i'm watching out, for that inner circle

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Wow what a weekend. Drove up with my wife to cornell to attend the graduation ceremony. Finally done with two years of anguish going thru my MBA. It was so worth it. Photo below with some good friends and their families.

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i'm now faced with a new problem.. i need something to worry about because the last two years of my life have been a partial living hell between the MBA, Work and everything important in life..P is happy im finally done and frankly so am i. i now have the ability to not be distracted in conversations with her anymore wondering about what paper i have due next...and i promise to make it up to her

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Saturday was the final day doing our private equity presentations. Was too tired to deal with much of any drinking when we were done. Ended up on the rented bus that rode us down to NYC. Started off at a pub called Kanvas and it was kinda empty. At this point Joe suggested that we head down to Copper Chimney for an Indian dinner and some Taj Mahal beers. Best suggestion ever. Returned from dinner

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the program has almost ended. we have one more weekend session to go and we're home free. of course this is going to be difficult as its the private equity project and requires a huge write-up. that said, our management simulation ended and the professor sent out some thoughts about running a company. thought i'd share with the readers (???)• Danger of group think – need to think “out of

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wow what a week.. between the crisis at work, trip and promo presentation to the partners in boston, catching up with E out there, the return to NYC, boys night out in NYC and finally back into class -- im exhausted.its sad to know that a lot of people from class will turn into strangers soon, and some will continue to stay close to me. i guess that as i have started to know people better, i've

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I'm on a cornell conference call for Branding. Our choice of brands is for Palm Treo, and its a very nice conversation. I'm impressed with my team GGQ, Vinod, Ranjan, Joe, Selom and Mahesh. Good arguments, good content but no real direction.. :)As for work: tiring day prepping for the leadership meetings. a colleague had a baby last week and he's real cute (the baby not the colleague). amazing

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4.16 am and im starting to wonder if i need to switch jobs. the work has gotten way too hectic for me, and they certainly don't pay me enough to do this anymore. had a great evening with my wife, making mexican food...now to replicate this when our friends visit today.hoping that today is just ho-hum at work and not too intense, 8 am meetings or what we call the "huddle"..that term is catching up

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had a glass of wine today and am sitting at home with my wife. we've made some dimsums and are enjoying our alcohol .. gosh that sounds so bad.. its actually Paneroz Jumilla spanish wine..saw it at the store in Marlton NJ and was rated a 90% by Wine Spectator.Its been a long day and i'm happy to be home with someone i really care about; work hasnt helped with the large conflict and lack of

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Ok, so its a little late to title it that way. Just got done with first on-campus week @ Cornell and its a pleasure to get that over with. The whole class was down with flu and bronchitis and i think i may be the next victim. Already got that sore throat and fever, so lets see where this goes.Whats happened between december and now? well i grew a balbo-style goatee and only just shaved today

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Been offline for a while and in the meanwhile headed out to Mauritius for a bit, completed the business analysis for a certain university and then finished off my third sem @ Cornell. So far so good.Was reminiscing on the old days of bandra and realized that Eddy Grant used to be a very popular singer in every maka-pao's heart.. remmeber those saturday afternoons circa 1985-1989 where eddy would

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Im exhausted. Its been a busy week and its only wednesday. Flew out to Indy and back thru all day meetings monday. Got back home in time to watch the eagles suck like a hoover vaccuum in the fourth quarter and lose.School work is starting to ramp up BIG TIME. We have a global project item due this week and i will be responsible for gluing all the hard work and research the team has pulled

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Listening to some music on youtube, decided to search for some old (well 80s) goodies.. here goesNoel: Silent MorningI did think Noel (or Noel Pagan : his real name) was one of the better freestylers of his time (circa 1987) and that led me to check where freestyle has gone....well, heres Billy Wingrove with Football Freestyle

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Had some friends over from Virginia. An englisman married to a peruvian / japanese girl. Craig and I have been mates for over 8 yrs now, we met at the job i currently work at (hes since moved on). Had a lovely time with my wife enjoying the company as well, did the whole philadelphia sightseeing, lots of english premier league football... of course bustin on how bad Blackpool was in the Champions

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Was reading up on the Indian army and came across this website I had long ago visited. Very up to date and some great stories of valor and patriotism through the wars of past.What struck me about this was the one image (which I have copied here, but is owned by the webmaster). The direct link to that image can be found HEREThe slogan of this image applies to every soldier fighting for every free

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an old friend whom i had caught up last week with, finally let the cat out of the bag that he's gay. i could feel him wait for a reaction from me, especially since i had zero gaydar on him and always ribbed him about being too picky in finding a nice girl (so much for my helping!!).we chatted for a bit as he told me how hard it was initially especially being indian, and all the social taboo that

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Tomorrow is cricket saturday and im hoping to get some sports into my regimen (or should i say lack of exercise). anyway, i found an old clip from the movie Eurotrip .. mi scusi, mi scusi

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Suddenly remembered the Nike cricket commercial sung in Konkani when i was in india back in 2005. Found the clip on YouTube, I love this ad, it embodies how important cricket is to india

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Whos that handsome man bowling... Nice picture Vikram, love the shutter speed adjustment.

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Drove back with Joe late last night from Ithaca. Its been a very hard week with the papers due, valuation exam and consequent 3 am work nights to complete related class work. Did manage to smoke a cigar with Juran one night and get to know the Valuation professor. Seems to be a really nice fella, intelligent as heck and super young for a guy of his calibre. Joe and I were pretty happy to get to

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Drove up to Nileshs this morning to go attend Brians funeral. It was a sad morning to find a friend going away forever, with no chance of running into each other again during this life.Sat at mass being one of the three non-caucasian folks there, as Brian would have said "boy you are really out of place here :)", did our farewells, wiped a tear off my eye (after all us macho men dont cry). Spoke

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Got back home this evening from a week on the road including; Philly, Milwaukee, Indianapolis and Newark in a span of 3 days. JH was driving me back home and i was telling him about how much Brian had helped with driving the truck for the move, helping with the heavy stuff, adding to the humor and then i called nilesh.The call i should never have made:Nilesh: Man, I have some news for youMe: What

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Harrowing weekend. Thanks to Brian, Nilesh, and Amrut, this whole move went smoother than i ever imagined. I'm now wondering how it is that we ended up with so much junk in a 1 br apartment until now.Came home to the apartment to find out that the owner had left some of his stuff. I have to admit that i was a little upset until he came over and told me how badly his move went. We helped him load

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So we went off to the F1 weekend in Indy. What a great trip, 10 hours in a smelly rental car, three guys sharing a hotel room followed by a day in the sun at 101 degrees... No, really, it was a fantastic trip getting to know Thomas ( a danish colleague and friend).Pictures Attached here

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sunday morning .. lazy day in the temporary apartment surrounded by boxes. i feel like we're part of the Picasso cubist movement here. Fortunately we will be moving to a new apartment at the end of the month, that said, one more move.Work at the client site is hectic right now, lotsa flux with people quitting but staying on part time etc. Im concerned with some decisions being made but such is

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Was kicking off a "Requirements" meeting with my clients this friday morning and my phone starts to ring.. its my wife calling. Put it on mute a couple of times but she kept calling and i think to myself "This can't be good because she never does this".Next thing i hear from her is that the apartment two walls down is on fire pretty bad and the whole building has to be evacuated. Turns out that

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