Weekend

I had the demo on friday..it was pretty cool. I had a nice time presenting it. Anyways we had a small daaru party at my apartment. There was Red label and a really cool beer by the name of Kirin. I had a nice time..we slept at about 2 in the morning. I got up at 11:00 am!! The day was spent making some calls and washing my clothes. I talked to Shruti..who's currently in Kobe. It was fun to catch up. I went to Yodobashi to buy a camera for myself. I bought a Canon Ixy Digital 25IS. Its a nice 10 megapixel camera..quite popular here. Anyways tomorrow I would be going to an artificial island in Odaiba. Its a 30 minute train ride from Kawasaki. I would put my new camera to test and take some pix. Anyways gatta stop now..almost time for dinner.

Demo

Well..the time has finally come. I have to give a demo of my product in front of the entire NEC Research Labs tomorow evening at 6pm. I wonder what the hell came over these guys to schedule the presentation at such an odd time. I hate staying late on Friday nights!! Anyways I finished up the presentation and the live demo preparations. I hope things go well tomorrow. All the best to me!!

Kawasaki

I live in Kawasaki..its a lively li'l place just outside Tokyo..and its famous for its nightlife (also for its "red light areas"). Anyways its really cool...really lively..loads of lights and sounds. Anyways I joined office yesterday..set up everything..had a meeting with my Japanese managers and stuff. Tomorrow's gonna be like the first day when I start my work. There's a welcome party for me next friday..so..looking forward to that too. Hmm..what else..I am doing loads of house-work these days..which I am not used to. I get up early..cook myself a breakfast..and stuff. Thankfully I got a really cool room mate. His name is Syam (pronounced as Shyam). He loves to cook and I love to eat..what more can I ask for!! Anyways I went to this amusement park called Yomiuri Land. Its really cool..it had one of those standing roller coasters which does a full loop....that was awesome!! It also had this another huge one which reached speeds upto 90 km/hr!!! and the best drop I had ever seen...awesome stuff. Its only during the weekends that I can have fun. Most of the weekdays would be spent at the office. Anyways I do booze at home to keep things nice and light-headed! :D . The internet speeds are awesome..so I have got loads of stuff to download. Hmm..got nuthing else to write...guess I'll drop off to sleep..my turn to make the breakfast.

Tokyo

I touched down Tokyo today morning at about 7:00 in the morning. I am living at an apartment in Kawasaki with a room-mate who is a Malayalee..loves to booze...and is a fan of metallica!!! Phew!..talk about coincidences!!! Anyways updates coming soon. I gatta get some sleep!!!

Get Set .. Go!

Am leaving tomorrow for Japan..my first trip outside India. I would be there for about 3 months. Although I am really excited..but am nervous as hell at the same time!! I really dont know what to expect. I also have to present a demo of my project to some very senior ppl at NEC. All of them are f*ckin PhDs. I really pray to god that I dont screw up. Anyways..cant write in much..I am too tired after packing. I guess the next post would be in Tokyo. Sayonara...and all the best to me!

Shopping mis-adventure.

I am leaving for Tokyo next Friday i.e. on the 22nd. I am really excited for it. However, one thing am not too excited about it is the preparation. I hate shopping!..even if its for myself...I detest it if I have to do it for someone else. I just dont have the patience for it. Anyways I went to the nearby mall with mom and dad...cuz they were pretty sure I would mess it up (which even I myself believe). There was a huge sale going .. and the place was jam packed. I quickly selected a pair of jeans, some T-shirts and formal shirts, a belt, a bag and the works. The entire ordeal took close to 3 hours. When it was finally over, we rambled on for the exit. Thats when the buzzers went off. I was like what the hell! The security guards took our stuff and started checking it. We showed them the bill..but they were cool..they knew the guy who packed all the stuff, forgot to remove the tags. And thus began a series of activities which involved opening each bag..checking each item for the tag..removing it and re-checking it with the sensors. That was when me and dad totally lost it and asked why the hell did it happen in the first place. I got a reply saying that they had hired loads of new guys since they expect a huge turnout for the sale..and since they were new..they forgot to get the thing out. Anyways after spending around half an hour at the exit gate..the guys finally finished all the checking. After we came out of the mall, we realized we had parked the car all the way to the other side of the building. I sighed as dad got the car around and we all jumped in. Phew!..what a day!..I was tired as hell and the humidity dint help either..hmm..on second thoughts..it did help a little..we stopped for some beer at the local shop and had a nice time drinking the entire afternoon away. Hmm..anyways I am so glad all the shopping is over. I also have one more big boring job on my list. I gotta transfer loads of stuff from my Desktop to my Laptop. But I guess that could wait for tomorrow. I can handle only one boring job at a time.

Independence Day

Well..today's independence day! However, it has changed a lot over the years.I would always remember it as a day when the sky was full of kites. It used to be magnificient! And leading up to the D-day was soo exciting. All the kids and many of the grown ups too..hogging their terraces..practising their skills for the big day. Kids running around collecting kites which were defeated in epic battles. I never could fly the kite..no matter how hard I tried. I remember my friends Harman and Rohit pitying on me and "allowing" me to hold the strings :D . But it was fun..especially the battle cries when one used to win. I just loved it when the kite was at the farthest position possible..when there was no more twine left on the spool. Harman was amazing at that. Sadly, I just saw like 3 kites flying today. Its really sad..where the hell are the kids?..there's no excitement at all. Its just another "holiday". Its just a day when they show patriotic movies on the TV all day long..the shops are closed and there's traffic jams everywhere. Times have changed a lot and for the worse. Damn.. I miss my childhood...and I kinda sympathize with the kids of today..they are missing on all that fun.