The Job

One desk after another. One kitchen after another. Thats my life for the last four and a half years. The desk, for my laptop, and the kitchen, for refreshments (mostly water) and gossip. I have been doing the rounds of offices, meeting rooms, conference calls, across cities and continents, as a traveling consultant, that I feel, I have simply lost the sense of space and belonging. I meet new clients, make new friends, setup teams, brainstorm, 'solutionize', execute projects, try to remain politically astute without getting political, and among other things get the job done. I then pack my bags, and head on to my next desk. I wonder when will this stop. Or do I even want it to. I dont know.

Am I happy? Am I sad? Am I petrified? Am I jubiliant? Am I beat? Am I lost? Am I sane?

Am I ..........................

Interesting Comments

Few Interesting Comments from family/friends/colleagues/strangers over the past two years of my stay in the States:


East Coast Folks: California, woh! I havent been there. Its like a different country......I wonder how it would be to go there......I am told they have a lot of earthquakes there....

Another East Coast Guy who has been traveling, once in two weeks to SoCal for a project: Now that I am traveling and seeing the world................Response from someone at the table: Traveling the world! Jeez, You first need to get a passport....!!

Dry Cleaning Lady at Virginia: Zip code? Me: 92626. Wow what are you doing here? Dont they have dry cleaners there? !!

Security Personnel at the airport: ID please? Me: Heres my Drivers Licence. Him: Texas, eh? Hows the weather there now? Me: I dont know, I dont live there any more. Him: So where do you live now? Me: Umm, Actually, I dont know! Seattle, Chicago, Orange County or DC. Him: Guard, I need a security check on this Asian Brother!! Me: What????

Whole Foods Clerk: Wow, so many bananas? What do you do with them? Do you go to the zoo to feed monkeys or do you have monkeys at home? Me: Well, I am the monkey!

Somebody in the Elevator talking to his friend: Man, the zoo is awesome. San Diego has the best zoo in the world. Me barging in impolitely: Which other zoos have you been to? Him: None.

My friend Jared (East coast guy, world traveler !!): The baseball World Series this year sucked man. Me who has no clue about Baseball: World Series, wow! How many countries participate? Him: Three

There are so many more, that I am not able to recollect now....will keep adding more....

Spanglish

Some broken/not so broken Spanish sentences/phrases:


Hello, How are you? - Hola, Buenos Dias, Como Esta?

I am fine, Thank you. How about you? - Mwee Bien. Gracias, y usted?

GoodBye, See you tomorrow - Adios, Hasta Manana.

Good Grief! - Que Cosa!

Where do you live? - Donde vive?

I live in USA - Vivo en Los Estados Unidos

Pleased to meet you - Mucho Gusto

Likewise - Igualmente

What is your name? - Como se Yama?

My name is Prakash Holalkere - May Yamo Prakash Holalkere

Your suitcases will arrive tomorrow - Sus maletas Yaagan manana

Old Blog Link

Sometimes I go back to my first blog link to read my old posts, and boy most of them are so funny and remind me of the good old days....

http://kashworld.blogspot.com

Buenos Dias !

Wow, the last time I posted on this blog was in March! Amazing......and sad. I should be blogging more often. I am glad to be back.....

What has happened since March? Well, I came back to Southern California on a project, was there for close to 6 months. My parents visited me then from India and we had a wonderful time together. We visited Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, St Louis, Columbia, and of course LA and Orange County. They definitely enjoyed their visit, and I felt so blessed to have them here with me.

Last Month, I packed my bags, and came to Washington DC on a new assignment. This is my second trip to the east coast, and I have a feeling I will be here for a while. I am yet to explore this beautiful city and its surroundings. I found a local Art of Living group as well, and Monday evenings is when I need to make time for the weekly kriya.

Frankly, this year has been a great year for me, personally and professionally. I have learnt so much, made new friends, traveled frequently, reached out to my extended family, got promoted, explored the unexplored.....and soon its almost end of the year.

Well, I have signed up for Spanish classes, and this blog post title represents that attempt....one of my last minute catching up on my 2008 resolutions....

Hasta Manana,

P