quite a mess
before I start writing about what happened recently I wanted to speak out my THANK to all the readers of my blog. The 10'000 visit passed, which is incredible. Since from september 2006-07 it has been 6'500 readers. and now, in less time the 10grand line passed. So just, thank you for being with me and caring about me my friends out there!
So now about what has been going on the last says...
in short words: sooooooooo much!
and everything has been quite a mess and needs still to be sorted out
on wednesday i finally got my suitecase and went with it directly to my new office, which is set in guragoa, 1hour bus ride from delhi, if there is not too much traffic. so there was a huge debate about whether I move to the traineehouse in Gurgoa or stay in Delhi. Once it's been set that I move to Gurgoa, the trainees there told me that there is no space...
Dropped with my luggage in the office I figured that I had to leave work to sort things out. After getting lost in the taxi - it's too bad, taxi drivers usually don't have an idea where to go and get lost all the time, when they ask someone on the street, everybody gives huge explanations about the way, where to go and stuff, but they actually don't have a clue either...
Ok, so finally we made it to the traineeshouse, which is a huge block with lots of doors. Sure, no names nothing. Luckily I met someone in the corridor that looked foreign and asked him about a room for me. When he showed me the rooms they sleep in a was really surprise, for not to say shocked... they're quite small and have two beds in, right next to each other. so think of a kingsize bed to picture it correctly... and they share the room between two!!!
well, I don't know what I expected, nothing - as I always have been fine with that. But what I got to see there just confused me quite a bit. After talking to some other trainees I realized that this is the way they all felt at the beginning and yet the way the do it now. So I figured that I'll just be as fine with it...
Still, I don't have a room yet. Where I sleep is just for a couple of days but my final room and roommate have still to be sorted out...
The best thing though followed. After a hell of a day I went with the other trainees to Delhi to celebrate Badawis (an egyptian trainee) birthday! There were about 30 to 40 trainees there!! Imagine! it was incredible!! and such great fun to meet everybody!!! well, I couldn't even talk to everybody since there were too many, jejeje. and once the party really started we were all dancing, drinking and having fun! It was so cool, really, that made my whole day up!!
Work:
My job is awesome! A really young and dynamic team with really nice persons who are always there to help me out with whatever issue. So far it's been challenging and quite demanding. Yesterday I worked for 13hours - on my second day of work! But this was pretty much do to the fact that we have a client meeting today and things had to be finalized... well, that's what I thought and didn't bother working so long, although I hope this is not gonna be the normal case. I mean sure, it's an advisory - such as McKinsey, just a start-up and way smaller of course, but the work is comparable.
So I'm on that project about urbanisation, which is really interesting and learningful. Looking forward to proceeding with the project!
And yeah, DHRUV arrived yesterday! It was so great to see my Indian brother again, really!!
Although it's been nearly two years that we haven't seen each other, it was just as if we've gone out yesterday. You know, the leaves of a tree come and go, but the roots stay - and that's what a friendship is all about!
So after the client meeting (which is WWF, by the way) my colleagues give a welcome party to me, then I'll go back to the traineehouse, see if I can arrange a set room to me and at midnight we I'll go with the trainees to "don't ask me the name", where you can do rafting (raft 4-5 --> amongst the strongest possible --> how cool is that, yeahh), clif jumping and just chill!
I'm really looking forward to that!
will keep u updated...
So now about what has been going on the last says...
in short words: sooooooooo much!
and everything has been quite a mess and needs still to be sorted out
on wednesday i finally got my suitecase and went with it directly to my new office, which is set in guragoa, 1hour bus ride from delhi, if there is not too much traffic. so there was a huge debate about whether I move to the traineehouse in Gurgoa or stay in Delhi. Once it's been set that I move to Gurgoa, the trainees there told me that there is no space...
Dropped with my luggage in the office I figured that I had to leave work to sort things out. After getting lost in the taxi - it's too bad, taxi drivers usually don't have an idea where to go and get lost all the time, when they ask someone on the street, everybody gives huge explanations about the way, where to go and stuff, but they actually don't have a clue either...
Ok, so finally we made it to the traineeshouse, which is a huge block with lots of doors. Sure, no names nothing. Luckily I met someone in the corridor that looked foreign and asked him about a room for me. When he showed me the rooms they sleep in a was really surprise, for not to say shocked... they're quite small and have two beds in, right next to each other. so think of a kingsize bed to picture it correctly... and they share the room between two!!!
well, I don't know what I expected, nothing - as I always have been fine with that. But what I got to see there just confused me quite a bit. After talking to some other trainees I realized that this is the way they all felt at the beginning and yet the way the do it now. So I figured that I'll just be as fine with it...
Still, I don't have a room yet. Where I sleep is just for a couple of days but my final room and roommate have still to be sorted out...
The best thing though followed. After a hell of a day I went with the other trainees to Delhi to celebrate Badawis (an egyptian trainee) birthday! There were about 30 to 40 trainees there!! Imagine! it was incredible!! and such great fun to meet everybody!!! well, I couldn't even talk to everybody since there were too many, jejeje. and once the party really started we were all dancing, drinking and having fun! It was so cool, really, that made my whole day up!!
Work:
My job is awesome! A really young and dynamic team with really nice persons who are always there to help me out with whatever issue. So far it's been challenging and quite demanding. Yesterday I worked for 13hours - on my second day of work! But this was pretty much do to the fact that we have a client meeting today and things had to be finalized... well, that's what I thought and didn't bother working so long, although I hope this is not gonna be the normal case. I mean sure, it's an advisory - such as McKinsey, just a start-up and way smaller of course, but the work is comparable.
So I'm on that project about urbanisation, which is really interesting and learningful. Looking forward to proceeding with the project!
And yeah, DHRUV arrived yesterday! It was so great to see my Indian brother again, really!!
Although it's been nearly two years that we haven't seen each other, it was just as if we've gone out yesterday. You know, the leaves of a tree come and go, but the roots stay - and that's what a friendship is all about!
So after the client meeting (which is WWF, by the way) my colleagues give a welcome party to me, then I'll go back to the traineehouse, see if I can arrange a set room to me and at midnight we I'll go with the trainees to "don't ask me the name", where you can do rafting (raft 4-5 --> amongst the strongest possible --> how cool is that, yeahh), clif jumping and just chill!
I'm really looking forward to that!
will keep u updated...
posted by giogiovanni @ 9:32 AM
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