The week that past had a lot of changed in it...I have been working over 6 yrs now in the Indian IT industry and have been used to the 5 day week cycle...Come Friday and it TGIF :) Happiness and smiles and loads of weekend wishes to each n everyone around.. But this week started with the News that since our project is behind schedules now we need to follow the 6 day week concept as our Client does...
So yep on a Monday morning when me and My team was in full swing to make it up for the Last weeks missed deadlines, we got this news... With a very heavy heart or I should mind we said NO we cannot come on a Saturday...
And all six of us from different modules of the ERP had our own reasons which varied from travel issues to newly married ... New born baby to No personal time.... But by the end of Monday we were prepared that there is no choice and it is not optional for Us but it is a mandate that we need to come and work on a Saturday as well.. Most of Manufacturing concerns in India work on a six day week concept, so it was not difficult or undo-able but I guess we were just so much clinged to the 2 day weekend feeling...
Anyways so finally by Tuesday we got in in our head that we have to work on Saturdays as well... Most of us were very busy completing our work so that there was no backlogs this week atleast...
I have completed mine... I was more looking for ward to my weekend travel to Delhi ... After marriage this is the first time I m going to see my parents though the timing didnt matter much cos before my marriage as well I used to go to Delhi once in 3 to 4 months...
Then wednesday was just another day with lot of travel ( I travel for almost 3 to 4 hrs a day To n Fro my clientsite) .... Thursday evening when I came back home from work I had guest.. My sister in laws friend... Nice .. it was really nice to see gurls having fun... They are in college and enjoying life.. giggling.... smiling.. laughing... Nail painting.. ;) ... I missed my friends... really missed them... Gurls if u r listening or reading... i missed u sooooooooooo much then... I can name some of them... Nidhi, Bhuvana, Shilpi, Roohi, Deepa, Sonia, Anita, Preeti... Dont know why but I liked them (Sister in law n her friend) having fun and wanted to them to have as much fun as possible before they get into some seriousness of life n career...
Then evenings were devoted to my husband... and the best part was I could watch him now.. So everytime I saw him online I wanted him to turn on the Webcam so that I can see him.. Though he gets annoyed or feels conscious... But he is a darling.. he still comes on Webcam and I can see him... I missed him.. then came friday when I wanted to do with my packing since I had to take the Saturday early morning flight.. but when I came home from work.. Actually these days I come home early around 7 in the evening, since we have saturdays working we are leaving early...
Now this whole schedule of leaving early doesnt actually work for me, cos post lunch there is no time left to complete some work and suddenly its 5 in the evening when we need to start for home.. So this is a whole different story which I would share some other time...So back to friday evening.. we all were hooked to our TPs (Think Pad) to complete stuff and I had to stay back since I would not be attending office till tuesday the 8th March I had to complete some stuff... So others in my team left and I was there doing my work... Suddenly theres No TGIF.. no happy feeling.. people just said a normal Bye and left... After a lot of traffic and road block when I reach home.. I had another guest.. this was my cousin Sister in law who had come to visit us since it was a weekly off for her... Last time when she was here I promised her to cook a good NorthIndian meal but since she was there without any prior information all I could do was bake a vanilla cake...
Happily it came out well and she loved it too.... In between my daily chores of cleaning the kitchen and stuff cleaning the Diya for puja and well .. I did manage to bake it well in fact I made it in cooker eggless Vanilla Cake...and then we all had dinner.. ... Once all this was done, I tried to finish my packing for the travel... It was late in the night when I finally mange to speak to my husband.....This distance between us makes us closer and farther to each other both at the sometime..... We fight often cos we miss each other and me miss each other so we fight.. He is very busy with his schedules and I sometimes understand and sometimes dont.. so we dont have time.. when he is free to talk then I m travelling to office so theres a lot of honking and eventually we keep the phone down...So for now I m waiting to see him and be with him...
Then came saturday and at 5 in the morning I was off to the Airport to go to Delhi... and then on its been just lazying around and relaxing..... Delhi has changed a lot, especially since CWG 2010... its clean and greener... Sometimes the True Delhiite in me wakes up and craves for tikki and mehendi on the roadside...the colours of delhi , the winter of delhi... Hmmm but gone is gone.. For now I m just having fun at home.. Mom & Dad.. Sister n bro...and my lovely Niece Aadya....
So loving it......... the week that started with an adjustment of giving away a day from the WEEKEND... has ended off feeling relaxed and enjoying the lovely weather of Delhi for now :) .....
So yep on a Monday morning when me and My team was in full swing to make it up for the Last weeks missed deadlines, we got this news... With a very heavy heart or I should mind we said NO we cannot come on a Saturday...
And all six of us from different modules of the ERP had our own reasons which varied from travel issues to newly married ... New born baby to No personal time.... But by the end of Monday we were prepared that there is no choice and it is not optional for Us but it is a mandate that we need to come and work on a Saturday as well.. Most of Manufacturing concerns in India work on a six day week concept, so it was not difficult or undo-able but I guess we were just so much clinged to the 2 day weekend feeling...
Anyways so finally by Tuesday we got in in our head that we have to work on Saturdays as well... Most of us were very busy completing our work so that there was no backlogs this week atleast...
I have completed mine... I was more looking for ward to my weekend travel to Delhi ... After marriage this is the first time I m going to see my parents though the timing didnt matter much cos before my marriage as well I used to go to Delhi once in 3 to 4 months...
Then wednesday was just another day with lot of travel ( I travel for almost 3 to 4 hrs a day To n Fro my clientsite) .... Thursday evening when I came back home from work I had guest.. My sister in laws friend... Nice .. it was really nice to see gurls having fun... They are in college and enjoying life.. giggling.... smiling.. laughing... Nail painting.. ;) ... I missed my friends... really missed them... Gurls if u r listening or reading... i missed u sooooooooooo much then... I can name some of them... Nidhi, Bhuvana, Shilpi, Roohi, Deepa, Sonia, Anita, Preeti... Dont know why but I liked them (Sister in law n her friend) having fun and wanted to them to have as much fun as possible before they get into some seriousness of life n career...
Then evenings were devoted to my husband... and the best part was I could watch him now.. So everytime I saw him online I wanted him to turn on the Webcam so that I can see him.. Though he gets annoyed or feels conscious... But he is a darling.. he still comes on Webcam and I can see him... I missed him.. then came friday when I wanted to do with my packing since I had to take the Saturday early morning flight.. but when I came home from work.. Actually these days I come home early around 7 in the evening, since we have saturdays working we are leaving early...
Now this whole schedule of leaving early doesnt actually work for me, cos post lunch there is no time left to complete some work and suddenly its 5 in the evening when we need to start for home.. So this is a whole different story which I would share some other time...So back to friday evening.. we all were hooked to our TPs (Think Pad) to complete stuff and I had to stay back since I would not be attending office till tuesday the 8th March I had to complete some stuff... So others in my team left and I was there doing my work... Suddenly theres No TGIF.. no happy feeling.. people just said a normal Bye and left... After a lot of traffic and road block when I reach home.. I had another guest.. this was my cousin Sister in law who had come to visit us since it was a weekly off for her... Last time when she was here I promised her to cook a good NorthIndian meal but since she was there without any prior information all I could do was bake a vanilla cake...
Happily it came out well and she loved it too.... In between my daily chores of cleaning the kitchen and stuff cleaning the Diya for puja and well .. I did manage to bake it well in fact I made it in cooker eggless Vanilla Cake...and then we all had dinner.. ... Once all this was done, I tried to finish my packing for the travel... It was late in the night when I finally mange to speak to my husband.....This distance between us makes us closer and farther to each other both at the sometime..... We fight often cos we miss each other and me miss each other so we fight.. He is very busy with his schedules and I sometimes understand and sometimes dont.. so we dont have time.. when he is free to talk then I m travelling to office so theres a lot of honking and eventually we keep the phone down...So for now I m waiting to see him and be with him...
Then came saturday and at 5 in the morning I was off to the Airport to go to Delhi... and then on its been just lazying around and relaxing..... Delhi has changed a lot, especially since CWG 2010... its clean and greener... Sometimes the True Delhiite in me wakes up and craves for tikki and mehendi on the roadside...the colours of delhi , the winter of delhi... Hmmm but gone is gone.. For now I m just having fun at home.. Mom & Dad.. Sister n bro...and my lovely Niece Aadya....
So loving it......... the week that started with an adjustment of giving away a day from the WEEKEND... has ended off feeling relaxed and enjoying the lovely weather of Delhi for now :) .....
I hope you have a fantastic time with your parents. I miss Delhi so much.
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