New phase, new place

The first month at this new place cannot really be categorized into anything. There was nothing to be elated about, nor to complain about either. The few good friends I got have helped me settle down and the little network they built has helped me frame myself too.

On initial look, the new job wasnt everything that I thought it would be, but slow realization dawns upon that it can be every bit the way I want it to be. I met new people, made a few good acquaintences, moved into a new apartment with a new roommate, doing longer work commutes, which leaves me lesser time to spare during weekdays, all this has added such a new dimension that I am now trying to do things efficiently and value the time when I dont need to work. All in all, I am still not settled into a schedule, like allocating fixed time for eating or sleeping or working out.

Amongst all these, the abyss of missing all the friends that I left behind will take months to fill up. Even though, those fun moments have dried up, there are new ones that are springing up. The void of single friends is still at large. I know 'single' is only a state of mind, but being the guy who says anything and everything, it is quite hard to watch what I say and how I say, owing to the reason that I am amongst people who arent as sharp tongued (wait, make that loose tongued) . I think being married has made my friends a bit sensible and 2 bits boring too. Its all in one's perception and there are always a few exceptions.

The sensible part of the equation is when they act with common sense (which wasnt as common when I knew them last), the resposible behaviour and such. The boring part is, the packed lunches, the next hour planning and even greater respect for time and darkness.

I have been through rougher waters before, so this one isnt gonna raise any strom flags. Happy sailing!

Does BharatMatrimony.com represent Indian values?

Taking cue at my lack of social skills, I too (nenu saitam) have decided to create a profile on one of those Indian matrimony sites. Just when you proceed to register an id, you stumble across something which can uniquely only be Indian.

Once you specify your marital status as "Unmarried", the number of children option is immediately diasbled. If you have one, you are also not allowed to say where they live either.

1. Does that mean that www.bharatmatrimony.com disapprove of single men/women having children out of wed lock.
2. Does it mean that they encourage single Indian men/women to not disclose this vital information, just incase they went down the slippery slope of having kids when single?
3. Does it mean that they encourage abstinence to their patrons?
4. Even better, they advocate usage of contraceptives for all single and sundry
5. Why is the after morning pill product NOT present on their list of banner ads
6. Or they are simply in favor of dry humping only?

Anyone care to get back to me with well researched answers?

Pay it forward -

Once you are done reading this post, call 3 people and ask them to tell 3 more people to stay the hell away from Stalin. If anyone know how to get back my 11 dollars, please let me know. Maybe Mr. Mugugodoss or Padmabhushan Chiru can write me a cheque, yeah?

I am not joking. Enough said.

-P

Hit the Nadir yet?

You can classify types of lunches. Good, Bad, Ugly, Whatever and Worse. I am not gonna go into how I'd define 'em.

I can handle bad food with good friends as company or good food if eaten alone. I just had really bad food, which was not cheap, at my desk. Guess, the lunch standards have hit the nadir.