I, Me and Myself

I have heard this title umpteen number of times.... never had thought how easy it is to relate to it when you move away from all the people whom you know well.... towards a destination which is unknown to you... and no one there knows you..... :) Confused.... even I am..... what am I writing........

I had written my last blog when I was in Norway it was just about a year ago.... Now I am back to it from Kirkcaldy, Scotland..... :).... I remember http://pramodhassan.blogspot.com/ only when I am away.... ??.... hmmm.....

A huge change has happened in my life... professionally... I quit an organisation I wanted to retire with..... :( :)..... I joined a company which was as alien to me as Kirkcaldy...... Compared to my previous organisation which can easily be compared to whale (in size only)... this ones a small fish..... Why did I decide to move.... ???

Only two things ..... let me rather count them before I say its two.... First.... ££££ coming my way.... Second.... getting away from a cocoon I was so very comfortable working in for more than 5 years.... That's a loooong time to be with a company, as per Indian Software Industry standards.... There are about 300 people who have spent more/same time than/as me in that company that has over 34000 employees.... Ah well there were only two reasons... !!

Kirkcaldy is a place which is north of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.... Compared to other cities around... this is a small town.... The first few words that came to my mind when I got down here... Dull, Old, Ancient, Obese...... As I had visited Norway... I was expecting this part of Europe also to be beautiful and vibrant.... It was not..... Most of the buildings and houses here are atleast 100 years old.... the people are not as healthy and good looking as Norwegians.... They were fit and extremely good looking... Scots are not as much........ There are tens of churches around and there are graveyards around each of them..... One good thing about this place... everyone speaks English... :) unlike in Norway where the first sentence of any of my conversation with the local people would be '... do you speak English..?'.... I am surprised at the number of accents I hear around here..... All of them speak English.... still.... I miss quite a few words....

One thing about my Onsite travel is.... I get to meet and live with atleast one colleague who does not know cooking..... In US there was one in Hartford...... two at Minneapolis.....Lillehammer, Norway again there was one... in Kirkcaldy, UK I was welcomed by one... :)..... The good thing for me is since I love cooking food and making way to people's hearts through their tummies... I enjoy every single second I spend in the kitchen..... :).... That would be my next profession.... I have to put up a Hotel sometime...... I hope I can make enough money to be able to do that... Sooooon....

Hmmmm.... That was a lot of stuff I have bored you with....

Catch you later..... Ciao....