Its only been a few days for me here ..quite handsome days i must say!! Being with Simon has been sort of a liberation for me after those 5 claustrophobic years at IIT with very little freedom to do what I want, use my brain for a change..the good ol' days are back again :).
Life has been eventful here for sure. Theres one funny incident which makes me smile when ever i think about it. It was the friday before Thanksgiving .A whole week off!!. Thats what everyone said :( .. SO i looked up orbitz.com and immediately brought a ticket to Phoenix to visit my brother. I came down to wish Simon "Happy Thanksgiving ! " before I left for home...No it was not a "Same to you " as I had expected back in return ..Thanksgiving ?? But thats for undergrads!! whats it got to do with you ??..I was frozen!!rooted to the spot . In geologic terms .."PETRIFIED".. errr ummm hmm..a..a .
Within the next few milliseconds I had calculated how much I stand to loose for the cancellation charges..maybe 50% ..so thats 150$ ..too badd..oh shit!!1 its non refundable ..the whole 300$ ..:(( waaaa waaa..I am a poor grad student.. how many days do I need to eat maggi noodles to save up that amount again?? No more Indian restaurants for me..No more movies at NAZ theatres. Where else can I save?..Hmm phone cards..All you friends back in India..you better wait for a month now..Lets just stick to Hi hello for the time being..Mom and Dad , I am fine and research is going great, the weather is great as usual, talk to you later. Ok where else?..I actually don't spend much at all..Darn it! now how am I gonna save??
Its actually amazing ..so many calculations , pros and cons ..weighed and measured and considered and discarded.. all in a couple of milliseconds..the human brain rocks man!! Then suddenly he gets up and says lets talk outside. Then he begins with a "you can go now but... " whooooo..its like a fire hydrant bursting phsssssssssssssssssssttttttt!! relief!!!! ya now continue.. " i leave it to the students generally to decide when they want to work..Some work 18 hrs a day and take a week off somtimes , some work at a more leisurely pace ..Its for you to decide when you wanna give time to research .but you must.."
Fine Simon I will stay in winter...and work 24 and 1/2 hrs a day ..I was thinking to myself...I just need to board my flight in 4 hrs...
Ok have a great weekend he said with his usual smile ..Thanks so much Simon..May you turn 100 one day :P. So alls well that ends well..It was a happy me that went skipping home that day..
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