It's been a while. But then, I've been enjoying another chapter of my rather fortunate life. A few wonderful things about it:

• The drivers, the localites, the policemen - they all complain about how painful the traffic in Hyderabad is getting lately. But as for me, I'm from Bangalore! To me, the word 'traffic' has a much more chaotic and frustrating image. As a consequence, the cab rides to work are a breeze.
  
• I found a cute little place in Banjara Hills, one of the posh(est) areas of Hyderabad. Well, the place sucks as far as daily amenities go, but then I love the look I get from people when they hear it. Hey, and Hyderabad Central ain't too far away.
  
• I have a brand new DELL Latitude 620! I'm taking good care of it, so that it has Longitude as well. Haha. There, my quota of bad jokes is up for today.
• I get a huge salary the first couple of months. I'm talking HUGE! Well, huge for the 5k p.m. impoverished grad student that I was, anyway.
• Team lunches. They say they will get rather boring in a couple of months, but right now, it's like getting free treats (atleast) once a week!
• Did I mention all that money???
• An ATM card! I've been dying to insert those fiesty little things into ATMs and press some buttons. Withdraw something, maybe check my balance just for the fun of it.
• Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai - all less than 12 hours away.
• Nice geeky crowd at work. I feel at home, or at IITK anyway.
• Oh, and the brand new wardrobe that comes alongwith a new job. Lookin' quite 'da man'. Of course, this is facilitated by the... oh yes, you got it. THE MONEY!

But really, one of the things I look forward to every day is speaking to people I care for. That's what keeps us going. It's sharing my happiness with them that makes the fire of my excitement a steady warm ember.