and boy they did...
he was in the hospital for 11 days...! and its horrible this way especially when you dont expect it. what was to become a sweet tide 4 day vacation for me...turned out to be a 11 day india 'working from home' stint...
- i drove, on an average, 100kms a day....up and down the hospital
- took charge of the house while mum stayed with dad...so basically...milking the cow...clearing the bullshit...making dung cakes...and washing clothes (am really serious this time!)
- worked for 8 hrs daily...4 hrs on live dubai time...and 4 hrs in the night...
- slept, on an average, for 4-5 hrs daily
- felt really really tired at the end of it all...
and lessons learnt - such situations will bring you face to face with the 'real'
- while some people (and some of them really not expected to..) called up and mailed and messaged frequently...checking on dad's health...some (and some of them expected to..) lost complete touch
- my manager didnt even wait for me to ask...before asking me to work from home. i left for india on wednesday...and reached dubai the following sunday. not too sure how many firms would have a value system so strong to allow that...with no questions asked. at all times...i had my team's support...!
- mum...who till abt 15 days back wud feel pukish when entering a hospital...spent 11 days with dad..! she realized a whole new herself...
- dinner with jst my sis...and we had one of the best conversations ever...she talked abt the real her...and i suddenly realized tht we hvnt spent much time together...
- dad cried when i was leaving...
- R and i were both as excited as we were on our first date, when we went to dine together...4 days after i had been in india and not met her...
11 days...of india..of sleeplessness...and of housekeeping...
and something has changed....yet i remain with the same set of parameters that were governing my life so far...
on a different note...met with Y last night. had a great time with her....and realized that some relationships jst take off...and you dont ever know why. i wud hv never imagined tht i wud meet her again....forget the fact that it wud happen in a whole together different country....
life's good...!
~a
9 comments:
Good times will be back again! I pray and wish your Dad a speedy recovery...
Hope you're Dad's doing better now.
warikoo - wishing your dad good health..take care dude.
Giks:
Good times r never far away..! thanks a lot for the wishes dude
Chiranth:
Stud boy...thanks a lot.
Swapnil:
Thanks dude. Howz ur corp fin coming along..heard bhagwanji is rocking nowadays...!
so which was i, expected or unexpected? and i'm going to miss u for ur b'day. and i think that brenda likes u.
Hi Ankur,
Wishing your Dad the best of health...and hoping all else is fine in work and life...
-VK.
Stud, why the big gaps between posts? Busy hai kya...
Elaine, when was the last time you introduced a girl to Warikoo and she DID NOT like him ;)
Hi Ankur,
Dont know why I googled up your name today, an I dont even know if you remember me, but I would always remeber you as someone who dreamt about the stars and I was sure will reach them someday.
Hope your father is doing well and so are you. Wish you the very best.
And ..some very nice pictures.
Nishchint Gangahar
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