A Glimpse of my life in US – Part 1

Hi Folks,

Its been ages that I had a look at this space. I am finally back after a very long break posting this from Milford City, Connecticut, US. For those who don’t know this, I have been relocated to US on an onsite assignment.  Started a new way of life here at US. Accustomed to the extremely good environment. Started to understand different things about the culture here.  And of course back to my favorite part time cooking. Trying different dishes on my friends (I pity em).

The entry to US….

My entry to US was a lucky one with out any pains (I travelled with my manager..).  That was my first travel in a Plane and I was thrilled to see the clouds through the window. It was initially difficult to understand what exactly I am having  in the plane. Was it Breakfast? Wat It lunch? or Dinner ? The way air hostess come to me and says “Here is your Vegetarian Meals Sir”, confused me all the time. I was wondering how she found out that I am a vegetarian.  I had never mentioned it anywhere. I finally asked her that question, for which she clarified that my travel agent did this by default for all the travellers from TCS.

The first impression…..

I reached US somewhere in the afternoon and it was very cool breeze that touched my face as I come out of the plane. For the next few days, I was sleeping in Indian sleep times  (which these guys call as Jet-Lag).  The climate was very cool (for me) and I used to wear sweater when I come out. I later realized that, those were the hottest days ever in the near past. This surprised me one more time in US. As time moves on I got adjusted with the climate and I don’t wear sweater anymore.

The Scenerie’s….

I was extremely thrilled with my first travel to office in my friends (Jaggi’s) car. The roads here are so damn good and they are very organized. I liked the traffic maintenance here and the discipline of the car drivers.  The greenery on both the ways is astounding. They give most importance/preference to pedestrians. It is good that The Government cares a lot about people here.

My Apartment…

There were two apartments that I lived in US till now. The first one is Robert Treat, which is been a home for all TCSer’s from ages. Other than TCS there are lot many other Indians that live in this place, which make me feel no different from living in India. We had recently moved to an Authentic beach side apartment called on Joy Road. This apartments has an American community. I now have a chance to say people that I am residing in a beach side apartments, beach is visible form my balcony, its a nice breeze (doesn’t matter as you live in a closed room), beach walk every day, fishing, etc etc. I simply simply love the environment that I am currently.

The habits….

There were some drastic changes in my habits here. I am no more getting a chance to play my loving game Table Tennis (called as ping pong here). No more GBH and CSR activities any more. Unable to find a  nice/appropriate place in my apartment to arrange my Puja idols because we are all used to roam in the room with chappals. I am living in a double bedroom apartment which just has a single bathroom. To adjust with the office timings, I need to get up every day sharp at 6.30 AM. Sounds very tough, but I am making it everyday (somehow). No deviations in office timings. Starts sharp at 9.00AM to 6.00 PM.

Will be back with more updates on my activities.

Bye for now,

Durga Prasad Tamirisa.

Mood: Very sleepy, tired. Going to bed after making an unsuccessful attempt to cook Channa Masala.