go get it, and move on to the next!

I am sitting here at the goa airport; waiting for my flight back to Delhi. This is my fourth trip to goa within the last 2 months. I was hoping that moving back to India will reduce my travel and flying; but it has actually turned out to be much more :) I must mention that most of the times, I rather enjoy it.  I guess today, it's just been a hectic day!

Don't know why, but I am reminded today of some of my past experiences. Just looking at the local phone here, I am reminded of the day when I flew to united states for the first tme in 2003. It was my first international flight and i had never been to the international terminal before. I guess this euphoria kept me from thinking about the extra ordinary ordeal ahead. I have no idea how I managed to go stay in an alien land, where I knew no one for 2 years; how I paid my taxes, or worked my way through the university with the pressures of studies, work, cooking and finding a job.

And then, my move to California. Again, I knew no one. Alien land, alien people, it was a brand new start. I was so happy to find a wonderful room mate - and had a fabulous time in orange county. Same stands true for the first time I went to Denver; new company, new people. Somehow, someone, something has always given me strength to go kill: take up the next challenge, achieve the goal, and find a bigger goal.

I guess one of the hardest moment for me was our one way flight back to India. And hopefully my wife will never know about this - my heart had sunk. It was prolly one of the biggest and boldest decisions of my life. I remember clearly, that my heart was soo over whelmed when I saw the Santa monica coastline fade away from the aircraft. We used to live on the coast - and there are hardly any weeks that have went past when i have not missed our apartment on the coast, or our life in Los Angeles.

And where do I stand today. No idea: just working hard. That's all I know. Next goal is to become a multi millionaire. Will I get there, no clue. All I know is two things: work extremely hard, and two, never do anything wrong in your life. I hope that I am able to stick with these principles throughout my life :)