Going through Transition : Practicing C-H-A-N-G-E

1st July 2012, I couldn't sleep properly entire night and I thought I have reached the saturation of restlessness, and I must do it now or I could never get this chance,, Went outside my home and smoked my first smoke of the day at the time of dawn and smiled since I had realized what I want. Very next day I informed my bosses about my plan of quitting job in next 6 months,, that was the first stroke of the ringing bell whose noise grew louder and louder till the day I was standing in the queue of boarding my plane from Oslo to Mumbai via Istanbul,, I never smiled later since I was left with detaching myself from my 'Self' which I bored in Norway at various places, my work and the people I spent my time with.. I later learnt - I can never detach myself - they will remain with me always, every-time..

But Why I decided so? I answered myself - "Since I have always been in a pattern of Life but now, I want to feel that I have LIVED my LIFE" and, to rest of my world I answered - "I want to go on motorbike trip across India" .. Both answers are correct & they are connected..

I had 171 days to go to return-back India. In this course of time, I cried alot. Sometimes seeing things that I get attached with, every-time while saying good-byes to people I worked with  & those few to whom I have chosen as friends forever.. With lots of gifts and wishes, I got Farewells from my colleagues and dear friends and when my dearest Diane drove me to Gardermoen airport, Oslo on 18th Dec 2012 it was the moment I burst into tears such was the agony I was going through - what a Stupido I am.,

I was carrying 12 Kgs of extra baggage - 1 extra Kg costs 25 Euros but the lady allowed me to take it ALL in for free - I saved thousands of NOKs - Yes, I have a killing thousand-NOK sMiLe :-P .... which doesn't lasted for long.. I cried for 2 hours on airport missing 'Me' in Norway, drank 2,5 liters of beer & wrote good-bye texts to few and promised myself - I AM DRUNK BUT I MUST REACH INDIA.. :-P My Russian friend, Natalia put me correctly in 5 words - "You are a complete Mess".. :-P

6 years I worked in Software Industry and currently I am unemployed.. Writing unemployed makes me feel that I want to get employed and I couldn't find a job. It is not true. I designed my Dream irrespective of any worldly-strings attached hence I am a free-thinker & now I book my calendar with Private Appointments only & no official meetings anymore :-) Endelig - I Slapped Av (in English : Finally, I am relaxed) :-P For now, I am in 30 degrees in plus - calm, cozy and peaceful .. :-)

In past 2 weeks, an Indian came out of an Indian - got used to too-many-people, too-much-traffic, unnecessary-honking, unavoidable-street-food, joblessness-- additionally I hooked up with my school buddies, got drunk on Kingfisher, smoked herbs, almost missed my train to home and learnt baby-sitting a 1 year old :-) 

Arush, 8 year old school-boy lives opposite to my home pronounce his name as 'Arus'.. He say it 'Save' when he mean it 'Shave'.. it is due to Vernacular dialect.. I am helping him in improving his pronunciation.. :-)

I see everyday as weekend - I am relaxed like never before and I proudly declare that I have started 'living my life' .. :-) We in India at many places take milk directly from farmers or people from Dairy who uses 0,5 liter measuring instrument as denomination to sell milk - we also buy like that.. they travel on their Bike carrying liters of milk and selling it from home to home..

I am helping my Mom and Sis-in-law in kitchen, bit of cleaning, also helping my brother in washing his Car and will be trying to learn Sewing, making Pottery and Swimming (Yes I don't know :-( ) and will also be cleaning streets of my colony as a part of my to-do list before I start my trip & I am excited ... I simulate this as Scrum of Life,, I write my own user-stories, design my own backlog, monitoring daily stand-ups being Scrum-master and team-player and giving demo to myself and all readers by writing this kind of blogs :-P All Not-Done or In-Progress tasks will be moved to next sprint.. Woofff! Agile is in me now - and it makes me feel good and see things simplified.. I miss my days at work since I enjoyed them aswell.. 

Royal Enfield Classic Desert Storm is my motorbike & on 11th Jan, 2013 I am starting my journey & I already have started preparations for my trip.. My first circuit covers West and South India..

Looking Forward! :-)