Monday, January 5, 2015 can only mean...it's time to get back to setting a morning alarm, straightening my hair (although I ran out of time for that today), wearing dress clothes and high heels; vacation is officially over. I was running late this morning, which isn't unusual. I did a quick stop at the lounge on the way out to grab a granola bar and a darjeeling tea for the road and off I went to meet Ghouse. Ghouse, was waiting patiently for me out front of the hotel. The hotel doorman walked ahead of me to open the back door of the car, but Ghouse was ahead of him opening the front passenger door - I appreciated that with only a few car trips he already realized I prefer sitting up front where all the action is. Ghouse and I are a dynamic duo - off to tackle the hectic, chaotic and overly confusing roads of Hi-Tech city...okay that's a bit exaggerated...it's about a 5 minute drive to the office, but I enjoyed every minute of it!
Here in Hyderabad there are a number of Deloitte offices, all identified by an alphabetical "Block" - i.e. D Block, H Block, etc. I was on the way to G Block; Ghouse knew the way. Seemingly everywhere you go here requires going through airport like security (I stress the "like") and Deloitte H Block was no exception. The underside of the car was inspected using those mirrors on the ends of poles (I'm sure they have a proper name) and my ID was reviewed to ensure I belonged at Deloitte...clearly they didn't notice the green halo hovering over my head (a little Deloitte humour for you). At the front doors, I went through the metal detector and was saddened to find out that I wasn't allowed to bring my NunChakus into the building...
Turns out, in the end, I had the wrong block - I had G and H confused. G Block was next door. I spent the day settling into my new workspace. As the staff arrived, it was nice to see them all chat and catch up after not seeing each other over the holidays; something I would miss doing with everyone in Halifax today. Once into the Deloitte buildings here, it'd be hard to know you're not in Canada...in fact, I'm a little jealous of everyone who calls G Block their home office - they have a beautiful gym on the ground floor...something I may have to try out soon.
Paul and the kids had a great day. Judsen's starting to shuffle around and I suspect he'll be crawling in no time. His reaction when I arrived back home was priceless; no nice to be welcomed home with such enthusiasm!
My most interesting sighting today: A man and woman driving on a motorcycle with their school-aged child sound asleep in between them.
Here in Hyderabad there are a number of Deloitte offices, all identified by an alphabetical "Block" - i.e. D Block, H Block, etc. I was on the way to G Block; Ghouse knew the way. Seemingly everywhere you go here requires going through airport like security (I stress the "like") and Deloitte H Block was no exception. The underside of the car was inspected using those mirrors on the ends of poles (I'm sure they have a proper name) and my ID was reviewed to ensure I belonged at Deloitte...clearly they didn't notice the green halo hovering over my head (a little Deloitte humour for you). At the front doors, I went through the metal detector and was saddened to find out that I wasn't allowed to bring my NunChakus into the building...
Turns out, in the end, I had the wrong block - I had G and H confused. G Block was next door. I spent the day settling into my new workspace. As the staff arrived, it was nice to see them all chat and catch up after not seeing each other over the holidays; something I would miss doing with everyone in Halifax today. Once into the Deloitte buildings here, it'd be hard to know you're not in Canada...in fact, I'm a little jealous of everyone who calls G Block their home office - they have a beautiful gym on the ground floor...something I may have to try out soon.
Paul and the kids had a great day. Judsen's starting to shuffle around and I suspect he'll be crawling in no time. His reaction when I arrived back home was priceless; no nice to be welcomed home with such enthusiasm!
My most interesting sighting today: A man and woman driving on a motorcycle with their school-aged child sound asleep in between them.
Thanks for your updates! Prayers and blessings! Hi to Isabel and Judson!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy reading your blog Diana. So nice to be able to have this connection while you're so far from us. Really enjoy the pics as well.
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