Still settling in…and learning too

Never thought that (almost) two years of staying in Hyderabad would undo roughly 28 years of being a Mumbaikar so much! Just having a hard time re-acclimatizing to the HnH (Heat & Humidity) here. Granted, Hyderabad IS hot for a coupla months (April & May can be really unhealthy) but the saving grace is the dryness… Mumbai is usually muggy for most of the time during the year, except December & January when things are relatively better.

Apart from the weather, the other thing I am having a tough time adjusting to is the commute. I drive about 76 kms to-and-fro and on an average day, the onward journey takes about an hour, while the return takes two. On bad days, add an hour to both. Ever since the iPod got busted during my return from London last July, I have been forced to burn CDs to listen to music in the car. Wasn’t a big hassle in Hyderabad, where the average commute was half-an-hour at the max. Mumbai commute, on the other hand, is proving to be excruciating at times. I do have a few short cuts handy but then those only bring down the commute time by about 25 mins or so. (Yes, it’s a boon nevertheless!)

To cut the commute, I have been exploring options of settling in closer to office. That’s however easier said than done… Three long months of house hunting are over and I am hoping to finalize the place and move in the coming weeks.

Workwise, a lot of new challenges… Working with a Steel company is obviously a very different ballgame from that of an IT company. Both have their pros and cons, of course. I am able to see the ‘impact of IT’ much more clearly now than ever before.

On the lighter side, I can never look at a trailer carrying steel products without analyzing whether they’re Hot rolled/Cold rolled/Galvanized/Painted apart from gauging the average thickness, tonnage etc etc. I also end up noting whether the products belong to us or our competitors

Loss of innocence in some ways?