May 20, 2006

If this is corporate life, then i want out !


Either that, or my own personal secretary, dressed in Red, with fishnet stockings, with a whiff of Elizabeth Arden of course, and direct credit of my tax free salary to my Swiss back account. But since that's not happening.....

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Ok. I'm in Hyderabad now.
The flight was interesting. First time I've been in an ATR.
An ATR is a brand of aircraft made thru a French-Italian combine. It's supposed to safe and everything.... but... it's got propellers!!

Now in this age of Airbus's A370'sand 340s, flying in a aircraft with propellers gives you the jimmy's. Especially when you fly through clouds. It's a bit like that ride in Appu Ghar, which no one ever dared to go on.
Though, it must be mentioned that the Air Deccan air hostess was ... pretty !! (surprise surprise) Weatherwise, not a very nice change from Bangalore. It's a good 5 degree Celsius higher !!!

But, the place where I'm staying has a lot of greenery. It's Chandrababu Naidu's dream, vision, and baby. Affectionately called: Hi Tech City (some imagination huh !!)

I realize that, while you can build buildings called cyber towers, cyber gateway & cyber center (nope... AP'ites dont have much imagination), all encompassed in glass - You cannot stop people from taking their pets out for a walk on the road, Or from taking a piss at the side of the road or simply having a bath at the end of a long day.... also at the side of the road. It's simple not done.














And of course, when I say pets I mean Cattle.
It all adds up to the wonderful experience, that is Andhra Pradesh - All we need now, to complete the picture, are a few gun wielding Naxals.

This place has a lot of techies from all parts of India. And as you must be knowing, where you find techies, you will find an over abundance of 2 things -
1) Check Shirts
2) Men's Hostels.

Some of the more scary names I've seen today are:
1) Balaji Working Mens Hostel (ok... i have a problem with the phrase 'working mens')
2) Passion Men's Hostel (perhaps it was meant to be Mens Passion Hostel... either way, Stay AWAY)
3) Ricky's Rooms ( w t f ?? )














Thankfully, I'm staying in a company guesthouse.
Since I arrived in Hyderabad today, I have a lot of free time. You must have realised that I don’t have much to do today :-) Tomorrow is when I have to start slogging again.

I'm seriously overworked. (but it's been fun) & Where is the National human rights commission when you need them...

Thankfully Hyderabad in only 15 days. I can’t wait to get back to home.
Cheers

-CC

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hello Cynical, If it makes you feel better, most "jet " aircraft flying these days have ducted fan engines. These have glorified propellers called fans hidden in a pipe where you can't see them as readily but they serve the same basic function. There is no reason to be uncomfortable flying in an aircraft simply because it has propellers. They are very fuel efficient people movers and extremely reliable. Enjoy your encounters with other cultures. The world is a wonderful place and people are great dispite what may be broadcast on 24 hour news programs. Let us hope your visit improved the lives of those you met.