Mar 30, 2004

My Stay at Jakarta

My Stay at Jakarta is extended. I may come only by end of the April Month. This is because of the new project that we are handling LPPSE. The Delivery date (dont get shocked!! it is Project Delivery Date) is nearing by. So, our Management asked to stay here at Jakarta and try to complete it by month end and go to Hyd only then. Thats the situation. Then, One more good (I dont know whether u feel it good or not, but for me, it is good) point is, my stay at Jakarta cannot be extended beyond Apr 30th, because, my ticket will expire by April 30th (Note that, my ticket is a to and fro ticket which costed 30000 and if it expires, they have to buy a new ticket which costs nearly 20000). So, I am going to agian start raging you all soon. And one more point is, my mobile is not working properly. It has got some problem.
By the way, HAPPY SRI RAMA NAVAMI. Today, we are planning to go to ISKCON Temple here in Jakarta. I will pray god that I will go back to India as soon as possible and see you all soon.

Mar 29, 2004

User Training of PNM

Went to a Place called Bandung ( 3 Hrs Drive from Jakarta---a very nice Place, hill station...preferable for Honeymoon...) along with Mr. Adep (Collegue) and the other PNM Users on 23rd. Went by a car. Because of traffic, it took almost 4 hrs for us to reach there. We directly went to the training centre. Had the first session of training. In the night, we were dropped at the Hotel, where we stayed. The Hotel Name is Preanger. That is a Five Star Hotel. This is the first time that I stayed in a Five Star Hotel. Had a nice sleep. Then, daily morning, We used to wake up at 6 AM, get ready by 7 AM and then we go for the Breakfast in that Hotel. Hotel offers breakfast for free of cost for the people who stay in that hotel. Mr. Adep enjoyed the breakfast for all the days. Almost all the items are NonVeg. But, one item is there. RICE that is cooked to the maximum extent possible so that it becomes like a paste (we can call it in telugu, Gangi)... I had it for all the four days, along with some chips. From 8 AM till noon, we had training sessions for all these days. Most of the people are not comfortable with English. They used to tell their question/doubt in their language, Adep used to tranlate it into english, then, I used to tell the answer and Again Adep used to tranlate it into their language. Then from 12-1 is the lunch break. That is another hurdle for me. Some special Vegitarian item is there here in Indonesia, Gadu-Gadu I had that Item for all these days along with rice. But, by god's grace, I had taken two pickels with me, with which I could manage. Even, we cannot find plain curd here. If we ask for curd, they will mix diff kinds of fruits in it and sugar and gives it as a salad. (For ur info, I dont like curd, if it is mixed with sugar or some fruits). After that again Training session continues till 10 PM and goes for sleep at about 11-11.30 PM.. Like this, the hectic schedule went on for all the four days. While comming back from Bandung to Jakarta, we came back by Train. It was a nice journey in the train. We were given tickets in the AC Coach. The railway track goes through some hill places and tunnels. If u ever go to Araku by train, u can see the real beauty of Nature. This journey is very much greater than that.. Really enjoyed the journey.