Virodhi Namasamvatsaram prarambhishyati

A new Hindu year begun today... by the name Virodhi
With this starts my new session .. with my parents blessings that I have them with me in this time and that they are seeing such good times for all of us...

Traveled home today.. took a half day yesterday.. took the decision early in the morning that I should be here.. called up the bus counter and got a ticket in the morning.. 500/- heafty fine for this travel... went to work, returned around 415pm.. while the bus was to be boarded at 5.. had no time for anything. so just about watered the plants, washed the vessels, repacked the bag and moved out.. left some milk in the fridge. hope that would remain as it is.. the fridge cleaning task is still pending....

started off at about 1725 from near Goregaon flyover.. in the AC bus.. the Haraynvi driver and cleaner setting up an interesting war of words and thoughts.. kept me engaged at the way a city can be a confluence of different cultures.. with the pickup guy being a Maharashtrian and they all working for a Punjabi company owner... living in MP... what a diversity of life and thoughts... trying to make a living for success..

took about hour and a half reaching Sion.. and there ended up with a good bunch of 3 fellows.. 2 business guys, 1 MTech guy and we spent the whole night almost till 1am.. discussing life in Bombay and the way this nation is.. the business people were very well travelled in India, and had stories to tell.. the way the nation is in different parts of the states.. very very interesting experiences some of them...
both of them were from Gujarat, Jains and very downtoearth.. at least at the informal level..
very pucca business people.

also had company of a TechM female employee..

so slept around 1am.. thru till about 9.. with one stop in between in the morning which I thoguht was Sendhwa but it was not... turned out it was later where the bus did not stop...
with a delay of almost 3 hours.. reached around 1pm instead of 10am. Bad traffic management due to the huge workload happening for 4-laning the NH3...in progress at at various parts along Maharashtra and MP... India 're-developing'

The baby's news is being considered at different levels.. need to talk to Amma and Pappa about their views.. how to progress with what all preparations are needed... and what is to be expected next..

Amma has shown some thought process about ultrasound progress.. seems she has concerns of some kind - will have to check on that...

Got the new Set Top Box installed.. SR cable with ACT Digital TV company tie-up
earlier it was B-Tv with Hathway.. seemed to be a better option but will have to now try this box for 1 day on a trial basis to decide if they want to continue with it or not.. paying 1000/- for the STB..

the cable TV operators are the moguls of TV distribution world these days.. they are the ones who control the stakes of distribution so customers have no choice but to go whoever is there in their area.. no other options are available for customers.. and one has to live with the whims and fancies of these guys...
we don't know if this 1000/- is something they are charging us only or others too...
this is how things are here..