long time no post ...

So ... Its been a while since I wrote anything. Lot of things have happened in my life since my last post. First off, I had a trip back home in India in August. Wasn't really an ideal holiday trip because for one thing, it was damn hot & humid back there. Secondly, since it was my trip after long 2 yrs, I had lots of work piled up. And it was only a 5 week break. So ... while it was good to be among family again, it wasn't really a complete vacation.

Then the other most important thing that happened in my life is that I graduated!!! I came back from India, jump started my thesis writing. At the same time, I came to know that the poster that I submitted to SOSP got accepted! So, in October I went to this beautiful place on the Columbia River gorge, Stevenson and presented my poster. That was quite a good experience. I wrapped my stuff off by the end of October and presented my thesis on November 2nd. On the same day, I handed in my thesis to FoGS and to Joyce. DONE!!!!!! Even though I had already missed the deadline for November graduation, it was a small price to pay for going back home for a month and for the poster at SOSP. I was happy and satisfied. A week later, I started working for Zeugma.

The third most important thing was that I found myself a nice good apartment in Marpole. It was such a pain doing all those apartment hunting after office hours, tolerating rain, snow, cold .... It was tough and no one but me would know how difficult it was. But as they say, all is well that ends well. I signed the contract before Christmas to rent the place from January 1st 2008. I moved on Jan 12th with the help of some of the best friends I have here, Kan, Billy and JS. That was a fun day.

Nothing much has happened ever since. I have got more organized. I really need a car at this point. So I have been taking my driving lessons for last 3 weeks now. I think I would need 3 more lessons before I can take the driving test.

On the personal front, nothing really has changed ... I still love and is committed to the woman I loved 4 years back and its a big question when I will be able to let go and look for a new relationship. I know this is stupidity, I am causing more pains to myself than I possibly deserve. But don't know how to forget the past. Every time I think about starting new, I ask myself ... whats the guarantee that this will not go wrong, after investing so much of myself on one person that I will have to let go. So ... I am alone, as alone as one can be in my situation.

Anyway, thats all for now. I need to go, have lunch and then return the stupid dvds in rented.