So that I remember…

28^th July, 2011

5:55PM

This is for my personal record, so you can skip this post.

I am writing this from Hyderabad Airport, waiting for my flight which is 1.5 hours from now and desperately trying to connect to Wi-Fi. Sadly, I have not succeeded in connecting so far. I am here for some official work. The reason why I want to remember this is because this is for the first time I am on a completely paid trip from office and also this is my first official trip, although I hoped and wished that my first official trip would be abroad, only if wishes were horses!

I used to think that it must be great fun to be on a fully paid trip, but now my thinking has definitely changed. Of course, it was a great learning experience, but it was hectic and tiring. I am here along with my manager. We started yesterday at 6:15 in the morning from my place for an 8:30 flight, went directly to the client office from the airport which by the way is a good 70kms from the airport. Had a long, long day, could touch the guest house only by 8:30pm. The room was a very spacious one with all the facilities, I was tired, but was not able to sleep, I don’t know maybe because of the anxiety. I have never seen a hotel room all for myself and I had forgotten when did I sleep alone in a room, was watching mindless television soaps till 11 pm, I think I slept by midnight. In the morning, again after ages, I woke up before my alarm buzzed! I was amazed at myself, as I love sleeping and I always snooze my alarm at least thrice before I get up. I got up at 6 and did nothing for another one and a half hours which is again very unlike me :O

Then got ready, left for the client office at 8:30, spent another day in trainings, etc. and left it at 4 and now I am here. This week had been insanely hectic for me. We had gone to J*’s native last Friday and returned on Monday late in the night, left for office on Tuesday on the usual time, that is, 7:30 AM, I have already written my schedule for yesterday and today with elaborate details and since I have got a lot of inputs from the customer, I am sure, I will be immensely busy tomorrow. Its good that MIL came along with us this time, and J* is not alone at home, he is not feeling well today.  I have never waited for a weekend so desperately as I am doing now!

Why am I writing about it in such a detailed manner, because now if I see someone on an official trip, I will come back and read this and would know that its not fun always.  :P