Time to say goodbye

The day has finally arrived for me to bid Bangalore “Goodbye”. It has been 76 days in Incredible India.

I arrived in November 17^th 2007, as a service provider to Accenture Bangalore IDC. Today… tonight… I am taking back beautiful memories of times spent with my new found friends – Shikha, Madhuri, Shambhavi, Parul, Nava, Siddarth, Amaresh, Manish, JP, Naveen, the two Saurabhs and all in Project Quoin; lovely time spent with my neighbours – Satya, Gayathri and Balu – who had been looking after me and given me lots of home-cooked meals; times spent with my bummie who came to visit me for Xmas and NY, challenging work experiences and many more.

My Farewell lunch at Civet, The Bay – Eco Space, Marathalli.

Myself, Santhosh (my Manager) & SriKrishna who is leaving Accenture.(left)
Hiri presented me with a gift! (right)

I would like to express my gratitude to Satya and Gayathri who have been fantastic to me, not just in managing my apartment – but they have evolved to be more of my close friends; making sure I have food, making sure I get what I need and making sure I am safe and happy throughout my stay.

Picture taken during my farewell dinner - Gayathri's home cooked meals.

(Thanks Satya, Gayathri and Balu!)

Selvar who had been my driver for the last one month has been a great help too! I am going to miss those times where I get into backseat of the car, greeted “Morning Madamme” with newspaper handed over to me. Hee hee… Selvar has also brought me sight-seeing around in Bangalore, Kolar Gold Field and also Mysore!

Selvar on the far right. Picture taken in Selvar’s house at Kolar.

Believe it or not, he has enjoyed being my driver and also the time spent with bummie when she was here. Hee hee… He actually framed up our picture taken together in his house.

Selvar… selvar… I gonna miss the time when I have to tell you – “Evening coming, backside Whitefield shopping go!”

Thank you to my company, BAG Networks for this opportunity. Thank you my lovely neighbours, Thank you to my lovely team-mates for working hand-in-hand with me towards the success of the project. Thank you all for making my stay a memorable one! I have to thank those too who has been accompanying me via MSNs, chats, SMS and also phone calls!

Ehhh.. bah.. better stop. It is getting to feel like I won a grammy award! Hohoho…

*Caryn is humming… “I’m leaving… on a jetplane… donno when I’ll be back again…”*

See you soon! And finally…

" N A M A S T E "

Signing off from Bangalore with BangaLOVE!

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I wrote the above blog early this morning - taking a break after some packings.
Sitting at my apartment's balcony now, I am having mixed feelings. I am happy and excited as I will be meeting my closest friends and family. Yet, I am sad to leave.

This morning Satya and Gayathri came by to see if I needed help with packings and told me to have my last dinner over at their apartment. Selvar's sister called me up to say goodbye and wishing me all the best in my future. I received loads of emails showing appreciation of my effort for the project and thanking me for being a part of the team. Santhosh came over to have a chat with me before I leave. My heart sank when I have to bid farewell to my project mates. I wrote them an email saying that I hate to say goodbye, hence, I've said... "Till we meet again.."
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