Really frustrated with my job at the moment – hopefully I can resist the temptation to resign for five more days. No, things will not change after that, but at least I will get a must deserved break when the college closes for Christmas next week. Things are really irritating - the unrealistic project plan, the legacy to be borne, the ‘lessons learned’, the yesterday’s deadlines, the cribbings, the resignations, the new appointments – the endless list.
Office this week has been a madhouse to say the least. Try telling a person with strings of alphabets attached to their name that they may have got things wrong! Now imagine a room full of such people and the client constantly nitpicking on their work. Now further imagine that it’s for a project which has been thrusted upon the Sheldon Coopers of my college. So, now you really know what I am talking about. With all the jibber-jabber that goes on, no wonder paracetamols have taken the place of wine gums in my office!
All the cribbing apart, it’s indeed fun coming to office every day - in freezing winters, blowing cold white air, wrapped in layers, knee boots, muffler, gloves, hat and a red nose. And after a long day in office, the same Christmas lights in the streets surprise me each day. So does that guy distributing the Evening Standard at the traffic lights – ever so smiling, ever so courteous, always handing it to me with a ‘here you go young lady’. All this week, there have been various groups singing Carols in the station - the music is lovely and festive no doubt, but it’s their Santa Claus hats that liven up everything around for me.
Christmas is in the air everywhere– you can see the excitement on everyone’s faces – along with their shopping bags. There is so much to look forward to in the next couple of weeks – I am all excited. But why does this feel like my first Christmas in the city? Hmm, let me think: 2006 – Watford but a stranger, 2007 – Switzerland but sick, 2008 – India, 2009 – India, 2010 – in city but sad, 2011 – in city and really looking forward to it!
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