Lisha Thimmaiah

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Last few days at work!

It’s been Over 2 years since I’m working with my present employer. And now it’s my last few days at work. It’s my farewell at office today and I hear my friends sitting across the cubical planning out stuff. I’m happy and sad at the same time. I know I’m gonna miss working here and I’m surely gonna miss my friends here.
The past 2 years has been so wonderful for me .I couldn’t ask for more from my first Job. This was a job of my Dreams. But neither did I dream of visiting foundries and learning stuff what I missed out in college nor did I dream I would be travelling across the globe. It’s been a journey of learning, making new friends, travelling across the world, experiencing luxury and having loads of fun.
I have always loved my job and I always feel lucky I worked here...In fact I was always proud of so many things about my employer. And with a bunch of amazing friends to work with I had no reason to crib what so ever.
I’m busy trying to convince myself that ‘All good things come to an end” and I have something better to look forward to. Life changes for sure, new people come in to our lives and we leave behind a few peopleJ. But a few people and some memories are always very close to you. So will my first job, friends I made here and my memories from my work place.
I will miss working here in Honeywell. I’m glad I got be a part of it.


Friday, October 11, 2013

Europe Memories :)


I desperately waited for my chance to visit Europe and when I did I was mesmerized. I’m loaded with memories. With time I might just forget a few of them but some memories and a few People I met will always remain afresh in my heart.
Quite a few people I met in Europe asked me what the weirdest thing about Europe was?...My answer always was ‘nothing is really weird’…Now I do have something to say, Which I have been thinking almost every day from the time I came back.
I haven’t found anything weird, but there are a lot of things which will never go of my mind and which I will cherish all my life.
Each time I think of my tour what first comes to my mind was my Landing in Pairs .It couldn’t have been better. I can still see the picture perfect shade of green carpet like farms. It makes me smile and feel amazing.
When my Colleague Zoltan Virag offered to drive me all over Slovania, Went out of the schedule and took me shopping it made me feel happy.
When my colleagues Arthur and Zoltan crossed the borders of Slovenia only to make sure I had a glimpse of Italy and took me to Sistiana, happiness flushed in me. Driving down the cliffs to see that blue ocean in Sistiana was a treat to my eyes. It was one of the moments in my life where I couldn’t stop smiling and couldn’t stop admiring the ocean. It was one of the moments where I wanted to jump, scream and laugh all together. I was overwhelmed. It was what I never dreamt off.
When Strangers offered to click my photograph while I struggled with my camera for a self photography I would literally beam.
When I was suggested to eat the local cuisine and I was told it was the best, I felt lucky and savored it.
When my Colleague Sabor offered to walk me around the town of strakoniche,Czech Republic I felt like he read my mind. I wanted to do just that. I was smilingJJ(it makes me smile even nowJ).
When my friend Annabella invited me for a picnic with her friends at the Eiffel, I happily said yes, without thinking for another second...I knew this was going to be once in a life time. I was introduced not just to her lovely friends but also to some lovely French Wine and Some Yummy French food. Every effort they took to make me feel one of them and when they spoke in English (and not French) to make sure I was involved in their conversation made me smile again. This was one of the sweetest gestures.
When Annabella offered to climb the Eiffel at midnight even after a very long day and with those sleepy droopy eyes, I felt guilty that I was asking for too much. I did feel lucky too, not everyone gets to see the midnight beauty of Paris.
When the cab driver in Paris dropped me around the corner of the hotel and said he would wait until I get into the hotel lobby just to make sure I was safe, all my fear was gone. A stranger who was concerned about my safety was a blessing in disguise. I never ever felt a genuine care of a stranger before. For a moment I just stood and smiled at him. This was one of those kindest gestures. I might never meet him again but the smile on his face as he waved me back from a distance as I entered the hotel is like a captured picture in my mind which will never be erased.
When a stranger offered to guide me just looking at my confused look made me breathe a sigh of relief. I feel guilty I doubted him first but that was a “scared me” struggling for directions in a whole new world. Again a blessing in disguise.
I have all of this fresh in my mind. I have been thanking all of them in my mind each time I think of my experience.
These people made me feel blessed, tried not to make me feel lonely and gave me so many reasons to cherish my Europe tour. All I can do is thank them for all my Europe memories and never forget themJJ.

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

My Time Line !!Tick Tick!!...:-0


Since I’m moving out of Pune in a month’s time I resigned from my job after I got back from home in September. Though I’m still serving my notice period I feel like I have no responsibility over anything at work even though things are the same and my work got a little hectic than usual.
All I can think of is ‘when will I get back home?’ and ‘when will I stop working!’...My mind is literally blank and now I’m counting days for my BIG day…I’m all excited, but being a control freak I try not to show it out too much. There is too much of anxiety and sometimes I do freak out.
The fact that I’m quitting my job and moving back to Coorg makes me feel like my last day at work is my last day of this part of “My world”. Actually it is true!!! The minute I leave Pune It’s all gonna be different for me. I feel I’m falling short of days, mostly short of weekends. And having this in mind I’m in a rush to do everything. I wanna visit places, meet friends, eat in new restaurants, go shopping and everything possible. Yes!!...I realized I have ended up spending hell lot of money, and put on oodles of weight. It bothers me at times, but my “one month” timeline comes into picture and I feel it’s ok to be spending too much/over eating for once!!...And I go back to my spending and hogging mood. I don’t understand why I fell I’m never gonna get all of this ever.
I’m not very sure if this is normal; I’m getting married to no stranger. I have waited all my life to get married and now when its happening it feels crazy at times. One moment I’m very happy suddenly I’m freaking out. I’m not sure if its nervousness or the Pre Marriage Syndromes!!! :-p…What do you call this!!!…Does this happen to every bride to be!...
Whatever it is, I feel happy about the excitement, and I’m even happier as the day is getting closer…(And a little weird about the freaking out):-0

Thursday, October 3, 2013

To Friends:)

I was the happiest of people during the last few days of my engineering college, it’s not just because the 4 years of engineering came to an end, but also because, like I always mention I was out with a good bunch of friends… Having spent amazing time with them, and carry with me some lovely memories, I couldn’t be happier.
 The past 4 years haven’t been very different too…Though all of us in different cities, we still managed to have a few maddest of times, and Yes added lot more memories…We are all just a phone call away.
Life’s not gonna be the same forever you see…We still are gonna be a phone call away...With all of us married/to be married, things change. It is bound to happen. We are moving places and a few out of country and then managing work, home, family, additional responsibilities, etc etc. We hardly have time to spare for ourselves, and obviously Friends need to be side lined a little...Though just a phone call away maybe at times it might get impossible to keep in touch……Deep inside each one of us would be sulking about this, wishing we had more of “Me time” and more of the maddest times with friends…But we have just the memories left with us to catch up with…
When I fell low, or I’m lonely or I’m very excited I always think of calling up my friends, sometimes one of them and sometimes all in a row….This works for me;It makes me feel better and I’m smiling at the end of the conversation.
Now that I really notice things changing, I get a little worried. No matter how much the change happens, I would still want to call up friends for All the cribbing and other stupid silly reasons any time I want, I would still want all of us to plan for a vacation, would still want all of us to go shopping and act mad on the street, Would still want to walk into your houses at any point of time and I would always want to meet up as often as possible
And Just for you all to know, I’m still gonna plan vacations, pick up all your calls no matter how busy I’m and would be the happiest when you all walk in home JJJJ