Jobless :((

and now dpc has learnt to operate the alarm clock !!
and has wokrn up unassisted, albeit a little late ..

so from the 12th of May, 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time :) , I am 'unofficially' jobless :((

Looking for alternate sources of income ...
You would be surprised to know that walking to work might end up in a gift voucher here .. trying to make that possibility a reality.

But for now, I must work .. 'coz that's where the big money lies, right ??!!
Waiting for my first paycheck in dollars !!!

..... and on a completely different note .. beginning to like it here :)
Hopefully happier, 'unemployed' times ahead ..

'tis a difficult life

And I thought this internship was going to be fun ..

It starts in the morning at 6/6:30 ...
then waking dpc up at 6:40 (with a pay of $2/day :D)
getting ready for office
cooking breakfast for all three !!! ( without pay :(( )
riding almost a mile of steep uphill terrain on a bike (with a helmet) .. really really tough :(( )
oh .. did I forget to mention the chilly air :(

then park your bikes at first level underground .. then help dpc figure out how to lock his bicycle (without pay again !!)
get back up to the office and start the comp
check 5 mail accounts and orkut account :D .. spending almost an hour on that ..
then getting down to work ..
of course with a break every 30 minutes or so ... to get up and go to the restroom and then get any sort of soft drink you could want/imagine/hate ... somehow 'Wilcox Reduced Fat Chocolate Milk', 'Caffeine-free Diet Coke' and 'good, old water' are my current favourites
wait for the clock to reach 12 o' ... head for lunch .. have loads of fries (which I think comes free .. haven't figured out the billing yet) .. with a slice of pizza .. some salad .. and anything to drink

back to office .. doze for sometime (of course, not officially)
then meet with one of my mentors (almost daily :) .. I love the attention)
discuss .. proudly flaunt my ignorance .. today came to know that we have #ifdef in C .. was quite embarrassing (red-faced smiley)
wait for the clock to be 5:30/6/6:30

take the long trip back home .. (only a 1.5 miles at max ... ) but I think its long .. so I guess it is
on the way, go to this awesome store SAFEWAY ... they have the most delicious varieties of food at reasonable prices (how I wish there was a Walmart around)
anyways .. reach home with the sun almost turning in as well (about 8:30/9)
often cook for the three of us again (without pay AGAIN !!!)

and before you know it .. its tomorrow morning :)

About work :
Well .. we were told on our first day .. that this is most probably classified information :P .. so not taking the risk :)

Achievements thus far :
Transforming dpc into a man (who can cook (strictly under my supervision))
Cooking maggi with aplomb .. frying eggs and chicken with consummate ease
Working the least of the three (in academic matters only) .. of course, thats the way it should be :)

Working the most inside the house :(( .. must not forget that my roommates are getting filthy rich .. earning more than $150 a day .. so should think of charging them soon.

About other experiences .. some other time .. gotta help venu buy a laptop .. and then play a TT game :)

P.S. : I never thought I would feel this way. But someone had said sometime back that probably the thing you miss the most in the US is the Indian people around. I completely agree !!
Though both my mentors are Indians, both my roommates are Indians, the passenger by my side on the flight from Delhi to Chicago was an Indian (an IIT-Kgp alumnus from 1956 .. now a US citizen), the taxi-driver from SeaTac to our apartment was an Indian ........
so many Indians around .. but you cant help miss the people back home ... and the best part is it feels nice to miss them .. feels like a nice thing to do :)

Just wanted to put up a post tonight ..
will post soon again.