Amogh is one year old!, Trip to India & the economy!
March 1st, 2009 at 08:56pm
Yes, over a month since I posted. Has been crazy lately. The US economy is totally down & its my first recession after entering my professional career.
Well the tech slowdown in 2001 too effected me any many in my age group and it was pretty bad. Almost our entire class lost an year due to the 2001 slowdown.
This time around the situation is quite bad compared to the previous slowdown, and USA is officially in recession. The major difference this time is that its not just the IT industry thats hit, but almost all sectors are hit badly. Specially the housing & the financial market here in the US. And in today’s world, everything is interconnected. So, people from all walks of life are impacted one way or the other.
On the work side, many projects are being axes or postponed, budgets are being slashed and people are more and more cautious when it comes to spending money. For now, I have enough work lined up for the coming months. Must see how it turns out.
In other news, Amogh, my son turned One on feb 8th. Time fly’s by so fast!
Like mentioned in my previous post, both Amogh and Chitra are back in India. … and I could not miss Amogh’s 1st birthday. So, I flew all the way back to India for a week! :) and it was worth it! The special thing about the trip was, it was a surprise trip!. Only Chitra knew that I would be flying. So, it was fun to see the reaction of every one who saw me there on his birthday!
….even for Amogh, the day I landed, it took a while for him to realize that it was his father who had suddenly disappeared from the scene sometime back. And then, after a few minutes, he knew it was his dad :) … and clearly seemed to be very happy that day.
The Trip was quite hectic — 30 hrs of travel one way — 1 week in Mangalore & again 30 hrs of travel back to Houston!. So for around 2 to 3 weeks, my biological clock was totally out of sync due to jet lag/timezone changes! But it was worth it.
Its a pleasure to see Amogh these days. He now walks and virtually runs all around very comfortably. …and has now started to climb the stairs. He blabbers in his own baby language! ….. and has become very naughty! :)
If all goes well, Chitra & Amogh should be here soon — may be in a week or two. Waiting for thier arrival !
Tags: amogh, birthday, economy, financial, Life, Mangalore, recession, Travel, udpate, work
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Somehow it was difficult to imagine recession this time around than at the turn of the century. Maybe it had to do with how much we had grown accustomed to ‘growth’ all the way.
I do hope things improve.
Comment by Anil — March 5, 2009 #
amogh is one already?! wow, how time flies :-) hope all is well at your end (despite the recession and all that).
Comment by amogh — April 24, 2009 #
Your suprise visit to India on 1st Birthday of Amogh was something great. It was a great great moment for your parents and you should have seen meerakkas face and eyes. Great Vaus. A Good Surpise.
Comment by Ganapathi — July 14, 2009 #
hey vasu meghu here saw amoghis photos very cute just like me cuddly cuddly . wish he was here u better come fast 2 mangalore
Comment by meghana — October 6, 2009 #
It is bad to learn how recession has hit you twice; but it is great to learn that you withstood it. Best of luck to you.
Comment by Madhav — November 22, 2009 #
hey vasu! ur surprise was the best thing which cud happen re.. i remember calling sharada mad when she told me ur inside.. it was really awesome!! and the reaction of akshay when he saw u.. priceless manh :) :) miss those days! luv 2 u all
Comment by arun — April 26, 2010 #