Tuesday, November 02, 2004
[Fwd: Fw: One Bedroom Flat (TRUE Story - Good One)]
>
>As the dream of most parents I had acquired a degree in software
>Engineer and joined a company based in USA, the land of braves and
>Opportunity.
>
>
>When I arrived in the USA, it was as if a dream had come
>true.Hereat last I was in the place where I wanted to be. I decided I
>would be
>staying in this country for about Five years in which time I would
>have earned enough money to settle down in India.
>
>My father was a government employee and after his retirement,the
>onlyasset he could acquire was a decent one bedroom flat.I wanted to
>do
>some thing more than him. I started feeling homesick and lonely as
>the time passed. I used to call home and speak to my parents every
>week using cheap international phone cards.
>
>Two years passed, two years of Burgers at McDonald's and pizzas and
>discos and 2 years watching the foreign exchange rate getting happy
>whenever the Rupee value went down. Finally I decided to get
>married.Told my parents that I have only 10 days of holidays and
>everything
>must be done within these 10 days.
>
>
>
>I got my ticket booked in the cheapest flight. Was jubilant and was
>actually enjoying shopping for gifts for all my relatives and
>friendsback home.If I miss anyone then there will be talks. After
>reaching home I
>spent home one week going through all the photographs of girls
>andasthe time was getting shorter I was forced to select one
>candidate.
>In-laws told me, to my surprise, that I would have to get married in
>2-3 days, as I will not get anymore holidays soon and they cannot
>wait for long.
>
>
>After the marriage, it was time to return to USA, after giving
>somemoney to my parents and telling the neighbors to look after them,
>we
>(I was lucky and managed to get the visa of my wife early) returned
>to USA.
>
>My wife enjoyed this country for about two months and then she
>started feeling lonely. The frequency of calling India increased to
>twice in a week sometimes 3 times a week as she also has to call her
>parents. Our savings started diminishing.After two more years we
>started to have kids.Two lovely kids, a boy and a girl, were gifted
>to us by the
>almighty. Every time I spoke to my parents, they asked me to come to
>India so
>that they can see their grand-children.Every year I decide to go to
>India.But part work, part monetary conditions prevented it. Years
>went by
>and visiting India was a distant dream.Then suddenly one day I got a
>message that my parents were seriously sick.I tried but I couldn't
>get any holidays and was stuck up in the procedures and thus could
>not go to India. The next message I got was my parents were passed
>away and as there was no one to do the last rites the society
>membershad done whatever they could. I was depressed. My parents
>passed
>away without seeing their grand children.
>
>After couple more years passed away, much to my children's dislike
>and my wife's joy we returned to India to settle down.
>
>I started to look for a suitable property, but to my dismay my
>savings were short and the property prices had gone up during all
>these years. I had to return to the USA. My wife refused to come
>back with me and my children refused to stay in India. My 2 children
>andIreturned to USA after promising my wife I would be back for good
>after two years.
>
>Time passed by, my daughter decided to get married to an
>American and my son was happy living in USA. I decided that enough
>is enough and wound-up every thing and returned to India. I had
>just
>enough money to buy a decent Two-be droom flat in a well-developed
>locality. Now i am 60 years old and the only time I go out of the
>flat is
>for the routine visit to the nearby place of worship. My faithful
>wife has
>also left me and gone to the holy abode.
>
>Sometimes I wondered was it worth all this? My father, even after
>staying in India, had a house to his name and I too have the same,
>nothing more.
>
>
> I lost my parents and children for just ONE EXTRA BEDROOM. Looking
>out from the window I see a lot of children dancing.This damned
>cable TV has spoiled our new generation and these children are losing
>their values and culture because of it.I get occasional cards from my
>children asking I am alright.Well at least they remember me. Now
>perhaps after I die it will be
>the neighbors again who will be performing my last rites,God Bless
>them.
>
>
>But the question still remains 'was all this worth it?'
>
>
>I am still searching for an answer................
IT News Snippets
Officetiger, the New York-headquartered business process
outsourcing company with a large operation in Chennai, has
acquired Devonshire group of the UK ...
http://sify.com/finance/fullstory.php?id=13600143
CII moves into posh new office
... 'The southern region headquarters in Chennai would play
a larger role in making Tamilnadu a forerunner in industrial
development. ...
http://newstodaynet.com/31oct/bu1.htm
Cognizant to add 9,000 people in India
Cognizant plans $76m expansion
Plans to spend about $76 million on expanding its current
facilities in Chennai, Pune, Kolkata and Bangalore, besides
a training academy in Chennai. ...
http://www.ciol.com/content/news/Investment/2004/104102702.asp
http://sify.com/finance/equity/fullstory.php?id=13598428
Engineering a software success story Comments
With the support of the infotech and BPO revolution, India
today boasts of an excellent talent pool for IT services
and products fuelled by a friendly eco-system and lowered
development costs.
http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=37830
BPO: India to get major boost
A PricewaterhouseCoopers study says 29 per cent of US and
European firms plan to increase outsourcing to support their
financial functions in the next 12-24 months.
http://www.rediff.com/money/2004/oct/29bpo1.htm
Bush victory = more BPO: Survey
Nearly half of the business and technology professionals
quizzed in a survey conducted in Silicon Valley, said that
offshoring will increase if President George W Bush is
re-elected.
http://www.rediff.com/money/2004/oct/29bpo.htm
Krishna fumes over bad roads
... not improved. "Local companies may opt for Hyderabad or
Chennai. But what about the biggies? They may relocate to
China. Eventually ...
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/903420.cms
City still tops in IT occupancy
... list. In the first half of the year, occupants from the
IT industry occupied 1.8 million sq ft, beating Hyderabad and
Chennai. Senior ...
http://www.business-standard.com/iceworld/storypage.php?hpFlag=Y&chklogin=N&autono=171338&leftnm=lmnu9&leftindx=9&lselect=0
Real estate zooms on BPO bike
BPO has not only fuelled the rise in job opportunities but
also the prices of real estate.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/905621.cms
48,000 US jobs lost to BPO in Jan-March
HOUSTON: Of the jobs lost, Mexico takes the biggest pie followed
by China and India.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/887600.cms
http://mohanrajkumar.blogspot.com/ http://javoo.blogspot.com/
http://masalamix.blogspot.com/ http://sudhir-lp.blogspot.com/
IT News Snippets
Officetiger, the New York-headquartered business process
outsourcing company with a large operation in Chennai, has
acquired Devonshire group of the UK ...
http://sify.com/finance/fullstory.php?id=13600143
CII moves into posh new office
... 'The southern region headquarters in Chennai would play
a larger role in making Tamilnadu a forerunner in industrial
development. ...
http://newstodaynet.com/31oct/bu1.htm
Cognizant to add 9,000 people in India
Cognizant plans $76m expansion
Plans to spend about $76 million on expanding its current
facilities in Chennai, Pune, Kolkata and Bangalore, besides
a training academy in Chennai. ...
http://www.ciol.com/content/news/Investment/2004/104102702.asp
http://sify.com/finance/equity/fullstory.php?id=13598428
Engineering a software success story Comments
With the support of the infotech and BPO revolution, India
today boasts of an excellent talent pool for IT services
and products fuelled by a friendly eco-system and lowered
development costs.
http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=37830
BPO: India to get major boost
A PricewaterhouseCoopers study says 29 per cent of US and
European firms plan to increase outsourcing to support their
financial functions in the next 12-24 months.
http://www.rediff.com/money/2004/oct/29bpo1.htm
Bush victory = more BPO: Survey
Nearly half of the business and technology professionals
quizzed in a survey conducted in Silicon Valley, said that
offshoring will increase if President George W Bush is
re-elected.
http://www.rediff.com/money/2004/oct/29bpo.htm
Krishna fumes over bad roads
... not improved. "Local companies may opt for Hyderabad or
Chennai. But what about the biggies? They may relocate to
China. Eventually ...
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/903420.cms
City still tops in IT occupancy
... list. In the first half of the year, occupants from the
IT industry occupied 1.8 million sq ft, beating Hyderabad and
Chennai. Senior ...
http://www.business-standard.com/iceworld/storypage.php?hpFlag=Y&chklogin=N&autono=171338&leftnm=lmnu9&leftindx=9&lselect=0
Real estate zooms on BPO bike
BPO has not only fuelled the rise in job opportunities but
also the prices of real estate.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/905621.cms
48,000 US jobs lost to BPO in Jan-March
HOUSTON: Of the jobs lost, Mexico takes the biggest pie followed
by China and India.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/887600.cms
http://mohanrajkumar.blogspot.com/ http://javoo.blogspot.com/
http://masalamix.blogspot.com/ http://sudhir-lp.blogspot.com/
