To start off with

I did something that I had planned not to do till I finished my stint in Delhi. I bought a netbook(a low end pc) using the money I had saved for my stay here. Well, for all my friends who are wondering what this guy is doing in the national capital,I would like to inform you that I have shifted base from chennai to Delhi and I have been here since september. And yes, this is the first time that I have been away from chennai for more than a month(I have been in vijayawada and Hyd-but not for more than a month continously) I do miss my city and ofcourse south Indian food. I have never had two vadas for Rs 25 in my entire life. Most of all I miss my family and my system. The last one was so hurting that I had to take this no frills PC at the cost of my day to day expenses. And that is primarily the reason why I am able to write this. Lots of things have been happening at a hectic pace in the last 2 months. My arrival in Delhi,admissions to the training institute, the headaches with my land lord, my struggle with studies,the memorable and frequent visits to my sister's kashmiri in-laws(I can never ever forget the food and hospitality), my budgeting of daily expenses, my 32 hour railway trip by general compartment to Hyderabad during which I met the real India(the migrant labour class). My Hyderabad visit requires an entire blog entry as it was special.

I can never forget the way my parents saw me when I left them in the Delhi Metro station. The expression was that of worry, fear and loneliness. Their Raj Kumar(that is my second name) was trying out his last option in his list of careers and they would not meet him for many more days to come.

I somehow held back the tears that were threatening to come out of my eyes. I know that my cousins are staying away from their country for a long time now and my seperation is nothing when compared to theirs. Infact even my brothers are thousands of kilometres away from home. But I really do not know why, I miss my family, my home and not to forget my sisters' blogs. I am not trying to maska my way out as I know I will surely get scolded by her for buying this PC. But I know this maskaing will reduce her BP levels atleast. It sure is a challenge to overcome all this but it is a greater challenge to crack the toughest exam in the planet.