Thursday 3/12:
BTW. Had a lunch and learn today. We did a replay of the TPR rules and then went down stairs to the cafeteria to eat lunch. They're not allowed to bring food into the conference rooms or really eat at their desks. They ordered in from Holi and we all ate family style. Veg on one end of the table and Non-Veg on the other. I think I've written in here that there are green dots for Veg and Red for Non veg on products. I learned today that eggs are not considered Veg so I asked and it's more like Vegan than anything. At lunch I like to ask alot of questions. Mostly personal ones. :) So I like to ask how old my staff and seniors are and whether they're married. I also usually ask whether they want a love marriage or think they'll have an arranged marriage. Previously I've been told to assume that it will be arranged. One staff at the table told me that he had been dating a girl for 8 years so I gave him grief for not getting married. Imagine my surprise when I found out the reason he's not married is due to the caste system and that there are issues. She's a physical therapist. So interesting to hear about barriers to getting married that are so foreign to me.
Friday 3/13:
This morning since I had to go register with the FRRO, my work blew up in my face. Helpful. Thanks Murphy. Got that situated in the morning and then had to head over to get the registration handled. Its kind of an odd process and there is a full packet of paperwork that luckily the firm has a person to handle it. So you walk in and they briefly look through then give you a number like you're at the DMV. You wait for your turn- they review your paperwork more in depth. Once it's approved they look at it EVEN further and then bring you out your registration. I found it interesting that irght under my name was a line for "Fathers/husbands" name. Came back to the hotel to work for the rest of the afternoon. I've booked my flights and hotel to Delhi for Tuesday-Sunday of next week. Our expat suggested I go up there to meet those on my team. Also there are not many expats who go up there. Mackenzie and Daniel are going with me so at least I'll have friends in a new city. Had free happy hour upstairs after doing my work for the day. It's nice to get to talk to other rotators about my experience. There was another wedding downstairs so we got to see part of that. Came back to my room to work for a little bit and then headed over to the Novotel. Had drinks and talked until 3am with a bunch of other rotators. I find it interesting that sometimes bars just don't have items and they are seemingly not easily replaceable. I wanted to have a mai tai and they didn't have any dark rum.
BTW. Had a lunch and learn today. We did a replay of the TPR rules and then went down stairs to the cafeteria to eat lunch. They're not allowed to bring food into the conference rooms or really eat at their desks. They ordered in from Holi and we all ate family style. Veg on one end of the table and Non-Veg on the other. I think I've written in here that there are green dots for Veg and Red for Non veg on products. I learned today that eggs are not considered Veg so I asked and it's more like Vegan than anything. At lunch I like to ask alot of questions. Mostly personal ones. :) So I like to ask how old my staff and seniors are and whether they're married. I also usually ask whether they want a love marriage or think they'll have an arranged marriage. Previously I've been told to assume that it will be arranged. One staff at the table told me that he had been dating a girl for 8 years so I gave him grief for not getting married. Imagine my surprise when I found out the reason he's not married is due to the caste system and that there are issues. She's a physical therapist. So interesting to hear about barriers to getting married that are so foreign to me.
Friday 3/13:
This morning since I had to go register with the FRRO, my work blew up in my face. Helpful. Thanks Murphy. Got that situated in the morning and then had to head over to get the registration handled. Its kind of an odd process and there is a full packet of paperwork that luckily the firm has a person to handle it. So you walk in and they briefly look through then give you a number like you're at the DMV. You wait for your turn- they review your paperwork more in depth. Once it's approved they look at it EVEN further and then bring you out your registration. I found it interesting that irght under my name was a line for "Fathers/husbands" name. Came back to the hotel to work for the rest of the afternoon. I've booked my flights and hotel to Delhi for Tuesday-Sunday of next week. Our expat suggested I go up there to meet those on my team. Also there are not many expats who go up there. Mackenzie and Daniel are going with me so at least I'll have friends in a new city. Had free happy hour upstairs after doing my work for the day. It's nice to get to talk to other rotators about my experience. There was another wedding downstairs so we got to see part of that. Came back to my room to work for a little bit and then headed over to the Novotel. Had drinks and talked until 3am with a bunch of other rotators. I find it interesting that sometimes bars just don't have items and they are seemingly not easily replaceable. I wanted to have a mai tai and they didn't have any dark rum.
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