9/11....The Mystery Continues..

It was 11 years back in 2001 that this date made a mark on hundreds of lives but till today this date is one to be careful of. Its my legal birthday as well, the original one being on 17th of the same month.
The day before my sister in law lost her phone which by now is in safe hands but still not with her. But she had some additional trouble to go through with the telecom company as well which didn't blocked the original sim connection when requested to do so and added to that they provided her an altogether different number of their another 10 year old customer. It was a bit of a hassle to bring things back in order and still the telecom company is in process to settle this whole issue. I doubt if they are really "happy to help"?

Further, the upheaval continuing at the workplace was a bit upsetting. I would rather call it a clash of commitments. The management desiring a big commitment from the employees to make the organization reach an astonishing high level but the employees having their own commitments and responsibilities in life as well. It was a tough a call for all of them who just had to make a choice to remain or to move. I truly connect and deeply respect the decisions taken by each one of them. No matter what would be the outcome each one felt quite light at heart after taking their respective calls and had a smile on their face.

Thanks to these smiles that I was able to celebrate my "on-papers" birthday as I call it quite happily. It was for the very first time that I was cutting the cake on this "crucial" date. I had always cut the cake on 17th otherwise but really thankful to all my colleagues and the mails that filled my inbox that really made me feel special. Lucky to have two birthdays in a year.

All the more there was a sadness of separation in the air. Its not that easy to say good bye. But yes celebrating that final bye does helps to some extent. I still see some hope and wish there will be no good bye. But whatever be the case everybody was in a mood of celebration at the end of the day....to celebrate their decisions.

All the best to you buddies in all your endeavors and wish to stay connected with each one of you in some way or the other.