Eyes With Fire Will See Light Everywhere

Cheers to 2017

2018-01-21T14:00:00.001-08:00

2017 has been a eventful year for me both personally and professionally. Each month in 2017 has something to offer.

In January: I had a conflict with one of my ex-bosses and moved to another team to build integrations for our Business Intelligence tool. In retrospect, that is one of the best learning experiences of my career. It helped me to understand how important it is to have metrics while building a product.

In February: I got engaged to my wife.

In March: I received training in Product Marketing. Again one of the best trainings I ever had. The training showed the blind spots and helped me increase my knowledge about the product management.

In April: I got the permanent residence for Canada and completed one of the complex projects at work.

In May: I got married.

In June: My wife moved to the states and she got her permanent residency as well.

In July: We travelled a little in the states and started preparations for moving to Canada. My wife took the lead and started applying for the jobs. I started to launch my own company in India and completed the business case analysis, Go to market strategy and MVP mockups. However, due to a telecom regulation in India, I have to let go the opportunity as the regulation will not allow us to run our business.

In August: I resigned at the company in the states, spent some time with friends and family at Seattle and migrated to Toronto, Canada.

In September: My wife got the job in Canada and started working. I also got a job offer and had to decline it as it did not align with my future goals.

In October: I used couple of techniques during the job hunting process and they got backfired and I learnt my mistakes. We signed a lease agreement with a condo owner and thus realizing my dream of living in one of the skyscrapers in downtown Toronto. The view from our condo is amazing.

In November: Got our health cards and became eligible for free health care services in Ontario state.

In December: I got another job offer and started working immediately. The company sent me for CSPO training in the first week. Bingo!!!. Learnt a lot on product management space this year. Finally, my driving license has arrived along with christmas presents for the year.

The decisions I took in 2016 became fruitful in 2017 and I am glad that things mostly went the way I wanted.Having goals and a roadmap to achieve them will always lead to a cherishing and content life.

I am glad that I moved to Canada for good after struggling to procure working visa in the states. Recently, I mentioned to one of friends that I earned peace of mind and independence. I want to make sure I do not waste the opportunity. I really want to build on the learnings, wisdom, education and experience I gathered.

Cheers to 2017 and all the friends and family who stood beside me.

Married

2017-10-13T09:20:00.000-07:00

After meeting 19 girls, dating 3 girls and after 4 years of thinking about marriage, I tied knot with Srilatha alias Siri. I don't call our marriage as made in heaven marriage. We both knew what we are getting into and what we like or don't like about each other. I tag our marriage as "LOVE-HATE" marriage.

I said yes to the marriage considering things I hate and could not find them in Siri. My wife said yes to the marriage considering things that she love and find them in me.

We are two different persons. That's Needless to say... I know. We have our own differences: I like reading, Siri likes the feel of reading and not actually reading, She like someone to take as many pics of herself, I hate taking some else pics, I like eating different cuisine food except Indian, She likes eating only Indian food. She likes traditions and perfection I am more liberal and unconventional and we have our own similarities: We both love dancing, outdoors, teasing each other, hugging and living without a TV.

I am excited to see what changes marriage brings to me and how I will cope up with them.

How far people can go for companionship?

2017-09-04T19:09:00.001-07:00

I like the simple things that life offers. I am curious to learn what others consider simple in their lives. So, this curiousness always ignite the discussions with the random people I travel with. The recent interaction with one of the Uber cab drivers has left me tears.

Tracey and her husband moved to Phoenix 25 years ago. They love each other. They did not have kids. They travelled across the world, camped at different national parks, worked at corporate offices, read the books and watched the movies. Life was spectacular. However, she lost her husband 6 months back and her world has a deep void. She did not make friends in the neighborhood. Her parents were far from her. She has no one to share her life with it. That's when she find Uber.

Uber to her is not for making money. Uber to her is a getaway to express, talk and share her stories to the world. In short, Tracey is looking for a companionship in her life. Uber is helping her. She wakes up every morning with a drive to share and learn some interesting things from the companions she meets.

PS:Human beings are social animals.Life is better living and sharing with someone else.