Last long weekend of 2009 ended

Thanks to a mega-nap this afternoon that I am able to post this at this time of the day (or night!).

End of a weekend is not a sad news for me as new challenges await at work in the forthcoming weeks. Yet another session of planning, few weeks of work and another weekend of celebrating accomplishment. That is Agile methodology!

Sunday was well utilized with a few hours long meeting with a close friend and then reinstalling the system. This project stretched a bit far too long because of the greatest govt that Punjab has ever been gifted. Multiple power cuts had blown away my hard drive which I had to replace at an expense of amount that hurt quite a lot give the fact that I purchased one only 4-5 months ago. On top of that, the same power cuts have been restricting me from bringing the machine back to life again.

Taking example from the way we work at the office, I mean planning and stuff, I wonder if Badal Dynasty has a plan! Unannounced power cuts all the year round, stupid (and funny) power saving plans (we all know our govt employee friends and neighbors leaving for work at 7:00 AM!), No numbers on future up-gradation plans, refusal of nuclear power plant by the center Govt and so on... Where are they leading Punjab? Into the Night Lamp and Sleep-by-Sunset era?

Now the system is up and running (thank god) and after spending the day treating myself. I have to say that I enjoyed laundry to support my previous statement here :). Denying none of these, it is a good feeling having done something yourself to your own satisfaction. (perfection is a curse sometimes)

The weekend-bonus (Monday off) ended with a visit to Nahda Sahib.

I never planned it but was a mixture of enforcement(by my sister), encouragement (by a friend) and long standing emotional blackmail(by mom). So I thought this one visit will be a multipurpose one so why not?

On a serious note, now that I was at that holy place, I took the opportunity for the conversation with the abstract power and shared my requests, thanks and wishes for myself, family and some special friends at the same time strength for accepting all that is granted of it as it is. They call it Bhana.

Later had Langar and a quick return.

Anyways, enjoyed the 20 KM ride up and down as well.

With millions of candles lit up on the Birthday of Sri Gur Nanak Dev Ji across the globe, I hope some of us will be blessed with the divine halo of the Almighty's infinite glow and lead ourselves closer to sanity, wisdom and contentment that the world is missing these days.

One person enlightened spells many a dozen at peace.

May the light prevail. Good Night.