aJCfreak - Dan's Blog

My wife and I joined the Gym in the first week of June. I don't see the need for someone who looks like my wife to go to the Gym, but she wanted to have 1 month of working out before that trekking trip to the Himalayas (which is currently on). Me, I just wanted to see if I could lose this tummy that my five-year stint at HP in Bangalore had given me. So I joined up - and made sure that I was performing exercises for reducing my tummy only - none to increase arm/chest muscles as such. The first day we went was a Saturday. It was kinda hard - I've never been to the Gym before in my life. By sheer will and determination, I pulled through the required quota of 1 hour. My body was aching in all places through Sunday (we didn't go on Sunday) and Monday. I missed the Gym on Tuesday due to Men's Fellowship at church. When I returned to the Gym on Wednesday, my body hadn't been aching at all. I spent the whole day trying to find out what happened to all that pain in my arms ...

So it's been five years since I came to Bangalore to work with HP. These five years have been filled with fun, laughter, eating out, getting to know people, learning bits and pieces of Kannada and Hindi, attempting to launch a proper band to sing/perform/record the songs I write, attempting to write a book or two to vent my imagination based on reality, 3 residence changes, working out of five offices, falling in love totally and madly with my wife, nurturing patience within and understanding a teensy-weensy bit of the world around me. Life at HP has had its ups and downs. Looking back over the past five years, I can only say that God's providence and grace has been with me throughout, and brought me to where I am right now in this mega-mega-company. Everything in these past five years has not been "rosy", but I personally have no regrets. I am very glad with what I am doing right now, and am happy to be where I am. If you are anything like me, you'd be wonder...