Week 1 - Good week & Movie Marathon

First week of my 8 week challenge to bring my professional, personal and fitness life back on track.

Professionally a pretty good week, gave my first interview in almost 2 years. The interview was pretty good, the interviewer rightly pointed out one of my flaws which i needed some improvement. I used the word "we" everywhere instead of "I". I used it to my advantage and told her i am a team person and the credits of my achievements goes to my team hence i have not used the word "I" very much in the last 2 years. Got through this round and the next round will be with the client in a couple of weeks time. Also have lined up a few catch ups next week to look at other options. Surprisingly one of the recruiters pointed out that i should finish my contract rather than break it else i may loose the pay of the last 10 days. I was shocked to read this as a sub clause hidden in my contract and i also came to know that there is no notice period from either party. Learnt a very important lesson, don't sign contract without reading it thoroughly. This really pissed me off this week.

Personally, have taken some of the initial steps to start building the house for my parents. Currently looking at options on the floor plans and i hope my dream project kicks off soon. I am also very happy for providing my German car the necessary attention it required, it broke down last week due to a coolant leak and i was praying it should not be something big. Luckily it was just the water pump and require a few hundred dollars but should be up and running by tomorrow. This is my first car and am very much emotionally attached to it. I literally emptied my bank account when i wanted to to buy this 3 years ago. I prayed a lot for it to get back on road soon and also promised to take care of it like i used to when i first bought it.Also, I also made an critical decision to give up on a girl from whom i wasn't getting any response. I was able to break my ego to take it forward a few steps but this is where i draw the line. My self esteem doesn't allow me to go any further. Giving up doesn't mean you don't have the courage to follow your heart, it also means you have the courage to let things free.Well i guess this is how it is supposed to end. I know this will be good for her, as every girl i like either gets married or hitched in a few weeks from the day i start liking them.

My car during the Easter road trip

On the fitness side, i didn't hit gym or go for a run or swim this week. It was a hectic week at work, hope this routine gets better in the next few weeks. I will at least try to go for a run or a swim tonight.
Overall a good week and a great weekend. Friday went out to hardware lane for dinner with live music. Had a nice Mexican dinner and finished it with sizzling chocolate brownie with ice cream. Then went to the crown casino which is 100 m away from my apartment and actually won $50 with an initial investment of $10.

Lambo @ crown casino this weekend

 Saturday was a movie marathon, started with "White elephant" then moved on to "Rocky IV" , went to the theatre for "The Dictator" and finished the day with "Vicky donor". The Dictator was hilarious, you loose the fact that it is extremely abusive and the whole theatre explodes in laughter. Vicky donor is also a pretty good movie with a nice subject and good songs. I loved the conflict of opinions between the bongs and the punjabis before the marriage. Finishing the week with calls to family and friends, it is interesting to note the tribe of single guys from both my college and school is now on the list of endangered species and is slowly moving toward being extinct.