Today was very long day. I was literally napping sitting at my desk. I can easily enjoy that luxury as I sit in a separate building than my fellow practice group mates. I can even put my head down on the keyboard and enjoy my sleep. Though, I'm not able to do so. I just don't feel like doing so. Even if I put down my head I won't be able to continue it for more than few seconds. It just feels awkward. I keep having this feeling that someone is just standing behind me and noticing me and feeling disgusted. I sometimes feel disgusted when I see other people napping in the office. So why should I make anyone else feel the same?

Anyways, I made it through the day. But I'm still not over my weekend hangover. No, I didn't went on a drinking binge and lost my nerves. This is Batman hangover. Saw this most amazing movie I have seen for a long long time and came out of E-square thoroughly impressed. I knew that today, on Infy BB, nothing else will be discussed but the movie and I was bang on right. 99% of people have definitely liked the movie and every review has given it 4 out of 5 stars in their rating. Although I did hear some critical reception by those skeptics that don't like anything and will try to find fault in every goddamn thing in universe. But who cares? I'm going to watch the movie again and I'm thinking of catching it on the IMAX screen.

I will be leaving for Japan sometime in mid August. So it is about one month before I go. That is a lot of time to complete my certifications, so I'm relaxed a bit. But relaxing means the same old boring time-kill in the office. Thinking of office, let me describe a little experience of politics today. This colleague (I won't mention names) is kinda jealous of me going to Japan on the project. And through some cheap tactics trying everything that she goes in place of me. Although the so called "tactics" are very childish and won't effect me in minutest way but I had never thought that person to be a player of notorious office-politics. I don't like office-politics and I try to avoid being part of it as much as I can. But I too can be a shrewd player in this business. After all, this is my career too.

I definitely needed today's off. I was thinking about this since yesterday as I was sure that I am going to fall sick in the morning. And I wanted to spend a day with Lothika at home since that Chennai trip hasn't given me a chance to do so last weekend. So it was a total lazy day with doing nothing but watching TV or reading or sleeping. I'm so sad that the day got over so quickly. But this middle-of-the-week break was quite nice and refreshing. Now I have just 3 more days to kill before the weekend comes.

I watched 'Letter from Iwo Jima' today. I had seen the other companion of the movie 'Flags of our Fathers' long time back. I really liked that movie but this was a much better Eastwood make. Clint Eastwood has really graduated into the lines of all top-notch Hollywood directors. These twins of movies really proves his directorial talents. The movie showed the Japanese side of the battle of Iwo Jima in WWII as to how they futilely tried to defend the island from American invasion. The Japanese side was being led by a very competent general but stupidity of his subordinates, who believed in the old long Japanese tradition of considering suicide as an honour, lost him the battle. It was beautifully depicted added with some extraordinary acting skills by the cast. Allover, this was a perfect way to end the perfect resting day.

It was after a week that I went to office today. I was in Chennai DC for some training and yes as told by many I didn't like the city a bit. Bad food, bad weather and bad overall environment. Anyways, just leave these bad things apart. Now for some good news. I'm finally getting project. But even the good news has some sad part. I have to travel to Japan for this. Of all the places in the world, Japan is one country for which I'm not that too eager to visit. A land of workaholics who have no social life. They work almost 20 hours a day and make everyone else do the same. So I guess this experience is gonna be quite thrilling.

I'm leaving for Chennai this weekend for a week long official trip. Had it been any other city I would have been quite excited about it but not this city. I have heard so much about Chennai that nothing attracts me about it. Anyways, I'll be spending most of my day in Infy campus with little time for sight seeing etc. A busy tour it is going to be.