Thank god its Friday..

So Fridays finally here, this week was killer what with all the changes at work. More companies were acquired and the need to align my team according to the needs of the acquired business units kept me busy. Another little thing that kept me busy this week was a really really old spark taking shape of a flame.

Before I get into what the flame is let me take you back 11 years, I was in the 7th Standard and it was then that I got my first taste of flying. Me n my family were flying from Cochin to Mumbai on an Indian Airlines flight partly sponsored by the Indian Govt due to my dad's army connection. I still remember very vividly the way the plane accelerated with a burst on the runway and the heavenly skies and the cute air hostesses. I was smitten, all I could think of was to become a commercial pilot. So much so that I recall confiding in my school counselor (on whom I had a total crush on) about my new found aspiration and how I was really crushed that I could probably never pursue that dream due to financial constraints. My counselor totally broke the student-counselor confidentiality and informed my mother, who at that time was a teacher in the same school about my little predicament. Slowly but surely that chapter of my life got lost in time.

Fast forward to the present and this little spark of my past has come alive again, and no I'm not talking about the crush on the counselor spark. At a time when I have been having difficulty figuring out the direction of my life there is a new direction coming into play.

Now that I look back I know at that time I was mesmerized with the glamor associated with being a pilot but where I am right now its not just that, the main draw is that I get to travel, see places and do what I would really enjoy doing.. flying. But once again financing is a big issue and there are a lot of other hurdles as well. I have just re-opened this chapter of my life and for a guy at this juncture in life has to consider every angle before taking any steps so theres still a long way to go...

And as far as this weekend is concerned I might be able to hit the beach again with three beauties ameya bhau n my bro. I hope it works out.. See ya at the other end of the weekend.