I went to went to work in the shuttle, worked hard all day and then came back relatively early - I was back by 6p.m.
Baylands Park.
I drove to go meet Sas and his cousins at Baylands park. We strolled around and talked for a bit, and then went and picked up Mrin from Starbucks in Palo Alto. From there, we drove to Sunny's place for a party that she'd invited us to and that I had confirmed in the morning to her that we would go to.
Party.
The party was awesome - Sunny's friends are so enthusiastic and fun! Mostly Googlers. This girl Carolyn had baked a cake, and it was YUMMY! I remember the names Andre and Jon from the party because they were dancing and making us all laugh. Andre in fact is a big fan of Daler Mehendi's song Tunak Tunak, and he performed it for us!!! OMG it was soooooo cute! :D Sunny's roommate Tiffany was there too, and so was a friend of hers, Laura. I met Tiffany's dog, Louis for the first time at the party. Cute little thing he is. :) Everyone was drinking and dancing, and it was a lot of fun. Mrin was being a superstar with all her dancing and she was being cute and entertaining :) We played a lot of Bollywood songs and people commented on the changing clothes and the dancing etc. :) That is also when Mrin discovered the magic of "Sheila ki jawani" :D
Best bed in the world.
Everyone was staying at Sunny's place, so Sunny worked out the logistics, at the end of which I got her bed. And OHHH MYYYY GODDDD, the bed was so suuuper soft! I felt like I melted into sleep - as if I was sinking into butter! Wow. (Mental note to invest a lot of money in a kickass bed!).
Next day was still going to be a workday! :O
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
23
We woke up super early, checked out and drove to office in silence. Sas had an early morning meeting to catch, and he told me he'd call me in the evening to coordinate going back.
Work.
I didn't get much work done, lack of sleep and general irritation. Sas and I met at about 11, which was a good break, and we were both getting annoyed at work, so we thought to leave early. It was his last day in office, so while he was wrapping things up is when I got a little work done. He was going to be on vacation for the rest of the week! I got work done when I went to his building and worked! So funny. :D
Google photobooth.
Sas and I ran into the Google Photobooth in his building, and took hazar crack photos. Good fun! :) We also went on the Google slide and slid down from one floor to the other :)
Little relaxing-ness.
We left office at about 4p.m. and came back to the Santa Clara apartment, and I finished the rest of my work there. I took a nice short nap after that and when I woke up, Sas and I went and got dinner - something like subs we ate, and then Sas went to his cousin's house while I took 2 meetings from home and then slept off.
Work.
I didn't get much work done, lack of sleep and general irritation. Sas and I met at about 11, which was a good break, and we were both getting annoyed at work, so we thought to leave early. It was his last day in office, so while he was wrapping things up is when I got a little work done. He was going to be on vacation for the rest of the week! I got work done when I went to his building and worked! So funny. :D
Google photobooth.
Sas and I ran into the Google Photobooth in his building, and took hazar crack photos. Good fun! :) We also went on the Google slide and slid down from one floor to the other :)
Little relaxing-ness.
We left office at about 4p.m. and came back to the Santa Clara apartment, and I finished the rest of my work there. I took a nice short nap after that and when I woke up, Sas and I went and got dinner - something like subs we ate, and then Sas went to his cousin's house while I took 2 meetings from home and then slept off.
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In the morning, Gapa and Sas picked me up from hotel, and we went to work. Worked, worked and worked some more, and then Sas and i went to Santa Clara to pack all of Sas's stuff because he was supposed to leave to India the next evening. I finished work there, and then we ate at Yo Yo Sushi bar. Tired and in an irritated state, we drove back to SF. Mrin wasn't there, because she had gone to Alexis's house. As it happens, Alexis works for Google too, and is a friend of a Googler, Brianna, who I know, who's from the Ann Arbor office. Mrin had introduced Alexis and me over email before I got here. With finally having finished all the work that was left and the tiredness and being annoyed, I ended up sleeping at 3a.m. Gah.
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Ze Monday.
We picked up Gapa and drove to work. Worked, worked, worked all day.
Bird song.
Sas and I left office at 5 and went birding to Baylands Natural Preserve, a little way away from office, and I made a song about a bird on the road and then it being in the sky. Inspired by a read bird! :P It goes like this:
[beat]
Bird on the road...
[beat]
Bird on the road...
[beat]
Bird on the road...
[beat]
And a BIRD IN THE SKY!
:D Sounds great, huh? It's pretty catchy.
Anyway, after bugging Sas with it for a while, we picked up Gapa, saw Venky there too and picked him up as well and thus the happy troupe drove back to SF. These boys made me stop on the way and wait for what felt like ages. The we dropped Venky back to his place, and went back to the hotel. I was very zonked, and the internet wasn't working, so I gave some of my work away. :|
Hunger got the best of us shortly after. Mrin had already eaten though, so she just came along. We went for dinner to this restaurant opposite the Sheraton, called Cafe Pescatore. The place had great food, and we were acting mad singing my bird song throughout dinner. Post dinner, Sas and Gapa stayed at Gapa's because we didn't want to share the bathroom before work the next morning. :P
Fun evening!
We picked up Gapa and drove to work. Worked, worked, worked all day.
Bird song.
Sas and I left office at 5 and went birding to Baylands Natural Preserve, a little way away from office, and I made a song about a bird on the road and then it being in the sky. Inspired by a read bird! :P It goes like this:
[beat]
Bird on the road...
[beat]
Bird on the road...
[beat]
Bird on the road...
[beat]
And a BIRD IN THE SKY!
:D Sounds great, huh? It's pretty catchy.
Anyway, after bugging Sas with it for a while, we picked up Gapa, saw Venky there too and picked him up as well and thus the happy troupe drove back to SF. These boys made me stop on the way and wait for what felt like ages. The we dropped Venky back to his place, and went back to the hotel. I was very zonked, and the internet wasn't working, so I gave some of my work away. :|
Hunger got the best of us shortly after. Mrin had already eaten though, so she just came along. We went for dinner to this restaurant opposite the Sheraton, called Cafe Pescatore. The place had great food, and we were acting mad singing my bird song throughout dinner. Post dinner, Sas and Gapa stayed at Gapa's because we didn't want to share the bathroom before work the next morning. :P
Fun evening!
Sunday, August 28, 2011
26
Groan.
I woke up at 9, with a strong memory of having thrown up, and the sides of my stomach aching. I talked to Nee for a bit over chai and then cleaned her sheets, which had my puke on them :| We went to the laundry mart and cleaned them out by washing them in the machine.
Food and frolic.
We then went to the thai place at the corner of their street for lunch - it was Mrin, Sas, Gapa, Venky, Nee and me. Basically we ate while the quilts were getting washed. Awkwardness :|
Gapa, Sas, Mrin and I went back to the hotel and rested for a bit, then went to Fort Mason. We walked along the sea there, taking bird photos. Mrin and I were doing the Sound of Music 'I am 16 going on 17 dance', clicking our heels and generally dancing on the road, acting crack. We also watched an old lady feeding the birds. Good fun, very peaceful evening.
We made a pit stop for Gapa to change at his place. Then we walked to near his house to get dinner. We went to this place called Delarosa, but they had a long wait, so we kept walking around. While we waited, we took a walk down the street, and bumped into movie theatre. We decided to change our dinner plans and we watched the Rise of the Planet of the Apes instead. Our dinner was junk theatre food :)
After the movie, we dropped Gapa off, then went back to the hotel and slept.
I woke up at 9, with a strong memory of having thrown up, and the sides of my stomach aching. I talked to Nee for a bit over chai and then cleaned her sheets, which had my puke on them :| We went to the laundry mart and cleaned them out by washing them in the machine.
Food and frolic.
We then went to the thai place at the corner of their street for lunch - it was Mrin, Sas, Gapa, Venky, Nee and me. Basically we ate while the quilts were getting washed. Awkwardness :|
Gapa, Sas, Mrin and I went back to the hotel and rested for a bit, then went to Fort Mason. We walked along the sea there, taking bird photos. Mrin and I were doing the Sound of Music 'I am 16 going on 17 dance', clicking our heels and generally dancing on the road, acting crack. We also watched an old lady feeding the birds. Good fun, very peaceful evening.
We made a pit stop for Gapa to change at his place. Then we walked to near his house to get dinner. We went to this place called Delarosa, but they had a long wait, so we kept walking around. While we waited, we took a walk down the street, and bumped into movie theatre. We decided to change our dinner plans and we watched the Rise of the Planet of the Apes instead. Our dinner was junk theatre food :)
After the movie, we dropped Gapa off, then went back to the hotel and slept.
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The feeling of vagueness.
I woke up at 7 in the morning, feeling vague and super lethargic. I woke up in time to say hello to Angadh, who left at 7a.m. The rest of us continued sleeping till 1.30p.m.
Awakening.
When we woke up and got ready in slow motion, we decided to head to the SF zoo. We got pretty hungry before we actually got TO the zoo (at 4p.m.), so we stopped and ate at Joe's pizza, which was on the same road as the zoo. We finished lunch, by which time the zoo was shut (it shuts at 5p.m.). Darn moment.
Ze Lake.
We then went to lake Merced which wasn't exactly that big a lake or anything, but had lots of birds around. Sas paradise. :) We met a birder there who talked to us about where we should go and see birds, etc. We saw a couple of hummingbirds and a great blue heron. Some bird-watching later, we walked out of the garden area of the lake, and were out near the parking lot, at the picnic spot looking place. Mrin and I began to climb benches and walls and took lots of random photos. We took jumping photos, and made the boys also take pictures like that. Crackness! :D
Nee and Venky's.
Then we went back to the hotel, got changed, and went to Nee and Venky's for Venky's birthday dinner. Tyler and Niranjan were there too. Nice bunch. We ate, drank and laughed a lot. Tyler and Niranjan left, and then suddenly I was totally plastered. Threw up and everything :( I don't remember anything beyond that point in the night. We all stayed there that night, and Venky and Gapa went to the hotel and stayed there, while Nee, Mrin, Sas and I stayed at Nee's. I was told the next morning that I was talking in my sleep, saying I couldn't breathe, and saying that I was flying. :| How embarrassing!
I woke up at 7 in the morning, feeling vague and super lethargic. I woke up in time to say hello to Angadh, who left at 7a.m. The rest of us continued sleeping till 1.30p.m.
Awakening.
When we woke up and got ready in slow motion, we decided to head to the SF zoo. We got pretty hungry before we actually got TO the zoo (at 4p.m.), so we stopped and ate at Joe's pizza, which was on the same road as the zoo. We finished lunch, by which time the zoo was shut (it shuts at 5p.m.). Darn moment.
Ze Lake.
We then went to lake Merced which wasn't exactly that big a lake or anything, but had lots of birds around. Sas paradise. :) We met a birder there who talked to us about where we should go and see birds, etc. We saw a couple of hummingbirds and a great blue heron. Some bird-watching later, we walked out of the garden area of the lake, and were out near the parking lot, at the picnic spot looking place. Mrin and I began to climb benches and walls and took lots of random photos. We took jumping photos, and made the boys also take pictures like that. Crackness! :D
Nee and Venky's.
Then we went back to the hotel, got changed, and went to Nee and Venky's for Venky's birthday dinner. Tyler and Niranjan were there too. Nice bunch. We ate, drank and laughed a lot. Tyler and Niranjan left, and then suddenly I was totally plastered. Threw up and everything :( I don't remember anything beyond that point in the night. We all stayed there that night, and Venky and Gapa went to the hotel and stayed there, while Nee, Mrin, Sas and I stayed at Nee's. I was told the next morning that I was talking in my sleep, saying I couldn't breathe, and saying that I was flying. :| How embarrassing!
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
28
Friday rush.
I woke up and went to work as usual. I was supposed to come back and move all our stuff to SF, to the hotel (Sheraton) that Sas had booked via Google. Finally, we ended up renting a car, and Gapa and Sas came to the corp apartment. Mrin and I quickly packed, and set out with them. I had to finish work so after we dropped off all our stuff at the hotel (which didn't have internet in the room!!!!!), and went to Gapa's place. I finished off working there. Angadh came there that evening and met us. :) It was so good to see him! He brought some cookies along.
All that jazz.
After hanging around at Gapa's talking, drinking a little and laughing, we got hungry and we hunted for a place to eat but everything was shut. We hunted and hunted some more, and on Fisherman's Wharf we found a jazz bar. Unfortunately their kitchen was shut by then, so after one drink, we stepped out and ate at an In-N-out across the road. We went back to the jazz bar, where there was good music, some wine and a lot of drunk people. it was a happy, merrymaking party. I liked their music so much, I bought their CD. We were there until about 2a.m. and then we went back to the hotel and all 5 of us slept there.
I woke up and went to work as usual. I was supposed to come back and move all our stuff to SF, to the hotel (Sheraton) that Sas had booked via Google. Finally, we ended up renting a car, and Gapa and Sas came to the corp apartment. Mrin and I quickly packed, and set out with them. I had to finish work so after we dropped off all our stuff at the hotel (which didn't have internet in the room!!!!!), and went to Gapa's place. I finished off working there. Angadh came there that evening and met us. :) It was so good to see him! He brought some cookies along.
All that jazz.
After hanging around at Gapa's talking, drinking a little and laughing, we got hungry and we hunted for a place to eat but everything was shut. We hunted and hunted some more, and on Fisherman's Wharf we found a jazz bar. Unfortunately their kitchen was shut by then, so after one drink, we stepped out and ate at an In-N-out across the road. We went back to the jazz bar, where there was good music, some wine and a lot of drunk people. it was a happy, merrymaking party. I liked their music so much, I bought their CD. We were there until about 2a.m. and then we went back to the hotel and all 5 of us slept there.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
29
No Switch.
Worked like crazy, and after the workday, we were supposed to rent a car and pick up all our stuff to take to Sas's hotel. That didn't work out so well, and Mrin and I ended up not feeling upto taking a Caltrain all the way up to SF, so we stayed another night at my corp apartment.
Mrin was so sweet - she got my burritos from the Baja Fresh at Rivermark, and we both ate together, and then talked. And then I went back to work.
There was so much work to get done, it wasn't even funny.
A little while later, Mrin slept, and I stayed awake for a little longer to finish what I was doing. THEN I slept.
Worked like crazy, and after the workday, we were supposed to rent a car and pick up all our stuff to take to Sas's hotel. That didn't work out so well, and Mrin and I ended up not feeling upto taking a Caltrain all the way up to SF, so we stayed another night at my corp apartment.
Mrin was so sweet - she got my burritos from the Baja Fresh at Rivermark, and we both ate together, and then talked. And then I went back to work.
There was so much work to get done, it wasn't even funny.
A little while later, Mrin slept, and I stayed awake for a little longer to finish what I was doing. THEN I slept.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
30
Exactly one month left.
Boo or Yay? I don't know! :|
I spoke to Anishaa, Duvu and Yashu on Whatsapp today and also made plans for the weekend -- with Nee, Venky, Niranjan, Tyler, Gapa, Mrin and Sas. Also spoke to Angadh (who I'm meeting this weekend mostly) and Nandu (who's getting married in Jan!! :O) Spoke to Keth as well. Met Keth for dinner, and it was nice to see him after so long. Fun dinner with Sas, Mrin and Keth. :) Booked tickets to New York (thanks Sas and Mrin!!)
Change?
Sophie mentioned she wasn't too comfortable having a guest over, so Mrin and I are going to bum at Sas's hotel in SF this week, and then figure :)
Work work work.
Got a lot of work done, and had meetings with the team back in Hyderabad. Nice it was.
And very ultra tired now from the lack of sleep and the working. Gotta get things together to go to SF.
Sleepy time bye bye! :)
Boo or Yay? I don't know! :|
I spoke to Anishaa, Duvu and Yashu on Whatsapp today and also made plans for the weekend -- with Nee, Venky, Niranjan, Tyler, Gapa, Mrin and Sas. Also spoke to Angadh (who I'm meeting this weekend mostly) and Nandu (who's getting married in Jan!! :O) Spoke to Keth as well. Met Keth for dinner, and it was nice to see him after so long. Fun dinner with Sas, Mrin and Keth. :) Booked tickets to New York (thanks Sas and Mrin!!)
Change?
Sophie mentioned she wasn't too comfortable having a guest over, so Mrin and I are going to bum at Sas's hotel in SF this week, and then figure :)
Work work work.
Got a lot of work done, and had meetings with the team back in Hyderabad. Nice it was.
And very ultra tired now from the lack of sleep and the working. Gotta get things together to go to SF.
Sleepy time bye bye! :)
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Tuesdays are worse?
I was feeling tired again today - I woke up tired. Worked, worked, worked. Met Sas in office and gave him his jeans which he'd left here, because he was staying with Gapa in SF and it's cold there! :D
Mrin was out with her friend, and so I coordinated with Sophie to come back home, and I was feeling really sick. I retched and then I thought I'd sleep off, but I managed to stay awake and get some work done. Mrin got me food :) (thanks Mrin!) and I ate. Then finished work and slept off. Tired!
I was feeling tired again today - I woke up tired. Worked, worked, worked. Met Sas in office and gave him his jeans which he'd left here, because he was staying with Gapa in SF and it's cold there! :D
Mrin was out with her friend, and so I coordinated with Sophie to come back home, and I was feeling really sick. I retched and then I thought I'd sleep off, but I managed to stay awake and get some work done. Mrin got me food :) (thanks Mrin!) and I ate. Then finished work and slept off. Tired!
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Monday bloody Monday.
I was tired the ENTIRE day, like my body and mind refused to coordinate with each other. I got work done, but just about. I was irritable. And I was super tired and super stressed. Mrin cam to office though, and she met her Googler friends. I felt bad I couldn't show her around more enthusiastically though. She loved Google, and she sat with me while I worked the whole day.
I felt better when I came back though, and my camera was working, which made me happy. Haven't taken photos with my camera for a while! Will start again. I uploaded the L.A. and Napa Valley photos, so those should be uploaded online and shared soon :) Look out for 'em!
Mrin and I talked for a short while while I was working and then she fell asleep. And not too long after, I shut my laptop and went to sleep.
I was tired the ENTIRE day, like my body and mind refused to coordinate with each other. I got work done, but just about. I was irritable. And I was super tired and super stressed. Mrin cam to office though, and she met her Googler friends. I felt bad I couldn't show her around more enthusiastically though. She loved Google, and she sat with me while I worked the whole day.
I felt better when I came back though, and my camera was working, which made me happy. Haven't taken photos with my camera for a while! Will start again. I uploaded the L.A. and Napa Valley photos, so those should be uploaded online and shared soon :) Look out for 'em!
Mrin and I talked for a short while while I was working and then she fell asleep. And not too long after, I shut my laptop and went to sleep.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
33
Sas left at 8am. He'd booked his tickets separately from us because he joined us later. But, he was going to reach at the same time that we were. He got stopped and scanned and re-scanned at the airport for not having a passport. :| But he was eventually let through. The experience traumatised him though. I was afraid, very afraid.
Mrin and I slept a bit, woke up, packed, checked out, and left to the airport. We got in -- I wasn't even asked for my passport! :D Weird. We'd gotten there 2 hours early though, so we ate, chatted, and waited.
Flight back.
I thought I'd sleep on the flight, but I didn't Mrin and I kept watching trailers, and I had kept my eyes open to see the Grand Canyon in case we flew over it. But we didn't see it :( Sigh, didn't sleep also because of it. :D
Back.
After a little bit of hunting for each other at the airport, we came back in the afternoon around 3pm, packed all our stuff, I did laundry, we sat around, went to have dinner, and just chilled out all evening. We were really tired, so we went to sleep early.
Mrin and I slept a bit, woke up, packed, checked out, and left to the airport. We got in -- I wasn't even asked for my passport! :D Weird. We'd gotten there 2 hours early though, so we ate, chatted, and waited.
Flight back.
I thought I'd sleep on the flight, but I didn't Mrin and I kept watching trailers, and I had kept my eyes open to see the Grand Canyon in case we flew over it. But we didn't see it :( Sigh, didn't sleep also because of it. :D
Back.
After a little bit of hunting for each other at the airport, we came back in the afternoon around 3pm, packed all our stuff, I did laundry, we sat around, went to have dinner, and just chilled out all evening. We were really tired, so we went to sleep early.
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Viva Las Vegas.
I have to say it again - I felt like I was in a movie. Everything was so grand, so unreal, like a movie set. Hats off to all the effort that was put into it! Definitely worth one visit, although I'm not sure about revisiting. :)
Mrin finally got to Vegas, and we all sat around talking and resting for a bit. Then, we stepped out to take pictures and walk along the strip and get some food, and get tickets to the shows we wanted to go to. We checked out the dancing fountains at Bellagio, we had lunch at Paris, and collected our tickets from New York New York, because we were going to watch a show there. Cirque du soleil, Zumanity. Then we all walked back to the hotel. We were really tired and sleepy. We slept.
If we'd got tickets for the earlier show, we'd have missed Cirque du soleil. Because we slept for about 3 hours straight. Then we all showered, got dressed, and went to New York New York.
Cirque du soleil.
I guess I'd heard so much about them, I wasn't as impressed as all that. They were splendid, of course! I didn't really connect with their concept though. Well done, et al, but they didn't really HAVE me. Good show, and great fun nonetheless. Then we went and had dinner at a restaurant inside New York New York... and that's when we heard music playing really loud. We quickly polished off our food, and move towards the sound, and there's a crowd there, surrounding people doing dance-offs. We watched for a while, smiling. And then we joined.
Dancing.
Is the best thing EVER! Mrin and I danced for about 3 hours straight, while Sas wandered off and did some gambling. Man, we danced and danced and danced. People joined and left, they danced with us and watched us, and not too long after, us two Indian girls in dresses were giving everyone a run for their money. ;) It was sooo much fun!!!! I haven't danced like that in AGES! So rejuvenating!
Then we went to OG and spent a couple of hours there. OG is a strip club (yes, gasp and be shocked, everyone) - it is totally something you should do once in your life sometime! It's an interesting experience... and good fun, I should say. :D
We got back at 5am. We then slept, because we had to wake up and get set to leave to the airport!!
I have to say it again - I felt like I was in a movie. Everything was so grand, so unreal, like a movie set. Hats off to all the effort that was put into it! Definitely worth one visit, although I'm not sure about revisiting. :)
Mrin finally got to Vegas, and we all sat around talking and resting for a bit. Then, we stepped out to take pictures and walk along the strip and get some food, and get tickets to the shows we wanted to go to. We checked out the dancing fountains at Bellagio, we had lunch at Paris, and collected our tickets from New York New York, because we were going to watch a show there. Cirque du soleil, Zumanity. Then we all walked back to the hotel. We were really tired and sleepy. We slept.
If we'd got tickets for the earlier show, we'd have missed Cirque du soleil. Because we slept for about 3 hours straight. Then we all showered, got dressed, and went to New York New York.
Cirque du soleil.
I guess I'd heard so much about them, I wasn't as impressed as all that. They were splendid, of course! I didn't really connect with their concept though. Well done, et al, but they didn't really HAVE me. Good show, and great fun nonetheless. Then we went and had dinner at a restaurant inside New York New York... and that's when we heard music playing really loud. We quickly polished off our food, and move towards the sound, and there's a crowd there, surrounding people doing dance-offs. We watched for a while, smiling. And then we joined.
Dancing.
Is the best thing EVER! Mrin and I danced for about 3 hours straight, while Sas wandered off and did some gambling. Man, we danced and danced and danced. People joined and left, they danced with us and watched us, and not too long after, us two Indian girls in dresses were giving everyone a run for their money. ;) It was sooo much fun!!!! I haven't danced like that in AGES! So rejuvenating!
Then we went to OG and spent a couple of hours there. OG is a strip club (yes, gasp and be shocked, everyone) - it is totally something you should do once in your life sometime! It's an interesting experience... and good fun, I should say. :D
We got back at 5am. We then slept, because we had to wake up and get set to leave to the airport!!
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
35
Work, work, work.
I worked like MAAAD the entire day, desperate to finish work and I finished everything I needed to by about 6.30pm. Like MAAAD I worked.
Getting to Vegas.
So, just before we left, Sas called and asked if he should take his passport. And I confidently said - no, I don't think we need to. Going by the fact that I'd already traveled so much, and never carried my passport. So he put his away. I didn't carry mine. Not a smart move.
What happened.
Sas and I went to the airport in a cab that fooled and fleeced us (like auto guys in India I say, these Punjabi taxi drivers here). And then we checked in our luggage (for $25!) and then we went through security checks. We were stopped there because we didn't have our passports, and I thought we were not going to be allowed to fly to Vegas?! :O Thankfully, the officer let us through telling us that we were flying around in "his country" without our passports, and that was a stupid thing to do. Ah well, I guess we learnt the hard way. But I really was worried then that he wouldn't let us go. Let me say this though - the India drivers' licence (in English) is a huge savior!
The Vegas experience, Night 1.
We landed in Vegas. It's hot there. Very hot. Hotter than Hyderabad, and maybe even dryer. But well, at night you don't feel it, plus every building is super air conditioned.
We headed out at about 8.30pm and got tickets to watch the Blue Man Group. We then had a quick dinner at the Venetian. I felt like I was in a movie, honest! A glass of wine and some pasta later, Sas and I went to the theatre and watched almost 2 hours of pretty impressive use of technology and music by the Blue Man Group. I loved the colours and the randomness of it. Creative! :)
Out of the theatre, Sas and I went gambling. We played BlackJack for a bit, and made some money - $25. I remembered being in Goa and gambling, and how we'd won 10K. :D We gambled for quite a bit actually, and then we walked around, looking at the place. And then we got hungry, and we walked around looking for food. Found food, ate food, and then we walked the long walk back to the hotel room. It wasn't the easiest to walk in heels... made me realise how tired I was -- lack of sleep, walking around in heels, and it was the wee hours of the morning -- we'd been up for nearly 24 hours straight!
Mrin was gonna join us in the morning, so we decided maybe it's a good idea to stop gambling and get some sleep so we can do more fun stuff the next day :P
Time for limited zzzzz.
I worked like MAAAD the entire day, desperate to finish work and I finished everything I needed to by about 6.30pm. Like MAAAD I worked.
Getting to Vegas.
So, just before we left, Sas called and asked if he should take his passport. And I confidently said - no, I don't think we need to. Going by the fact that I'd already traveled so much, and never carried my passport. So he put his away. I didn't carry mine. Not a smart move.
What happened.
Sas and I went to the airport in a cab that fooled and fleeced us (like auto guys in India I say, these Punjabi taxi drivers here). And then we checked in our luggage (for $25!) and then we went through security checks. We were stopped there because we didn't have our passports, and I thought we were not going to be allowed to fly to Vegas?! :O Thankfully, the officer let us through telling us that we were flying around in "his country" without our passports, and that was a stupid thing to do. Ah well, I guess we learnt the hard way. But I really was worried then that he wouldn't let us go. Let me say this though - the India drivers' licence (in English) is a huge savior!
The Vegas experience, Night 1.
We landed in Vegas. It's hot there. Very hot. Hotter than Hyderabad, and maybe even dryer. But well, at night you don't feel it, plus every building is super air conditioned.
We headed out at about 8.30pm and got tickets to watch the Blue Man Group. We then had a quick dinner at the Venetian. I felt like I was in a movie, honest! A glass of wine and some pasta later, Sas and I went to the theatre and watched almost 2 hours of pretty impressive use of technology and music by the Blue Man Group. I loved the colours and the randomness of it. Creative! :)
Out of the theatre, Sas and I went gambling. We played BlackJack for a bit, and made some money - $25. I remembered being in Goa and gambling, and how we'd won 10K. :D We gambled for quite a bit actually, and then we walked around, looking at the place. And then we got hungry, and we walked around looking for food. Found food, ate food, and then we walked the long walk back to the hotel room. It wasn't the easiest to walk in heels... made me realise how tired I was -- lack of sleep, walking around in heels, and it was the wee hours of the morning -- we'd been up for nearly 24 hours straight!
Mrin was gonna join us in the morning, so we decided maybe it's a good idea to stop gambling and get some sleep so we can do more fun stuff the next day :P
Time for limited zzzzz.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
36
Rush.
Rushed in the morning, worked, worked, worked like crazy, had tonnes of meetings, and at last came home and packed. Packed in a big rush, but packed. Put together all our stuff, booked a cab, big rush. Went and helped Sas pack too, and he needed to check out of his apartment, so we brought all his stuff to my apartment. We'd decided to wake up really early in the morning to get to work early so we could finish early and leave to Vegas the next day.
I went to sleep pretty late after all that though :|
Rushed in the morning, worked, worked, worked like crazy, had tonnes of meetings, and at last came home and packed. Packed in a big rush, but packed. Put together all our stuff, booked a cab, big rush. Went and helped Sas pack too, and he needed to check out of his apartment, so we brought all his stuff to my apartment. We'd decided to wake up really early in the morning to get to work early so we could finish early and leave to Vegas the next day.
I went to sleep pretty late after all that though :|
Thursday, August 4, 2011
37
The tiredness and the irritability was explained. Let me just say men are lucky.
Workday was alright, Rachel was on vacation and I saw practically only 5 seconds of Liz, and she won't be here till next Wed! :O I unexpectedly missed Rachel.
It was a fairly low day, and I spent a lot of time talking to Billy and Paul all through the day. I met their new dog, Nala. Very beautiful Huskie. In fact, she's a half-wolf, or so her papers (?) say. Her one eye is blue as ice, and the other is the colour of dark honey. It's pretty stunning, if she makes eye contact with you. But I guess it looks graceful on her because she's such a beautiful, dainty dog. It would look completely freaky on a human.
Talking to Paul and Billy (who are married to each other, remember) is so great. For one, they have a not-completely-California perspective, they're really helpful, they are curious about India, they are gay so they have a different perspective in that sense. So, all in all, it makes for very interesting conversations with them. In a strange way, it's completely and absolutely normal to me that they're together, and I can't picture it any other way at this time. :)
The credit card incident.
I was a fool about my credit card, it didn't strike me to pay the bill and get off the limit so my credit card wouldn't be declined anymore. I did that.
And now.
I got an email saying some fraud activity had been detected on my Google Corporate Card, so I can't use it now!! :(
Anyway, work got done, I got dinner (ate relatively less) in office with Sas, we came back and chilled for a bit, and I then went back and spoke to my teammates for a bit, and also planned out the Vegas weekend. Sas is coming too, and we meet Mrin there!!! :) :) :)
Cannot wait! Must sleep now though. :)
Workday was alright, Rachel was on vacation and I saw practically only 5 seconds of Liz, and she won't be here till next Wed! :O I unexpectedly missed Rachel.
It was a fairly low day, and I spent a lot of time talking to Billy and Paul all through the day. I met their new dog, Nala. Very beautiful Huskie. In fact, she's a half-wolf, or so her papers (?) say. Her one eye is blue as ice, and the other is the colour of dark honey. It's pretty stunning, if she makes eye contact with you. But I guess it looks graceful on her because she's such a beautiful, dainty dog. It would look completely freaky on a human.
Talking to Paul and Billy (who are married to each other, remember) is so great. For one, they have a not-completely-California perspective, they're really helpful, they are curious about India, they are gay so they have a different perspective in that sense. So, all in all, it makes for very interesting conversations with them. In a strange way, it's completely and absolutely normal to me that they're together, and I can't picture it any other way at this time. :)
The credit card incident.
I was a fool about my credit card, it didn't strike me to pay the bill and get off the limit so my credit card wouldn't be declined anymore. I did that.
And now.
I got an email saying some fraud activity had been detected on my Google Corporate Card, so I can't use it now!! :(
Anyway, work got done, I got dinner (ate relatively less) in office with Sas, we came back and chilled for a bit, and I then went back and spoke to my teammates for a bit, and also planned out the Vegas weekend. Sas is coming too, and we meet Mrin there!!! :) :) :)
Cannot wait! Must sleep now though. :)
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
38
Tuesday, the day that has no personality.
Work, work, work, work, work is how the day went. But there were a lot of distractions at the same time, and I didn't get as much done as I wanted to. I also pissed Sas off by being super workaholic and not doing anything fun in life ...and by nearly missing the last shuttle back to the apartment! :|
Nee's back! :)
Much tiredness.
Work, work, work, work, work is how the day went. But there were a lot of distractions at the same time, and I didn't get as much done as I wanted to. I also pissed Sas off by being super workaholic and not doing anything fun in life ...and by nearly missing the last shuttle back to the apartment! :|
Nee's back! :)
Much tiredness.
39
Monday Blues.
We managed to return the car before going to work. We managed to come back and catch the last shuttle out too. :)
Work.
Work was understandably a little slow, because I was tired from the weekend. But it went alright, I got a good amount of work done. Came back to the apartment relatively early and relaxed for a bit.
Dinner.
Then, I met Sas for dinner and we went to Yo Yo Sushi Bar. :) That's where we met his cousin and her husband as well; they live right across the road!
Tiring day, so slept off early.
We managed to return the car before going to work. We managed to come back and catch the last shuttle out too. :)
Work.
Work was understandably a little slow, because I was tired from the weekend. But it went alright, I got a good amount of work done. Came back to the apartment relatively early and relaxed for a bit.
Dinner.
Then, I met Sas for dinner and we went to Yo Yo Sushi Bar. :) That's where we met his cousin and her husband as well; they live right across the road!
Tiring day, so slept off early.
40
The waking up.
We woke up ! Yes, at 6am! On time! :D
Sas and I got ready quickly, tried to say bye to Gapa who was still in deep slumber, and then we headed out. Drove, drove, drove and we got to Santa Clara in less than an hour. Picked up junk food at Safeway, went to our respective apartments, changed and rushed back to the car. Drove, drove, drove again until we reached Monterey.
Whale watching.
Out into the cold we went, two jackets, gloves and caps for warmth. Strange how it gets so much colder when you're in the middle of the ocean. I can't imagine how it might be in the night .....and [shudder]... in the winter!
The experience was pretty exhilarating. We saw a total of 4 or 5 whales, complete with the spouting, the shimmering backs, and the tail touching the horizon as they dove deeper. They got really close to another boat though, and I was left wishing I'd been on that boat. I didn't get a sense of how big they could be because we were pretty far away, but it was exciting nevertheless.
Monterey Aquarium.
It's very nice. Lots of entertainment for kids (mannn, the US is totally the country for a great childhood - everything is so much FUN for kids here and they really know how to make fun games and toys!) and the place itself is BIG with lots of things to see and buy.
"Cruisin' through the Jellies"
Jellyfish are the trippiest things that ever existed, I swear. I stared and stared at the many Jellyfish tanks and at the various kinds of jellyfish -- endlessly! There are Jellyfish that have crazy lights running up and down their transparent bodies (look up Sea Gooseberry) I'm not kidding, there are invisible ones, that you can only see in the aquarium because of special lights, there are ones that just flooooooattt and there are ones that have deadly 6 foot long stings, there are Jellyfish with purple stings. WOW, I swear I was high on staring at them and I was whirling for a bit when I got out of the Jellyfish display area. Seriously, WOW. Seahorses are very cool too, but this time, the Jellyfish won.
Oh, and we bought a bunch of things as souvenirs! :|
Ticket.
Yes, I got a ticket. A parking violation ticket, because we'd parked for over 2 hours in a 2-hour-parking-only zone. (Damn!) It's a fine of $35 and well... we need to pay it. Sigh. :( Definitely NEED to read every single board before doing anything! :D
The socks store.
Man, the store was trippy too! All kinds and colours and lengths and designs of socks! I bought me a pair of stockings. Sas bought colourful boxers too. I thought of Anishaa. :P
Pond stop.
There was a nice pond that we stopped at and took photos of sleeping geese. Peaceful. :)
Santa Cruz Beach.
In a tired, high-state (from the Jellies and I suppose lack of sleep as well) I drove Sas and me to Santa Cruz beach. We chilled out there, watching Pelicans and Seagulls and looking at all the rides at the sea-facing amusement park, and then we walked into this big arcade-type building. It was the epitome of the American high school kids' dating joint. They were all stunning, the kids, dressed really well and carrying themselves like the Indian 18-20 year olds of my generation but, well, 14-18 year olds in Anishaa's generation. :D Haha. I felt like I was in a movie. Sas and I looked around at all the video games and the fun things to buy there, but thankfully didn't pick up anything (considering we'd already bought lots at Monterey). It was fun.
Dinner.
We ate at a Mexican restaurant across the road from the beachfront, and then we headed back to the car, which we'd wasted an extra dollar in the parking meter on, just to avoid getting another ticket! :D
The drive.
I drove back along winding roads in the dark. Driving in the dark is usually something I'm not as happy about in India, but here, people stick to lanes, are well behaved, the roads are good and lit, and there's no unexpected things to anticipate. It can get a bit boring to drive though, it's very vegetable-ish. But I love driving anyway!! :) It was such a fun experience driving back! :)
I was drop dead tired by the time we got back though. Sas did a little work and I did all my laundry (there was tonnnnes) and so we ended up hanging out till around 1am. We realised that the next day was a Monday. Then we realised that the car needed to be returned before we went to work. The scramble to want to sleep then was kind of funny. So, Sas took all his stuff to his apartment, and I slept.
What an awesome weekend! :)
We woke up ! Yes, at 6am! On time! :D
Sas and I got ready quickly, tried to say bye to Gapa who was still in deep slumber, and then we headed out. Drove, drove, drove and we got to Santa Clara in less than an hour. Picked up junk food at Safeway, went to our respective apartments, changed and rushed back to the car. Drove, drove, drove again until we reached Monterey.
Whale watching.
Out into the cold we went, two jackets, gloves and caps for warmth. Strange how it gets so much colder when you're in the middle of the ocean. I can't imagine how it might be in the night .....and [shudder]... in the winter!
The experience was pretty exhilarating. We saw a total of 4 or 5 whales, complete with the spouting, the shimmering backs, and the tail touching the horizon as they dove deeper. They got really close to another boat though, and I was left wishing I'd been on that boat. I didn't get a sense of how big they could be because we were pretty far away, but it was exciting nevertheless.
Monterey Aquarium.
It's very nice. Lots of entertainment for kids (mannn, the US is totally the country for a great childhood - everything is so much FUN for kids here and they really know how to make fun games and toys!) and the place itself is BIG with lots of things to see and buy.
"Cruisin' through the Jellies"
Jellyfish are the trippiest things that ever existed, I swear. I stared and stared at the many Jellyfish tanks and at the various kinds of jellyfish -- endlessly! There are Jellyfish that have crazy lights running up and down their transparent bodies (look up Sea Gooseberry) I'm not kidding, there are invisible ones, that you can only see in the aquarium because of special lights, there are ones that just flooooooattt and there are ones that have deadly 6 foot long stings, there are Jellyfish with purple stings. WOW, I swear I was high on staring at them and I was whirling for a bit when I got out of the Jellyfish display area. Seriously, WOW. Seahorses are very cool too, but this time, the Jellyfish won.
Oh, and we bought a bunch of things as souvenirs! :|
Ticket.
Yes, I got a ticket. A parking violation ticket, because we'd parked for over 2 hours in a 2-hour-parking-only zone. (Damn!) It's a fine of $35 and well... we need to pay it. Sigh. :( Definitely NEED to read every single board before doing anything! :D
The socks store.
Man, the store was trippy too! All kinds and colours and lengths and designs of socks! I bought me a pair of stockings. Sas bought colourful boxers too. I thought of Anishaa. :P
Pond stop.
There was a nice pond that we stopped at and took photos of sleeping geese. Peaceful. :)
Santa Cruz Beach.
In a tired, high-state (from the Jellies and I suppose lack of sleep as well) I drove Sas and me to Santa Cruz beach. We chilled out there, watching Pelicans and Seagulls and looking at all the rides at the sea-facing amusement park, and then we walked into this big arcade-type building. It was the epitome of the American high school kids' dating joint. They were all stunning, the kids, dressed really well and carrying themselves like the Indian 18-20 year olds of my generation but, well, 14-18 year olds in Anishaa's generation. :D Haha. I felt like I was in a movie. Sas and I looked around at all the video games and the fun things to buy there, but thankfully didn't pick up anything (considering we'd already bought lots at Monterey). It was fun.
Dinner.
We ate at a Mexican restaurant across the road from the beachfront, and then we headed back to the car, which we'd wasted an extra dollar in the parking meter on, just to avoid getting another ticket! :D
The drive.
I drove back along winding roads in the dark. Driving in the dark is usually something I'm not as happy about in India, but here, people stick to lanes, are well behaved, the roads are good and lit, and there's no unexpected things to anticipate. It can get a bit boring to drive though, it's very vegetable-ish. But I love driving anyway!! :) It was such a fun experience driving back! :)
I was drop dead tired by the time we got back though. Sas did a little work and I did all my laundry (there was tonnnnes) and so we ended up hanging out till around 1am. We realised that the next day was a Monday. Then we realised that the car needed to be returned before we went to work. The scramble to want to sleep then was kind of funny. So, Sas took all his stuff to his apartment, and I slept.
What an awesome weekend! :)
Monday, August 1, 2011
41
The Car.
I woke up relatively late early, 8pm-ish and I got Sas to wake up too. We got ready and headed to rent a car, and we had a car by 11.30pm! :) Got back to the apartment, changed into hiking clothes, collected a few things for the drive and the latter part of the day and headed out. We reached SF at about 1pm and by around 2.30pm we were all collected in one place, and at 3pm we went for lunch.
Tajini.
Delectable Moroccan food. A kid there saw our Google jackets and asked if we worked for Google, and when we said yes, enthusiastically went on to say how he'd participated in the Google Doodle competition. :) Then, his dad came over and talked about how the culture in Morocco is similar to Indian culture, and he went on to say how he grew up watching old Hindi movies, and even sang a few songs for us, ranging from "aah aah aaja" to "kabhi kabhi mere dil mein" ! :) Such a feel good factor, to hear of Hindi songs' popularity!
Muir Woods.
We drove up to Muir woods ...the place has some fantastic views, and the hiking opportunities there are out of this world. Unfortunately for me, the slopes were too steep and the ligament tear wouldn't allow me to climb too much lower. We climbed back up and used the rest room at this beautiful guest house thing on the top of a hill. Pretty! :)
Stinson's Beach.
There was a beach not far from there. First thing we saw as we were headed to the sandy section of the beach was a bunch of baby skunks. They were sooooooo cute ! :)
Fairly rocky, reminded me a bit of Arambol. Seagulls, dogs playing around, people walking peacefully by the water, and sitting around bonfires drinking... pleasant. We walked around for a bit, climbed rocks, took pictures, and when it started to get colder than it already was, we decided to get out of there. Plus, the tide was rising. Sea is little scary, especially when cold. :P
Then we went to a very European looking restaurant where we got some snacks and the boys drank beer. Peaced out and a lot of fun. We then drove down windy slopes all the way back to SF.
SF.
In SF, we hung out in Gapa's house for a bit, and Venky had to run a 13K marathon the next day, so he went back home to sleep early. Sas and I got dressed and then Gapa, Sas and I decided to hit the club.
Bootie.
This is a dance-fun event that happens only on Saturday night at any club in the city. You enter for $15 and they give you a ball of a time in return. The concept of the place is good fun - they have groups of people dancing up on stage. Some of it did get a little too outrageous to handle, but they were all enjoying themselves up there, even if their dancing wasn't at all times tip top, and I'm only saying that because I've seen college dance teams in India (like Christ college dance team :) hehe) which are beyond excellent. It was a lot of fun ! :) The boys got pretty high and did some funny things! :) It shall not be revealed here. I didn't drink of course, because I was driving. Oh I should mention - my new shoes got admired and I felt good. Haha :D
At the end of the night, 2am, it was me who took the two drunken souls back to Gapa's, where I decided we should spend the night. Sas was thankfully in his senses enough to help me.
2.30am! Since Sas and I had booked Mnterey whale watching tickets for early the next morning (10am show, and it would take us 2 hours to drive there from Santa Clara), and we were in SF, one hour away from Santa Clara, we needed to wake up at 6am.
Slept a very haphazard sleep, waking up every now and again.
I woke up relatively late early, 8pm-ish and I got Sas to wake up too. We got ready and headed to rent a car, and we had a car by 11.30pm! :) Got back to the apartment, changed into hiking clothes, collected a few things for the drive and the latter part of the day and headed out. We reached SF at about 1pm and by around 2.30pm we were all collected in one place, and at 3pm we went for lunch.
Tajini.
Delectable Moroccan food. A kid there saw our Google jackets and asked if we worked for Google, and when we said yes, enthusiastically went on to say how he'd participated in the Google Doodle competition. :) Then, his dad came over and talked about how the culture in Morocco is similar to Indian culture, and he went on to say how he grew up watching old Hindi movies, and even sang a few songs for us, ranging from "aah aah aaja" to "kabhi kabhi mere dil mein" ! :) Such a feel good factor, to hear of Hindi songs' popularity!
Muir Woods.
We drove up to Muir woods ...the place has some fantastic views, and the hiking opportunities there are out of this world. Unfortunately for me, the slopes were too steep and the ligament tear wouldn't allow me to climb too much lower. We climbed back up and used the rest room at this beautiful guest house thing on the top of a hill. Pretty! :)
Stinson's Beach.
There was a beach not far from there. First thing we saw as we were headed to the sandy section of the beach was a bunch of baby skunks. They were sooooooo cute ! :)
Fairly rocky, reminded me a bit of Arambol. Seagulls, dogs playing around, people walking peacefully by the water, and sitting around bonfires drinking... pleasant. We walked around for a bit, climbed rocks, took pictures, and when it started to get colder than it already was, we decided to get out of there. Plus, the tide was rising. Sea is little scary, especially when cold. :P
Then we went to a very European looking restaurant where we got some snacks and the boys drank beer. Peaced out and a lot of fun. We then drove down windy slopes all the way back to SF.
SF.
In SF, we hung out in Gapa's house for a bit, and Venky had to run a 13K marathon the next day, so he went back home to sleep early. Sas and I got dressed and then Gapa, Sas and I decided to hit the club.
Bootie.
This is a dance-fun event that happens only on Saturday night at any club in the city. You enter for $15 and they give you a ball of a time in return. The concept of the place is good fun - they have groups of people dancing up on stage. Some of it did get a little too outrageous to handle, but they were all enjoying themselves up there, even if their dancing wasn't at all times tip top, and I'm only saying that because I've seen college dance teams in India (like Christ college dance team :) hehe) which are beyond excellent. It was a lot of fun ! :) The boys got pretty high and did some funny things! :) It shall not be revealed here. I didn't drink of course, because I was driving. Oh I should mention - my new shoes got admired and I felt good. Haha :D
At the end of the night, 2am, it was me who took the two drunken souls back to Gapa's, where I decided we should spend the night. Sas was thankfully in his senses enough to help me.
2.30am! Since Sas and I had booked Mnterey whale watching tickets for early the next morning (10am show, and it would take us 2 hours to drive there from Santa Clara), and we were in SF, one hour away from Santa Clara, we needed to wake up at 6am.
Slept a very haphazard sleep, waking up every now and again.
42
Friday, Friday.
You just don't feel like working on a Friday, do you? :) And then there's the "no man's land" zone of time between 3pm and 4pm when your hands are moving over the keyboard in slow motion, and your brain is ticking at negative speed. Everything around you is slow and blurry. Your mind is made of fur. Felt that? :)
Google is awesome!
They had a water surf thingie in office which people were surfing on! OMG Google rocks ! :O
Kaput.
All plans fell flat, poof! No Yosemite, which was a pity, I know Sas would've loved it, and I saw so little, there's so much more to see there. That didn't work out, because the U.S. is not a place for last minute people. At all. And then, we were too late to rent a car as well, which was a second option to be able to roam around all weekend.
Ta Da.
Much temper, raised voices and frustration passed. Sas and I finally zeroed in on going to SF. We called Venky and Gapa and fixed up plans to meet by 7.30pm.
2 hours after 7.30pm, Venky, Gapa and Vinay grinned their way into the restaurant Sas and I were sitting and devouring dinner at - in Santa Clara. Those plans worked out too, huh? Snigger. We all chilled a bit - literally, it was a cool evening, and then we all planned to go hiking at 10am the next day. Sas and I didn't go to SF, but we decided we'd meet these guys early in the morning, and go hiking just outside SF. Any guesses as to what happened? :)
They left, we went back to the apartments, and I was back upstairs and asleep before I knew it.
You just don't feel like working on a Friday, do you? :) And then there's the "no man's land" zone of time between 3pm and 4pm when your hands are moving over the keyboard in slow motion, and your brain is ticking at negative speed. Everything around you is slow and blurry. Your mind is made of fur. Felt that? :)
Google is awesome!
They had a water surf thingie in office which people were surfing on! OMG Google rocks ! :O
Kaput.
All plans fell flat, poof! No Yosemite, which was a pity, I know Sas would've loved it, and I saw so little, there's so much more to see there. That didn't work out, because the U.S. is not a place for last minute people. At all. And then, we were too late to rent a car as well, which was a second option to be able to roam around all weekend.
Ta Da.
Much temper, raised voices and frustration passed. Sas and I finally zeroed in on going to SF. We called Venky and Gapa and fixed up plans to meet by 7.30pm.
2 hours after 7.30pm, Venky, Gapa and Vinay grinned their way into the restaurant Sas and I were sitting and devouring dinner at - in Santa Clara. Those plans worked out too, huh? Snigger. We all chilled a bit - literally, it was a cool evening, and then we all planned to go hiking at 10am the next day. Sas and I didn't go to SF, but we decided we'd meet these guys early in the morning, and go hiking just outside SF. Any guesses as to what happened? :)
They left, we went back to the apartments, and I was back upstairs and asleep before I knew it.
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