Warming Up Again

Back from my vacation in India, and settling down in Dammam (Saudi Arabia), feels like trying to bring order after a violent storm has ended.

Like I always say, from the minute I landed in India, the sky was bluer, the grass greener and the air fresher. You feel like a new person, walking into a new life. Nature's beauty is so immense that no one person's eye can completely have taken it in, no poet's pen can completely describe it, no photograph can completely capture. Living for so long in the Middle East, my eyes were accustomed to dull greenery of the date palms and the smell of sand particles in the air. Not a wonder that I've been having attacks of sneezing ever since I got back.

This trip was something I had been looking forward to very eagerly for the past 3 years. Neither was I disappointed nor was I satisfied. It is one of those moments I wish I could go over again and make a few corrections along the way. Every mistake that one makes has a lesson to teach and learn from. Matter of concern arises when the bad outweighs the good that comes from it.

Overall, the surroundings the kind of life in India is healthy to the physical mind, but certain factors make it a mental killer.

Having fallen ill a couple of times, physical stamina at the beginning has worn down.

Plan was to miss a week of hospital and stay here for 2 weeks. Looks like I wont get the whole week off. I might miss 2/3 days. Maybe WahdaMuslimah could help me here and let me know when the 'actual' classes start. Because I had we have 3 days set down for orientation. Is that true?

Oh and I read up what I missed on your blog (ninnevah.blogspot.com). Looks like you spent all your time in OBG. I went on a circulation through almost all departments (except OBG). And my training duration shrunk by a great deal due to technical problems (to my advantage). And you've also been having visitors. My text messages arent going through. Blog is a funny way to communicate with a classmate. Oh and by the way my cell phone isnt with me. Its in Dubai with my brother. So no use trying on my number.

While I'm at it, I'd like to congratulate Mr. Abu Yusef (the name by which I know him) on the occassion of the birth of his son Yusef and earning the title (although he accustomed himself to it even before). Wishing a healthy recovery to your wife and all the best to your Yusef and your safe return to yuor family InshaAllah.

Since I'm back after a month I have a lot to say and share. But it will have to wait for two reasons. One, I am too lazy at the moment. Two, there is too much to fit into one post.