My Musings

Dear loved ones back home, Its been over 2 weeks since I have arrived and it already looks like a long time ... God what a horrible cliche that was ! Have sorted out some of my Initial hurdles. Food is no longer an issue now... I cook daily if u can call it that way. Bank accounts, laundry, Grocery stores have all fallen in place. The demography of the city is such that even GPS Thangam will get easily lost. The city is built on a hill... every cent of land is cleverly used. HK is great at making something out of nothing; I am hoping it will do the same for me someday. Apart from the language there is another downside of life here. U will be shell shocked to see the size of the apartment. A 340 sq ft house will have 2 bedrooms, Kitchen, Hall and a Bathroom. I will be moving to one such apartment soon :(. It seems that is the normal size of a house in this part of the world. HKU MBA Classes have started in due earnest. There is a Swiss professor, A Professor from Shanghai who co fo...

This is going to be a short post. Just came back from MBA Orientation. Had been quiet an experience. It was an overnight stay in HK Disneyland hotel with lot of team building activities. The class composition is quiet intimidating both by nationality and experience. Though India and China Constitute a big chunk of the class composition. There is a Speech writer for a US politician. A Chinese who worked for UNESCO in Cambodia, A Ship Captain, A film director from Taiwan, A practicing lawyer from Canada, Italians, Netherlands, Some bankers from Shanghai and a Quality Manager from India (U know who that is !!). My first class in accounting is commencing today. More on this later