[nukkad] Past , present and Future........

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  January 2000
  Love my new job in Silicon Valley. My salary is 30%
  higher! I have stock options! The temperature   outside  is 65F in
  winter! California is the best
  place on  earth!!! I love America!! Sure glad I moved
  out here. America is Paradise

  February
  Still looking for an apartment. Freeways
  everywhereto  take you  places. Love California!

  March
  Found a 1-bedroom apartment for $1900/mo.
  Californiais  a bit more  expensive than I thought.
  Life is good in US.

  April
  Gas hit $2.29/gal. Somebody stole the gas from
  mycar.  That sucks....

  May
  A small earthquake! And this is what everyone was
  soworried about?  Almost didn't feel it.

  June
  A wild forest fire and a mud slide near LA.
  Whocares,  that is far  away from me!

  July
  A big earthquake... Spent 4 hours in my bathtub.
  Boy,that was scary.
  Glad we didn't have no stinking earthquakes where
  Igrew up.

  August
  Drought! They turn on the water once a day.
  Thissucks  big time!
  Somebody stole the water from my car's radiator.
  Whydid I come to  California?

  September
  Decided to buy a house. Found a 2-bedroom
  fixer-upperfor $800K.
  Borrowed against my stock options for down
  payment.Freeway traffic
  is worse. Today it took nearly two hours to get to
  and  from work...each way.

  October
  My startup fired 90% of the work force, including
  me.The stock lost
  98% of its value. My options are underwater.

  November
  Had to sell my house. Couldn't make the
  payments.Found
  a studio
  apartment for $2300/mo. The traffic is unbearable

  December
  Problems with electricity. They turn the electricity
  off several
  times a day. It's called "rolling
  blackouts."Somebody
  stole my car
  battery...what do I do now?

  January 2001
  I'm typing this, stuck in an elevator, in
  completedarkness. The
  battery of my laptop is dying. Silicon Valley is no
  more. Angry
  hordes of former dot-commers are looting in the
  dark.
  It was fun
  while it lasted.

  February
  Trying hard to get H1B Sponsorer. No body is ready
  to
  sponsor me.
  Everybody says they will sponsor me once if I get
  project. Interviews
  are happening but no result, or no budget or Project
  is on hold.

  March
  No money to pay rent, car loan and cell phone bills,
  managed to pay
  bills with creditcards. Took some cash advance from
  creditcard
  companies and bought ticket to India. Taking new
  credit cards as lot
  of promotions and every credit card company wants to
  give me credit
  card. So why not take it.

  April
  Did lot of shopping with credit cards, the day of my
  returning to
  home has come, I went to airport and called Car
  Finance Co (DCU) to
  repossess their car which is parked in airport as I
  cannot pay loan
  any more. I put the phone down before they were
  about
  to tell
  something. Sat down in the flight and what a relief.

  May
  Back in Hyderabad, Sent resume with US in
  Boldletters
  and went job
  hunting. Couple of companies who advertised for jobs
  has clearly
  written in Bold letters "Applicants with US
  Experience
  will NOT be
  considered for this position"

  June
  No job. Getting frustrated. Today morning I woke
  upand
  my mind is
  very fresh. I have decided to do what my father
  asked
  to do 6 Years
  back i.e to take care of them and take care of the
  buffaloes in my
  village !!
Ashish A. Shah
IT group 5/6,
First Choice Holidays
London Road,
Crawley,West Sussex - RH10 2GX
U.K.
Tel No: (0ffice) (044)(01293) (588843)
Mobile :(044)(07905164121)
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