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Memories of Madras

27 Sunday Mar 2016

Posted by jasetiojanco in Travel, Work

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Cathay Pacific, Chennai, Fast Track Taxi, Flying Elephant, India, Leela Palace, Madras, Mahabalipuram, Maharajah Mac, Marriott, McDonald's, Park Hyatt, Seasonal Tastes, Sholinganallur, Spectra, Tamil Nadu, Thoraipakkam, Travel, Velachery

Some time ago, I left my job as a software developer in IBM for a technical role in one of the global banks. I felt it was the right time back then for me to explore other opportunities so I took it. Little did I know, I was in for a roller coaster ride that lasted for almost four months.

See, when I took that job, I thought my life will finally have some normalcy. I saw myself getting thrown to different locations in my first job so I wanted a bit of change. Imagine how surprised I was when less than a month into my new job, our team was told that we’ll be sent to Chennai.

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Chennai, formerly known as Madras, is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located at the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal, east of India. It’s the fourth-largest city in India and is known as the safest city in India.

Before I begin describing the experience, let me just say that I was not excited at all when I found about the trip. My idea of a business trip, based on my previous role, was in Singapore. Maybe Kuala Lumpur. Probably Jakarta or Bangkok. My other friends even went farther like New York, Istanbul, and London. But Chennai?

Finally, I just thought everything will be fine. Or maybe not.

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The Year That Was

31 Wednesday Dec 2014

Posted by jasetiojanco in Personal, Random, Thoughts

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Bahasa, Career Change, Chennai, Dakshin, Deadlift, Eclipse Gym, Indonesian, Mahabalipuram, New Haven, New York, Sheraton, Thali, Yale

I know a handful of people who follow my blog and most of them are asking me to continue writing. It’s really difficult to blog when: 1) You don’t have your own laptop; 2) You are very busy with work; and 3) You have a huge back log of things to write about and they end up feeling like a burden.

Probably one of the reasons why I don’t blog regularly is mobility. I take a lot of food photos and I post them on Instagram instead of writing lengthy reviews here on my blog. Twitter hears most of my rants. As for my (mis) adventures, I share them on Facebook. I will be writing about my 2014 events but as ‘in retrospect’ posts.

A quick rundown of my 2014…

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