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Wait !, What !. Is it September already ?.

 Hey, This is Pavan. Once again, I don't know where I have been lost for so long without a post here. It's September already. Now, let's get to the updates.

It's been just about 3 months that I have joined in Walmart at Bentonville, Arkansas. I don't know how the past few months went by and I am glad to have joined this team. Very friendly one and I can notice a significant difference than that of SAP. To be honest, I didn't feel like I was part of the team when I was at SAP. May be because, I was not seen at the same level compared to that of team and there's this feeling that you are being monitored. Quite a few differences and I am sure it would have brought best of me but may be not the sense of cohesiveness with team. However, I do miss some wonderful people apart from Project environment but isn't it commonality of life. Hmm, what else.

 When it comes to stay, I am staying in a 2 bed 2 bath apartment alone and since I don't own a car it is quite difficult to hang out with friends and to manage groceries for that matter. On the other hand, I am saving on Insurance and Car expenses. Either way, I have to get my DL done but Winter is almost here. Let's see how that goes. One of the consequences of Lock down is that I gained 3 Kgs to my shock. I am trying to burn that through my evening walks now but definitely the gain was because of staying put at home. Something more has to be done about it and I will work on it. What else, I have got a new Desk table now, which can accommodate two monitors. I am waiting for Black Friday to buy one more, which takes my PC expenses to 3200 odd. Lately, I have been watching so much of Nomad Traveling shows and interested in buying a Go Pro. Heart says I want it but a grown up man says, spend money wisely but again I say that I am not buying Sony A7R iii, it's just Go Pro. Lol, I am spending like I am Ambani. Oh, by the way, I am free from my education loan.

 What else, during this lock down I thought of going to New York trip, either to Sowjanya's place or Bhargav's place but again Covid and Flight costs made me rethink my plans. If only I had a car, may be 24 hour drive would have been possible. Things are otherwise fine apart from staying at home 24X7. I wish there is as girl in US for whom I can find reasons to travel.

 That's all for time being, will see you again.

 

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