Posted on May 11, 2009, 8:38 am, by Reid, under
India.
My first day in the Hyderabad office was hard – just as I remembered from my last trip here. Jetlag kicks in around noon, which was right when I had to sit through some trainings. It was tough to stay awake, but I managed to get through the day. And now I’m barely awake as I [...]
Posted on May 10, 2009, 9:21 am, by Reid, under
India.
Well, I’m back in Hyderabad and there are fireworks going off outside. I got in at 1AM last night, after a pretty chill 20+ hour flights. Traveling half-way around the world isn’t ever chill, but I slept a whole bunch on the way to Frankfurt and had a very short layover there – the plane [...]
Posted on May 7, 2009, 11:08 pm, by Reid, under
Denim.
Before I embark on a 3.5 week business trip to Hyderabad, Gurgaon, and Dublin, I thought I would take a few pictures of my Samurai 710s to see if some time in a foreign country will put some good wear into my jeans (this denim stuff is providing me with constant blog content). A manager at [...]
Posted on May 4, 2009, 10:09 pm, by Reid, under
Travel,
Work.
I just tweeted this, but I’m be doing some globetrotting as I ramp up in a new role I’ve taken on with work. It will be incredibly exciting, exhausting, and everything in between. The trip itself has hardly any downtime, especially since I plan to squeeze in some sight-seeing along the way, so we’ll see [...]
Posted on May 4, 2009, 10:02 pm, by Reid, under
Food,
Travel.
The phrase “April showers bring May flowers” was a full reversal this past weekend, as the first weekend of May not only brought in a few co-workers birthdays, but a whole bunch of rain. Nonetheless, it was a great weekend. A group of 24 of us headed up to Sacramento for some whitewater rafting. Unfortunately, [...]