A month later....

Well, graduation came (June 15th) and done. We all went to LA for the commencement ceremony. It was a grand affair, met some of the friends (possibly for the last time). There was so much excitement in the air - sense of relief on faces and anxiety (about future) on others. Overall good fun. Its been a month and a half since I resigned from Cisco and have sometimes wondered whether I did the right thing. Each time the answer (in my mind) comes back loud and clear - Yes. However, the fact is looking for a job when you don't have one already is 10x more difficult. I have talked to a few companies but I am not super excited. Some of them are doing the same stuff that I was doing before... Well, it will be some time before I get back into the workforce. Meanwhile, I am exploring some startup ideas as well with a few friends. Making some progress but lot more needs to be done. A very close friend of mine (from college days - India) called me yesterday and graciously offered to help with funding my venture. His offer itself meant so much more to me even though I amy or may not take his money. True friends are indeed a gift from god. Son is signed up for summer camp and there he is exploring a startup of his own. He is in a sales role and yesterday he and his team worked on their business plan. Today I will be going to their company fair and listen to him pitch his products and possibly buy some. :) A great exposure for him and his fellow campers - sets them an a completely different plane of thinking. :) While son is away for camp (atleast this week), I take my daughter out for bike rides in the morning. Time is just flying by ... P.S. On a whim, i decided to do some research on wide angle lenses for my Canon SLR camera and boy - are they expensive. At such times, you wish you had a second job so you wouldn't have to think as much about buying expensive things. :)