Crazy title, isn't it? I know. It was intentional, with a deep meaning.

I have been a total workaholic all throughout my career, working for some of the most well known companies on the planet today. I climbed the corporate ladder through sheer will, determination, hard work, strong work ethics, discipline and a never give up attitude. I was consistently rated the top performer in almost all the organizations I have been part of. I have won numerous awards for performance, including employee of the year awards. I was and still am the go-to guy to get a job done. My clients love me. My managers are proud to have me. They all know once I step in, I will get the job done whatever it takes.

I haven't really mixed much with any of my colleagues with a few exceptions here and there. I have kept most of my work relationships highly professional. Somewhere along the line, I started realizing that awards and trophies don't really help make me a better person. Being the best at work does not always mean being a better person. I have mostly ignored a lot of my social life. I don't party. I don't smoke, I don't drink and on top of it, I am a veggie. That itself cuts down a lot of opportunities to socialize with people.

My wife too knows me well enough not to interfere in my worklife. But when I held my baby girl in my arms for the very first time outside the operation theater, something in me changed. She was just about 5 minutes old. She opened her eyes, gave a drowsy glance at me. We made eye contact for the very first time, and then, she went back to sleep. That's when I felt it's time for change. I left a well paying job right when I was at the top of my career. A lot of people told me I shouldn't leave at this stage because I had very good chances of further climbing that corporate ladder. But at what cost? I didn't want to see my daughter grow up while I slogged it out in the office. I didn't want to miss her first step, her first fall, her first crawl, her first everything. No company can give me back those moments if I missed them now.

I also realized that to share all the joys and sorrows of life, there has to be a small circle of friends that I care about. People who will be there whenever I need them. I don't know if it's going to you, or if its going to be someone else. I don't care who you are, or what you have done in your past. I am quite straightforward, have a wicked sense of humour, sometimes moody, lazy. I do write in my free time. Some of my work is spread across last 3-4 years on Facebook. My stories are usually day to day conversations between me and my wife explained in a way that would tickle some of those funny bones. I am a PC gamer, I do compose music when I am free (been a while though), I love science, ancient mysteries, and I hate liars and over-dramatic people. I love coding and currently getting my brain wrapped around Django web framework. If you think we can get along, drop me a message and let's see where the conversation goes.

Just an FYI.. M35 here, married, from Bangalore.