Children look forward to Papa coming back home.

And for my children, their Papa doesn't come back home every evening. It's a long long wait of a month for their Papa to come back home.

Yeah I know they miss me a lot, I too miss them. But that's life! And no one but myself, is responsible for it, having chosen to give up a job with a 'Navratna' PSU.Less because I get paid more now, but more because although I got promoted at regular intervals, still after spending 14 years with the organisation, I found I am doing the same job that I did 14 years ago. And the pains of being in a 'Sarkari' company where everyone feels his job is secured and you end up requesting your subordinates to do a job which he is supposed to do as something in return for what he is paid. That's the difference between where I was 3 years back and where I am now.

Now, having moved out and having seen a bit of the outside world, I feel the decision that I had taken 3 years ago, was not a wrong one. But yes, the children have been the losers. But then I have a full month's time for them when I am not bothered about my work and the whole time is at my disposal and I can make up for the loss of time that I haven't spent with my children. I wish my children grow up and understand me and not curse me!

And so here I am at Changi International Airport, Singapore waiting to catch the morning flight to Mumbai.