Where do you want to go today?

Human race has always been nomadic and never content. I am not sure if I am lazy or content but it is difficult to 'move' me, unless I am forced. I think Trichy is the only place that I went, purposefully for my masters at REC (now called NIT) when I could have remained in Chennai to do the same at Anna University. The 'nomadic' move started since then hasnt brought me back to my hometown, though I visit Chennai often. Campus recruitments at college forced me to move to Bangalore and 'nomadic' trysts also tend to become habits, if not addictions. I think I was 'over and out' with my career in 2004 because I didnt think there was anything 'radically' new to learn in semiconductor industry. I have just been going through the motions all these years and my classmate in Bachelors chatting with me last week was suggesting that we should think 'out of the box'. I did apply for say 'teaching' positions but people dont seem to be interested in even 'calling' me for an interview. How out of the box can 'out of the box' be? I am sure if I sit in one place, I will fall into rut (if not fallen already) and cant really think out of the box. Maybe 'nomadic' surge will rekindle that 'out of the box' thinking - I dont know.

I had told him and probably some others quite some years back that 'next wave of growth' has to be in South America and Africa. I had always liked Krugman's simplicity, lot before he won the Nobel Prize, which I suspect he had an 'edge' to win (not in any way undermining his 'competency') because of Jewish origin and anti-Bush stand. I havent read any of his books but many times I thought my thinking coincided with his on 'common topics'. For instance, I was surprised to see this article in NY times website Running Out of Planet to Exploit, which was precisely my point. US could not break into China much and apart from language problems, China cannot bombed like say Iraq, can it be? ;) Only region left in the world is Africa and South America and as I told my friend, we can make a living even if we sell vegetables or fish in a new way in these continents. I guess Spanish is lingua franca in South America and Africa may have lots of dialects and languages :o Reg 'venture'ing out into these places, it will be impossible but doable ;) and lot more interesting to go and try it out. Having said that, these 'thoughts' come into my mind million times during past decade but like any other stereotypical Tamil, I still continue to do what I have been doing :( To put in Tamil actor Vadivelu's words - புடுங்கறது பூராவுமே தேவையில்லாத ஆணி தான்:(