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Time flies when having fun. This is a fact. It has already been 4 weeks since I arrived in Pune, India. In that short time I have gained much experiences and impressions. To give a summary of all these impressions is a difficult task.

Only in Pune there are 7,2 to 7,3 million people. All of them living their own live in their own fashion. This is also why I cannot compare or make general statements about the people. I just take everything in and enjoy my observations.

Some of the nice moments of this past period:

• Traffic
• Food
• People
• Sports
• Sightseeing
• Customer visit

Once again a big story, but compared to all the experiences I have gained this is just a small portion. See you on the next update!

Traffic
The traffic is an experience which I will carry forever. It seems like one big Ant pile and the use of the horn will never be banished. Without the horn the people will not know how to deal with traffic. Despite all the high volume of traffic I do not see many accidents. Maybe this is because the speeds are less than back home or it is because of the horn …

What I do notice are the smaller “stupid” accidents. It may happen that somebody drives by and just falls down with the bike… Loss of balance.

My biggest shock was the moment at the parking garage of Accenture. The customer and we visited one of the Accenture towers and were about to exit the car. I had just told some of my traffic experiences with the customer and how some people use high speeds in small areas… When opening my door a bike drove by with a lady on the back. The door flew out of my hands and the lady flew through the air landing in between the parked motorcycles. Crash… With the shock still in our legs we continued with the tour. I think the lady (who could walk again after taking some breath) will have experienced some difficulties after.

My finest moment in traffic was will driving the bike (Pulsar) of Safdar by myself. I drove from Magarpatta city to MG Road and back in the evening. What a rush! Now I am missing my own bike. Can we ship it to India?

Food
The food here is different than home. Many herbs and people are mostly vegetarians’. To be a vegetarian means no meat, chicken, eggs, fish, etc. There are no degrees like back in the Netherlands.

The non-vegetarian meals are always chicken or fish. Also the chicken is prepared differently, so don’t expect some chicken-filet or something.

I also notice that the spicy meals are always combined with something sweet as desert. And with sweet I mean sweet.

After a big meal it is common to go to a small stand (shop) to get some Paan. This consist of herbs in a leave which is there in the taste of sweet or tobacco. The last one is not to my liking .

Ending this part with the observation that many foods are prepared by frying it. So many stands with big pans filled with hot oil which is then used for almost anything. From fried vegetables (broccoli for instance) to dough (kind of like the Dutch ‘oliebollen’) to chicken, etc.

People
One of the things I enjoy most are the people around me, but also the common people on the streets with all the diversity.

My colleagues are so friendly and will do everything to make my stay as comfortable as possible. This is not something I am used to and have had difficulties for the first two weeks with this situation. The intentions were so honest and sincere that I pulled it together and after showing them I could manage in this different world it became a great understanding.

One of the nicest comments I have received from my colleagues is that I am a fully integrated Indian. I pickup fast and learn more every day. I have found my rhythm in the second week, eating their foods and integrated in the team (also outside my own team).

The people at the apartment complex have come to know me and now even stop on the roads to say hello. Security of Magarpatta city knows me (no, I am behaving myself ) and also the people at the Gym approach me often.

The people of India are so very curious and so now and then I will be approached by unknown people. One of the most remarkable questions I have received: “what is similar to your country (the Netherlands) and ours (India)?”. The differences are everywhere, but this question had my puzzled.
Besides this they will ask just about anything once they have the courage to.

In general I find the people kind and joint as one. A good example is the Festival Holi in which even the guys hug and dance like nothing I have seen before. The people truly celebrate as one and enjoy it as one.

Sports
After submitting to ABS sports in Magarpatta city I have really found my rhythm. I get so much energy from sports and a daily purpose/goal.

Just about every day I got the request to give a kickboxing training (I had mentioned during my submission that I exercise kickboxing). When I had agreed to give a course last Thursday it got canceled due to a double booking of the facility. No training, but the questions are still coming. So perhaps in the near future a second chance. Fun and exciting at the same time.

Sightseeing
In the past four weeks I have seen many objects. The updates in this blog show the details and a full view on my experiences. I am not mentioning this a second time, but it is impressive to say the least!
Yes I do need to update all messages still… I am writing as fast as possible

Customer visit
The client visit of Michelle and Bart together with Eddie have made a lasting impression on me. It was special to talk Dutch again in this country and making jokes in my own style.

When I left to India I had the idea I was making my own individual journey and facing my personal challenges. I did not have any regret or missed feelings of home till the departure of their visit. After their departure I felt left behind or more alone then before their visit. I was surprised about these feelings.
Don’t be alarmed, I found my rhythm and challenges again right after, but it did leave a lasting impression.

During the visit we have seen many things of which normally we would not take the time for. We had much one on one contact between the customer and the team members. Some nice diners in which people spoke openly about their experiences. The relation has grown to a new level not only on a business level, but we truly connected. There is a stronger relation now than before which is no longer only established via email or phone. A true advice for all who are involved with outsourcing!

Here I am again. Past Monday I received a note from my webhost about the web space I was taking with this weblog. The reasons are clear to me for I have uploaded my raw images on the weblog.

I had expected that WordPress would crop the images sufficiently, but this is not the case. I fact for every image uploaded 3 new images are created as smaller copies of the original. This actually costs more space.

The past 3 evenings I have only focused on downloading my images one-by-one, rescaling them one-by-one via a freeware tool paint.NET and uploading them again to my weblog. The upload I could manage in batch mostly.

Although I have lost 3 evenings the result is nice. I will try updating my stories this weekend for there are now only headers created per subject.

Enjoy the images!

Saturday 06-03-2010

• Balagi Temple (religion: Ketkavde)
• Snakepark Katrag
• Raja dinkar kelkar museum
• Shiniwarwade
• Pataleshvara Cave Temple
• Botanical Gardens
• Shinde Chhatri (also known as umbrella)

The visit of the customer had started on Sunday with a surprise visit of Safdar and I in Mumbai, but the official business started only on Tuesday. On request of the customer the week schedule was setup with lot of space to improvise, for activities and other business which could occur. This way we could all benifit optimal from the visit, schedule and improvisations. This brought a nice relaxed and a constructive etmosphere.

A small summary of the week:

Tuesday
For me the days started as previous weeks. A nice excersice, a good shower, some breakfast and then off to work. At first tensions were there in the office for some. The week was not suppose to be about high management talk and management meetings, but individual members were requested to prepare, present and initiate actions on diverent topics. Just before arrival of the customer some people requested last inputs on the topics. At that time the customer arrived and received a warm welcome.

The day started with introductions, some meetings, a real Indian lunch and the first team pictures were made. After a busy day full of impressions for the customer and the team we closed up at 06:00 pm. The customer left for the hotel.

Due to project related commitments I stay in office for several hours.

Wednesday
A day full of nice activities. The customer arrives at 09:00 am and the take some time to pickup some work from the Netherlands. We also take our time for project engagements and return to the customer round 10:00. We leave for a second building of Accenture in Pune.

Remarkably I discussed during this drive my traffic observations. When we arrived at the parking garage and we wanted to exit I was shocked with what happened then. Just while I was opening my door a motorcycle drove by very vast with a girl on the back. We were driving a Toyota Innova which is quite big. While the motorcycle drove by the cardoor got ripped out of my hand and the firl was flying through the air. She landed between the parked motorcycles. The driver fell down with his motorcycle. Total chaos at that time.

The people remain calm, but I was in a bit of a shock. Several peopleassisted the girl and after 10 minutes she slowly rizes. Somewhat unstable she stumbles to the elivator and we start our tour. I think she will have had quite some difficulties and breuzes for some days.

Dispite the incident the customer had a good impression of the capabilities of Accenture and it was a fun tour.

Round 11:00 am we return to Tower 5 were we get our stuff and together with Manasi and Rupali we go for some sights in Pune.

• We first go to my apartment so I can change and drop my belongings. Also I show them how I am currently living in this environment;
• We drive to the hotel of Michelle, Bart and Eddie so they can also change and drop their belongings. A very impressive hotel Le Meridian Hotel!;
• Because we already lost some time due to our pit stops we decide to go for lunch. We go to hotel … where Manasi orders typical Indian dishes. Nice!;
  
• After a couple of pitstops we leave for Ghandi Memorial which is officially known as Aga Khan Palace.
  Some history: Sultan Mohammed Shah, Aga Khan III, got the palace constructed in the year 1892. The aim behind the construction of the Aga Khan Palace was to provide employment to the people of the nearby areas, who were hit by famine. Prince Karim El Husseni, Aga Khan IV, donated the palace to India in 1969, in the honor of Gandhiji and his philosophy. Aga Khan Palace is also known as Gandhi National Memorial because of its close association with Mahatma Gandhi.
  
• After some nice pictures and a quick view of the museum we go to Snake Park Katrag (also known as Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park). Once arrived ot seems the place is closed on Wednesday. A pitty but nothing to do about it.
• To improvise for the next site we look across Snake Park were we see a moutain on which two temples are there. The first temple is where you enter (which is highest on the moutain). The temple is called Katraj Jain temple. The second temple seems part of the first, but it is situated a bit lower and is called Pavapuri Jain temple. Here we make sime pictures via a small fotoshoot. “Smile at the camera” ;
  
• Na het bezoek aan de tempel gaan we naar het centrum van oude Pune. Hier zijn nauwe straatjes en veel winkels. We gaan hierheen om souvenirs te kopen en een Sari voor Michelle.
• Nog even wat snoepgoed inslaan en we zijn klaar met winkelen.

 
Na dit alles hebben we een geweldig diner met het hele team in SIGRI aan Dhole Patil Road. Het feest duurde lang en was een geweldige afsluiting van de dag. Nadat ik Michelle, Bart, Eddie en Peter met de taxi thuis had gebracht kwam ik rond 01:30 thuis aan. Een lange dag, maar zeer voldaan.

Donderdag
De donderdag even geen sport. Na een lange dag en korte nacht heb ik even een uurtje langer geslapen. Lekker ! Vandaag staat niet veel bijzonders op het agenda. We nemen afscheid van Eddie aangezien die nog enkele andere verplichtingen heeft in Nederland.
In de avond gaan Michelle en Bart met mij mee uit eten in restaurant Deccan Harvest midden in Magarpatta city. Hier genieten we van een hele hete maaltijd (sisseling plate) van noodles en wat kip.
We kletsen over de diverse ervaringen en kijken even terug op de week. Wat een ervaring!

Vrijdag
Vrijdag begint lekker. Weer even een zware training, een goed ontbijt en op naar kantoor. Hier stel ik Michelle en Bart voor aan Vaibhav. Wij hebben met zijn vieren lang samen gewerkt en zo hebben we even onze ervaringen kunnen delen. Erg leuk.
Zo rond 12:00 starten we met het opnemen van filmpjes voor de mensen in Nederland welke op kantoor zitten. Een leuke manier van contact leggen aangezien ook deze mensen nooit fysiek of visueel contact hebben gehad.
Aan het einde van de dag nemen Michelle en Bart afscheid van de teamleden. Wij informeren ze dat wij nog even gaan eten in restaurant Deccan Harvest en dat iedereen welkom is mochten ze dat willen.
Eenmaal aan het diner stromen de teamleden binnen en hebben we onverwachts een geweldig feestje!

Zo rond 22:00 gaan Michelle en Bart met mij mee om zich even op te frissen en daar staat ook de taxi te wachten.

Michelle en Bart, bedankt voor jullie bezoek! Het was een gezellige week.

Monday March 1st 2010 the Festival of Colors. Also known as Holi.

Still tired of the previous day I stayed in bed a bit longer. At 08:30 am a quick breakfast and off to the gym. There I was invited to join in the celebrations of the festival Holi on the back of ABS Gym on the playgrounds.

My colleagues had prepared me a bit and so I went with Safdar to shop for some clothes during the weekend. I was told the paint is not washable and so some other clothes seemed appropriate for I did not bring any old clothes.

From Mumbai to Pune Safdar and I had seen my fires being lit. This was already part of Holi.

Details about Holi:

• The name, the night and the fire of Holi
  The name Holi comes from the burning of demons like Holika, Holaka en Putana. The burning symbolizes the destruction or liberation of evil.
• Colors
  The colors used mark the end of winter and the beginning of spring. In the past the colors would be created of plants mixed with water and placed in water sprayers.
  De kleuren markeren het voorbij gaan van de winter en de komst van de lente.
  Today the colors are based on chemicals and people throw powder at each other after which they are sprayed with water.
• Regions
  India is a big country divided in regions and religions. This is why in different regions different meanings can be combined with Holi. Since I am in Maharashtra I will explain what I learned about Holi of the Maharashtri. More information can be found at Wikipedia referring to the Holi link *.
• Maharashtra
  In Maharashtra, Holi is mainly associated with the burning of Holika. On the day of Holi firewood is placed in formation in front of houses and central locations. In the evening the firewood are lit and every household will make an offer of a meal and desert to the fire god.

 
My experience was really good with this festival. The people were so friendly and shared this festival together celebrating as one. People took the time and during the whole day people would celebrate. For me this was a special experience and if any are able to ever participate, I would highly recommend it.

Happy Holi!

http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holi *

* link to Wikipedia (in English)

On Saturday Safdar and me have agreed to go to Mumbai the next day. He needed to bring something to a friend of his and I wanted to be a typical tourist and see some sights in Mumbai.

I had ordered a cab (type Toyota Innova which is a rather big car) and we got a pickup at 07:00 am in Pune. It was quite a drive to get to Mumbai and not without delay. We got pulled over for making a U turn where it was not allowed. The police took the driver for questioning and it seemed he did not own a cab license…

Paying the Police Rs 100 (Rupies) the driver bribed him and we could continue our way. Round 11:00 am we arrived at “The Gateway of India” *.

Here we meet with Eddie Brady, Michelle van der Jagt and Bart Bartelds. Together we would spend the day in Mumbai.

Were did we go?

• As mentioned we met at The Gateway of India *.
  The Gateway of India** is a monument build in the Muslim style (the arch) while the decorations are Hindi style. The highest point is 26 meter and the first stone was placed in 1911. The opening was held on December 4th 1924. The monument was build in honor of the visit from King George V ** and Queen Mary ** and later became the first sight for travelers who arrived via boot.
  
• check with Safdar We drove past haji ali juice centre *;
• check with Safdar Rock beach?
  
• check with Safdar Lunch!
• The main train station of Mumbai: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus * (Victoria Terminus).
• Opposite of the train station Victoria Terminus stands the Brihan Mumbai Mahanagarpalika *.
  
• The local postal office GPO *
• We went for some history lessons via visiting the Palace Museum
• Diner at the hotel Intercontinental (Japanese dishes)

 
Round 10:00 pm Safdar and I left for home. We also needed to drive all the way back to Pune which took about 4 hours. Round 02:00 am we were home and could take our sleep.

It was a fun but also exhausting day.

* link to Google maps
** link to more information provided by Wikipedia (English)

Monday
The Monday started early again. I get up round 06:00 am and will prepare for the new day. I do not really have a rhythm yet in my days.
I did manage to adjust to the schema of meals and drinks. The meals I eat are almost only Indian dishes although most are the Biryani’s* (rice with egg or chicken. I have challenged myself to start eating different dishes daily if possible.

In the evening I have visited the Magarpatta sports gym. I have a great need for sports to regain energy. Finding a familiar element. The request to join the gym existed of more forms, a body measurement (although postponed for another day) and a first training session. GREAT!

Tuesday
The morning starts again at 06:00 am. I freshen up and go straight to the gym. Now we do the body measurement and I can again do a training session. The first training sessions only contain some cardio, but I do not mind. It has been 3 to 4 weeks since I had my last training…

Wednesday
The Wednesday starts as the previous days and I am having a good feeling by it. Some rhythm is established. Other then the two previous days we take some training outside. Inside there were so many people in the gym that there was no room for all. One of the trainers improvised a fun training.

Round 12:00 am Safdar an me go to M.G. Road, to a shop called Raymond’s to trial fit my new suit. Once there it happened that the suit was not ready and the master tailor is not in the shop. Very frustrating!

On Wednesday I engaged in a discussion with the manager of the apartment rental company. I have several technical issues which are not repaired accordingly or on short notice. We go through the options and I get the possibility to move.

Round 21:00 I leave to the Garden park in the middle of the company park complex. Today a very important moment was there in the most famous sport in India, Cricket. One of their players achieved a new world record by making 200 runs in one match.
Some of the colleagues celebrated in the restaurant. It was nice and fun to join, and very satisfied I left for home round 00:30 am.

Thursday
Again a very nice training session at the gym. I really enjoy the training and all coaches remember my name within the first 3 days. It is setup in the gym that per area a coach is there to assist. So per cardio, crunches/stretching, weights and machines a coach is supervising. I am one of the few foreigners at the Gym and people stare quite often. This will change in the future I presume.

Today the master tailor was in the shop. Safdar calls upfront to make sure that also the suit is there and around 12:00 am we leave again to M.G. Road. After the trial fit it seems the pants are to small. Good thing we arranged the trial fit and on Saturday I can receive the finished suit.

At the evening I needed to speed up things for I was gone move to my new apartment. In half an hour I packed and was escorted by two gentlemen to the other building S-602. This apartment suits me fine. I unpacked and took some sandwiches.

After diner I talked with home via Skype.

Friday
And there we go again. An hour of sports.
The day flies by and because Shrinivas receive a promotion this week he offered a party at the Chinese restaurant “China Grill”.

It was a really nice evening on which also my drinking skills were tested. Let’s get it on with some shooters! It was round 01:00 am when I arrived home.

Saturday
Today I slept in. First some breakfast at 08:30 am and around 09:00 am off to the Gym. I took a long training exercise after which I went for a swim. It is a bit shallow, but it is of Olympic size. At least that is what they keep telling me . They are pretty proud of it too. A bathing cap is mandatory and again registration before entering.

Vaibhav Gorde is working this day due to deadlines at his project. I decide to visit him for lunch and bring my laptop to show off some pictures. An hour of relaxing and enjoying for the both of us.

Round 03:30 pm Safdar comes to pick me up to get my suit. This time I am driving his motorcycle to M.G. Road. How COOL. Finally I have gotten the chance to drive and on a motorcycle even! What an experience.
Also the drive back I was in control and was very proud and happy. I wish my machine would be here. The motorcycles over here are maxed to 300cc, are slim and maneuverable. A completely different feel than my own bike which is big, wide and 1100cc. An example of the motorcycles in India is the Bajaj Pulsar** (this is the type of Safdar).

* Biryani YouTube film (I could not view it, but I believe it is a recipe)
** this link is only available in English

For me the week starts at Thursday due to travel in the weekend and the meet and great at Monday. I am waking up round 06:30 every day, still dozing a bit after and I will then freshen up. Round 07:30 breakfast is brought up consisting of an omelet, 2x toast, a bit of butter and jam with some coffee.

Round 08:30 I am being picked up by Ritesh Chowdhary also on his motorcycle. Safdar drives a Sports motorcycle, but Rithesh drives a more “old-school” motorcycle. Comfortable on the back we drive to work.

Security is heavy. On every street corner we see security and so now and then military. On every office building, on every entrance and exit there is security. And if you think one guard would be sufficient think again. All bags will be searched as we enter.

My workday exists mainly of setting up and reading about the project. Furthermore I am adapting and trying everything the team does. Breakfast at the office round 09:00 in the cafeteria (a small meal for them, an apple for me ), at 13:00 some lunch (a hot meal, but for me a bit less spicy like egg or chicken buriyani), teatime at 16:00 and sometimes round 18:00 a snack at the smaller cafeteria.

In the evenings I am again brought home via a motorcycle drive on Safdar his bike. Although my apartment is round the corner the team prefers to bring me home so I get their safe and sound and I do not mind for the motorcycle drives are fun .

After days with so many impressions I often don’t feel like cooking a hot meal round 21:00 and this is even early over here for diner. Often I just take some sandwiches with for example Nutella! Haha, it is obtainable everywhere and even though I don’t eat it at home, it tastes good now.

Specifics of the week?

• The people over here try to provide me with all necessities. To get some meat in the house we need to go to specific stores which are not close to Magarpatta city. Amit Patil had especially took his car (red Honda) to work on Tuesday so he could go shopping with me. Eventually also Suhas Doke and Shrinivas Malpani went along to give directions. Impressive to go shopping for some meat and basics with 4 guys.
  Also in the city security is high. Every were you will see metal detectors and all bags will be searched. At entrance and exit the cars also get examined.
  
• On Thursday I had a nice batch of chocolates for the team during teatime. This was received very nicely. It appears chocolate is very desired!
• On Thursday I cooked my first meal. I especially woke up early to get to office and return quite early. Nice to have some potatoes, broccoli and pork sausages. Very good!
  
• On Thursday I also started exploring the neighborhood. Some sightseeing in Tech City (Magarpatta city), the small market and DC (shops). Also I checked out the first floor of the COSMOS complex. The ground floor is a parking garage with above (1st floor) an artificial garden and buildings (apartments). From the air you would not see any cars, motorcycles, bicycles, etc.
• On Friday I joint breakfast at work. A bit different, but nice.
• On Saturday:
  • Going round at Tech City and tried to make some pictures. These were deleted by security, although not all
    
  • In the afternoon I went to MG Road for some shopping and sightseeing in Pune. At a place called Raymonds I ordered a tailor suite and at the Nike store I bought to polo shirts for the “casual Fridays at the office”.
    
  • In the evening we went to INOX for a movie. We arrived at an unfortunate time and head back to MG Road for a nice diner.
  • Sundays was dedicated to the weblog and some rest. Today no sun and into the airco!

This is already become quite a long summary and without the actual impressions. Perhaps I will make a separate post of that to keep some overview. In due time I hope to give smaller updates by day instead of these long stories.

About 12:00 in the afternoon I woke up. I did not want to sleep the whole day and just try to get into the rithum of India. After unpacking some stuff and contacting Peter Vaz for a pickup at the apartment. One of my colleagues would come pick me up round 14:00.

Safdar Imam was standing at the door. I was in full suite with tie to make a good impression and jumped on the back of his motorcycle. After a short but refreshing trip (with about 26 degrees a breeze is nice) we arrived at office. Once there I shook the hands of the team and did the initial setup at my station.

In the afternoon it is custom to drink some tea together (or Indian coffee). This is very nice. Getting to learn the names with the faces and start to know the persons behind the names. There is all so much to take in!

After teatime I did some work and round 19:30 Safdar brought me home again on his motorcycle!

After a good day with many first impressions it was clearly time to get something to eat. As my apartment is also partially serviced I ordered in. But as most items on the list don’t ring a bell I just tried something that did look familiar: Chicken Curry. This was actually not prepared as we do at home so I needed lots of WATER!

Saturday February 13th 2010.
Finally at home and now in a bit of personal stress. Due to all the traveling during the past weeks and making arrangements, I had little time to actually pack.

To stay a bit efficient I had set some small goals for the day:
• Packing my suitcases;
• A visit to my grand mom and taking my mother and sister out for a nice dinner;
• Last it seemed like a good idea to make some declarations for work;

Seeing as I had all these Visa trips and tickets, it seemed a good idea to do that before going to India.
At round 2:00am I went for bed. Not the best practice before going on a long journey.

Sunday February 14th 2010.
The next morning I needed to be at Schiphol (Amsterdam) round 08:00, so getting up early was mandatory . My kid sister Klarinda took me to the airport and get a cup of coffee. But once at the airport the boarding had already started and I needed to hurry. The boarding took forever.

Once everybody had boarded the pilot notified us that the plane was iced and therefore the plane needed to go through the airplane wash. After 2,5 hours we were finally airborne!

I was in flight KL6052 arranged by KLM, but the actual flight was executed by DELTA DL0252. I was in chair 20F in the middle row near the wings of the plain. It was shoulder to shoulder, but at least no problems with my knees. Besides the somewhat small chairs the flight was fine. I had a multimedia screen on which I could select all kinds of movies.

Due to tailwinds we gained some time, but due to a holding pattern round Mumbai airport we could not benefit from it.

After landing it all went quite fast. Just through customs, a stamp of arrival, getting the luggage and going to the exit. Even getting a bit of change for the road (€ 20,- to 800+ INR, so I was already getting ripped off but I was not aware at that time).

Once outside there was an overwhelming crowd of drivers. After searching for some time I called up Peter Vaz who had setup the pick-up. Apparently the driver had a sign of our client, not of me.

The driver did not know English so the travel was quiet. From Mumbai to Pune takes about 3 to 4 hours and during this travel I had so many impressions. After a quick stop getting Indians coffee we proceeded our drive. Within Pune we needed some directions (a couple of times) and finally reaching Magarpatta city.

With a warm welcome I again received some forms to fill… Loving the forms!

After the gentlemen left I unpacked a bit and took out the laptop. Installing the internet like a true NERD or IT specialist would do .

Round 07:00 on Monday morning I could finally get some sleep.