How much more is more enough

Its like 12:30 at night here in bangkok but il complete this post and get back to washing clothes in the bathtub.

Conversation # 1 - Subjects Abhilash (A) & Mrs. S (this thai lady with PhD in pharmacology from UK and a big stud, bad ass boss of this BIG customer)

S: Hi Abhilash. How are you ? You havent come in a year. How are you? whats new ?

A: Hi Mrs.S! I am fine. Nice to see u looking so fine. All is well. I sent u the email about our COS getting listed...can we looked at the 500mg coated tablet project in more detail now ? because last time you preferred a listed COS (inspite of your country being in the same regulatory level as India and you buy CONTAINER LOADS of Non-COS grade - but still push for a COS grade - but prices revised DOWNWARD with every upgrade i bring to you)

S: yes yes. Good work abhilash. Now you have a COS - i need you to immediately run around and send me 10 kilos of DC, with full formulation evaluation data, and basic in vitro comparision with innovator product. T here will give you a sample bunch from our regular product. Then next year we'll take another step.

A: Right Mrs. S. Thank you so much. (F$#%#n C$#%, you rotten, sadist #$%##)

Conversation # 2 - Subjects Abhilash (A) & Mr.G (This big stud bizdev guy from a BIG listed Indian Pharma company)

G: Abhilash! Man! how are you? havent seen or heard from you in six months! Where hav u ben ? I told u to keep in touch or call me. You havent!
A: Hi Gji. I am sorry actually didnt want to bother you at all (I emailed u 2wice when u were in brazil - i was in brasil at the sametime too and i cud av used some help. Then i called u thrice in hyderabad - u did not answer ur freakin phone). Kya haal hai ?
G: Haalath kharab hai bhai. Not much going on. Tell me Abhilash, T tells me that youre doing great and hes been selling in 100,000s of $$ regularly. Badiya hai! Keep it up! Doosra product bhi banao. U need help, please tell me.
A: Right sir thanks so much. Actually we cud do a little better, u know, But im working on it.
G: So lets meet for dinner wherer ya stayin.
A: Rembrandt sir. Sukhumvit.. regular jagah pe. Room 1701.
G: Arre that place is bad man. I am at the Westin grand - in Silom. Its far from sukhumvit - i guess ul go crazy coming over. Lets meet in India. k?
(he breezes out)
T : Abhilashji, Gji sold something for 700,000 with Mrs.S's guys when you were chatting her up he's just pulling your leg about how much we are doing. So work harder. Mrs. S really likes you. You should get BE / Invitro/In vivo all done this year. When are you doing USFDA ?

(The westin grand charges 7000 bhat a night - about - 200 dollars - G is staying for a day - but hes booked for 2 days nonrefundable - He sells 700,000 every month - one product - one customer)

Conversation # 3 - Subjects Abhilash (A) & R(My cousin & soon to be daddy 0n the subject of my absence at his wife's seemandam on google talk)

R: Enda b#$#u. Enga da irukke !Mobile switched off varudhu.
A: Hi R. I am travelling i told u right. !? I had this really important appointment and a plant trial so i really had to come. im still here. Im in the hotel.
R: I specifically told you to come because K (his missus) told me - you havent ever met her brother and sister and all her batchmates from MMC. Uve met her exactly three times -( inspite of working out the next street )- since we got married like a year and half before and now we're having our first baby and we had this periya gathering. There was R, B, G, H, his sisters, why even your lazy brother dropped in. Nee seriyana waste fellow da. Oru vaaram kazhinzhu poyinrunda koranju poyirupiyo!
A: Ille da. Romba mukiyam adhaan.
R: $#%^$^ $#^$^#%&!$

Conversation#4: Email from R - this lazy ass QC guy at a big, bad paint factory in madras- whose purchase manager was a slave trader in his previous incarnation and now bullies suppliers with his old instincts.

Dear Abhilash,

ASOL 1001 of batch no.:1109808. In one of the barrel , half quantity of the resin is found in semisolid condition.We do not test all the barrels and hence this problem is not noticed initially. We added this defective material in one of the batch and 800ltrs of the paint batch is now held up because of bittiness in the finish.

There is 14000kgs from your last supply left and we really do not know what is happening at your end.

Kindly arrange to send your representative to observe the problem at our end. Please call tomorrow as i am unable to reach you on mobile.

[ This guy is supposed check each batch before use. I know for a fact that the other supplier's FULL last supply gelled in the drums because they left it in the sun or something and they are hving this awful fight and all - but still - he'll call and ask us about who is responsible for the end product that has failed etc. ]

Conversation#5: Email from C- This great girl who works for me in Uruguay. But could use some more grey cells up in her head.

Dear Abhilash, TOP URGENT???

Ref. yr attached email about Szabo problem - they found tablets of strange product with strange markings (Those are tablets made for testing the quality - but for some strange reason - my QC guy had the gall to pack a few in with the supply and scare the fuck out of the customer) inside the drums of the DC and reclaim every day for a concret explanation we could not inform nothing, for this reason, for avoid more problems with this customer we need yr maxim support on this matter and we expect yr urgent reply still during this week, because the next week the customer will be closed for christmas holidays.

We thanks in advance for yr urgent reply.

Bst rgds,
C

There are 100s of such things happening now every week, every month, every year. This raises a more fundamental question - What is all this for ? How much more is more enough ?

Any1 know some1 who'll pay me 30 grand a month at a 9 to 5 desk job ? I'l attend seemandams, weddings, watch movies every weekend or go to carnatic music concerts wearing studly kurtas.