Nandhini Duraisami, Presales for Eastern Europe @Tata Consultancy Services

  • 22 Nov 2010 11:00 AM
Nandhini Duraisami, Presales for Eastern Europe @Tata Consultancy Services
I am Nandhini Duraisami, living in Hungary for 6 years now, married to a Hungarian and have a daughter of 1 year. I work for Tata Consultancy Services, an Indian company, started as Project Manger and now as Pre sales for Eastern Europe services.

1. When did you arrive in Hungary and what brought you here?
I came to Hungary on November 2004 as a software consultant. Initially Ikeas products tempted me to live here.

2. Have you ever been an expatriate elsewhere?
Yes in Korea, Mauritus.

3. What surprised you most about Hungary?
That I would settle in Hungary....My husband who was my boss... Such a handsome guy with lot of manners..Never thought that I would be crazy about hungary just becoz of him.

The people, who are so friendly though they communicte in poor Hung...lish...

4. Friends are in Budapest for a weekend - what must they absolutely see and do?
Visit thermal bath, for sure pubbing and drink Jagermiser and Unicum through out the night.. shop until they are tired.

5. What is your favourite Hungarian food?
Toltott Paprika and turo gomboc

6. What is never missing from your refrigerator?
A bottle of cold water and readymade food.

7.What is your favourite Hungarian word?
Hú de, borzasztó....(Terrible)

8. What do you miss most from home?
The vegetables...and fast food.

9. What career other than yours would you love to pursue?
Politician or a Media person

10. What's a job you would definitely never want?
Cleaning and Watering the plants in the park..

11. Where did you spend your last vacation?
Hmm wait got to recollect, been three years....Croatia...

12. Where do you hope to spend your next holiday?
Greece....

13. What was your favourite band, film, or hobby as a teen?
Boney M, Tamil Film thillu mullu, reading lotsa sidney sheldon

14. What can't you resist?
A good fröccs (wine and soda) on a very hot day...

15. Red wine or white?
Definetly Red and our own

16. Book or movie?
Movie

17. Morning person or night person?
Morning, no other choice if you have a infant at home..got to get up early...

18. Which social issue do you feel most strongly about?
Tax money of hard earners being looted and not spent enough on right things ....Beggers on the parks and streets in Hungary.

19. Buda or Pest side?
Pest side and easy to drive

20. What would you say is your personal motto?
Like John Lennon said - LIfe is what happens to you when you are busy making other plans....So live and enjoy life....than to regret for not living it...

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