Daily Ramblings

Today I start giving GKS service a spin

Steps

  1. Install CloudSDK: https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/install#linux
  2. Get kubectl installed as part of SDK: gcloud components install kubectl
  3. Make kubectl point to the kubernetes cluster in gcloud bu going to the cluster in the web console and clicking “connect”
  4. run kubectl commands

Eg.

# show namespaces
$ kubectl get namespaces --show-labels

# create a new namespace ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/namespaces-walkthrough/

$ cat test.json
{
  "apiVersion": "v1",
  "kind": "Namespace",
  "metadata": {
    "name": "hbtest",
    "labels": {
      "name": "production"
    }
  }
}

$ kubectl create -f ./test.json

I felt articulating what needed to be done will be the best way to get things done. So, here we are.

There are quite a few tasks that need to be done before the end of the year, work wise, as well as personality wise.

The first thing to do will be to look at the task queue at work to figure out what I need to do. Probably will create a post here about how I want things to be done.

For home, I still need to decide on what I need to have a happy life. The things that are on the back of my mind are:

  • Lots and lots of cleaning cloths – this should help me clean things when I am motivated enough
  • A jar of green olives non-sliced – this should help me inculcate healthy munching habits
  • Drinking water – I wish I had a water purifier at my place of stay
  • Cold wear – if it is possible

The move away from my city was going to happen one day or another since I returned to my city.

I had put if off, with so many excuses that I am surprised that I am even going.

There is an innate intertia that prevents me from making drastic changes in my life. Seems like life is trying it's best to give me as many opportunities to break the inertia.

The present instance was me checking for a train ticket to travel some time in the coming week (today being Sunday) and me getting a train ticket for a train that leaves just after 11 PM at around 7:45 PM. Too little time to prepare, too little time to worry or give in to inertia or lethargy.

I had a choice to make, take this, or a train further in the week which might be 5 times the cost while using up an appreciable portion of the day. We do not even know what more complications might happen by the time we arrive at that day

There was no reason for me to stay back except some feeble excuses that kept me here till now. So here I am on my way to my native place, enjoying a mid night journey. Tomorrow is going to be a hectic day, lots of office related stuff planned.

Life is frustrating. It never goes the way you want it to, and you can find happiness in what you get, but for how long?

People are frustrating. All they want to do is complete their checklist before they die. Nobody wants to question the framework laid down by society.

Work of frustrating. It is just a way to keep you busy to make sure that you do not introduce friction in the smooth functioning cogs of society.

Everything is frustrating. There is no reason not to get agitated by anything and everything. Why cant things just go the way you want them to go? Why can the world just not be ideal? Why do people not want to fix things that are visibly broken?

How do you deal with all this frustration?

My way to do so is to vent out – hopefully anonymously – on this blog.

I am not going to be giving a lot of thoughts to my posts and will just keep typing to my heart's content. It might be incoherent, it might be grammatically incorrect, it might be an absurd opinion. You get to see into my mind here.