Get set and Go
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Well folks, I am about to leave to india next monday. So, I am glad to get back there. My biggest problem here is I am eating hotel food everyday, which is very bad. U may never know when u will breakdown and by gods grace I was fit and fine over the entire trip. I hope to remain the same till next monday as well. So everything said and done, I was really planing to do something major this weekend. I wanted to visit LA or LV. But I didnt go to either one. Basically I am going to get ready and just while away my time or may be go to mani chitappa's house if i dont find any hopes of doing something useful. But the lesson learnt from planning for the trip.. U have keep something in mind before u talk to guys.. they will only digress the matter further if u have not planned.. and u Should be strong about what u have in mind.. And PLAN Early..
keep u posted with my developments.. as i head back home
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Hey Guys,
How r u doing??? Since my visit to sf, the whole of last week has gone as usual - typical wake up & leave to office, do work till evening.. - go / dont go to gym - out for dinner back to room, so nothing great to write last week.. And this saturday we went to a place called monterey bay acquarium. Its the worlds largest acquarium. I am not going to write my experiences completely now as I am heading to my chitappa's house today after an hour, so i am basically getting ready. But I want to write something which I learnt yesterday.
A leader should not be diplomatic. He should never try to convince everyone. He should listen to the suggestions of everyone, but should take his decision (by keeping in mind the suggestions given by the rest) unless his decision is so rediculously stupid. I remember reading something similar when I studied about Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan and I had mugged it very well in tenth. But, I understood it very well till yesterday. I really did something stupid yesterday and learnt a lesson of life. :-) These are pearls of life. This will come only with experience. As I told u, I will try to write about this sometime next week..
How r u doing??? Since my visit to sf, the whole of last week has gone as usual - typical wake up & leave to office, do work till evening.. - go / dont go to gym - out for dinner back to room, so nothing great to write last week.. And this saturday we went to a place called monterey bay acquarium. Its the worlds largest acquarium. I am not going to write my experiences completely now as I am heading to my chitappa's house today after an hour, so i am basically getting ready. But I want to write something which I learnt yesterday.
A leader should not be diplomatic. He should never try to convince everyone. He should listen to the suggestions of everyone, but should take his decision (by keeping in mind the suggestions given by the rest) unless his decision is so rediculously stupid. I remember reading something similar when I studied about Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan and I had mugged it very well in tenth. But, I understood it very well till yesterday. I really did something stupid yesterday and learnt a lesson of life. :-) These are pearls of life. This will come only with experience. As I told u, I will try to write about this sometime next week..
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Passion & Patience - Highlights of my weekend
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Hey guys,
Last weekend I didnt go to any major places. So this weekend I was bent on going somewhere. But unfortunately no body who had a car volunteered to take us out. So, we took an adventure outing. We planned the trip by 10 am in the morning, took a train to sf, visited a lot of places just by using maps, walked through the city, and came back by train. This was my saturday. It was serious fun.
But I leant a nice lesson in the whole process. Passion can do wonders to you. It was only because of passion that I had that come what may, I am going out for the weekend.. It was because of passion that we went to ghirardelli square for the worlds famous ice cream. I would have let go off this place, tushar was passionate about eating thr. Similarly, guys wouldnt have minded giving up on the trip.. but it was my passion that made me go for it.. although many ppl were interested in joining if something happened.. Passion gives u the spark that makes things happen.. Passion brings out a leader in you.. It CAN make a huge difference.
While still the pleasant memories of lambard street and 22nd street and china town and the bay bridge and everything other thing which i saw in sf, was still lingering in my mind, i landed up in a huge fix today. I locked myself of my bedroom, thanks to the completely different type of locking system here.. My laptop, phone, and camera etc was lying inside... I thought I could go out and check if i can ask for some help, and my apartment door locked.. god!! I am locked out of my house.. incidentally i dont evn have room mates to get back into my house, let alone my room.. Then, luckily i met prk, i went and had my lunch. I was actually patient during the whole process. I would have been so tensed and i would have made a fuss of the whole process if i was the same guy like how i was in college. The best part was I was able to think in the crisis situation. I prioritized what I should be doing first. I came back, called the emergency number of marriott, found a PATH to the solution. I go to leasing office, but I find that it was closed for lunch. I waited at prk's house.. having some fun with him, go back to office and then I get the keys to my apartment. It is not the solution which I want. Then a guy came with some screw drivers and all the necessary tools to my house and opens the door of my bedroom. I was very relieved. I am very happy that I was patient through the whole process. It was another experience, Not a pleasant one though.. Now, I knw I will be careful everytime I lock or
go out my room..
Catch u later
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Hey guys,
Last weekend I didnt go to any major places. So this weekend I was bent on going somewhere. But unfortunately no body who had a car volunteered to take us out. So, we took an adventure outing. We planned the trip by 10 am in the morning, took a train to sf, visited a lot of places just by using maps, walked through the city, and came back by train. This was my saturday. It was serious fun.
But I leant a nice lesson in the whole process. Passion can do wonders to you. It was only because of passion that I had that come what may, I am going out for the weekend.. It was because of passion that we went to ghirardelli square for the worlds famous ice cream. I would have let go off this place, tushar was passionate about eating thr. Similarly, guys wouldnt have minded giving up on the trip.. but it was my passion that made me go for it.. although many ppl were interested in joining if something happened.. Passion gives u the spark that makes things happen.. Passion brings out a leader in you.. It CAN make a huge difference.
While still the pleasant memories of lambard street and 22nd street and china town and the bay bridge and everything other thing which i saw in sf, was still lingering in my mind, i landed up in a huge fix today. I locked myself of my bedroom, thanks to the completely different type of locking system here.. My laptop, phone, and camera etc was lying inside... I thought I could go out and check if i can ask for some help, and my apartment door locked.. god!! I am locked out of my house.. incidentally i dont evn have room mates to get back into my house, let alone my room.. Then, luckily i met prk, i went and had my lunch. I was actually patient during the whole process. I would have been so tensed and i would have made a fuss of the whole process if i was the same guy like how i was in college. The best part was I was able to think in the crisis situation. I prioritized what I should be doing first. I came back, called the emergency number of marriott, found a PATH to the solution. I go to leasing office, but I find that it was closed for lunch. I waited at prk's house.. having some fun with him, go back to office and then I get the keys to my apartment. It is not the solution which I want. Then a guy came with some screw drivers and all the necessary tools to my house and opens the door of my bedroom. I was very relieved. I am very happy that I was patient through the whole process. It was another experience, Not a pleasant one though.. Now, I knw I will be careful everytime I lock or
go out my room..
Catch u later
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Queries Gallore!!
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Its more than a month since I first stepped in to this land, land of love at first sight.. (for many) and a big bad country for other.. :-) like harsha.. it has been quite an experience. Something which i find the most interesting is whenever i had a chat with anyone,they all ask me.. "Whats the time there now".. I am pretty sure as u r reading this blog, u will recollect that it is probably the first thing u would have asked me.. he he.. caught u.. There is nothing wrong or right about it, but i am generally telling what i experience.. infact, even i did this, when i had a chat with harsha, after he moved over here for his ms. For a moment, after i tell the time.. (i guess) you will wonder its 8o clock in the moring thr (or whatever the time is) and it will usually be dark for u in the night.. its time to give ur body some rest after a long day out in the sun.. but it will morning for me.. wonder how it will feel.. all sort of weird thoughts run in ur mind for a few seconds.. and then chat as usual.. people have also asked me how is the new place.. how is the culture here.. ( plz, i am not here to judge the culture here..) and what kind of food i get.. some of these are out of care, some out concern that they will be reaching here soon.. and some, just for curiosity.. after answering all these questions.. and whatever useful talk we have.. its again a turn to get confused.. more ofthen than not, they tell me good night.. and then put a nice smiley and then tell good morning.. :-) have a nice day.. i think u would have probably recollected every single thing i wrote here..
i am just wondering what would be running in their minds when they ask me questions like these.. y would everyone ask the time.. y do people ask about the weather.. after some introspection (while i am waiting for a program to compile), it is PROBABLY this.. people have a picture or a mindset about the place.. or for that matter anything.. picture is drawn either because of notation that they have built about the place from indirect sources, by seeing that place in tv, hearing about it.. getting to knw from people etc.. or directly when they visit it and when they ask you a question, all they do, is to verify or confirm the fact that their picture is correct.. if not, they change their mental picture about it.. thats how things are in life.. (i feel).. i am pretty sure.. u would have asked these questions..or something similar in life.. 1) how did u find forum - it would have been crowded right.. 2) It should be night for u right.. 3) how was ur visit to taj mahal.. it would have been beautifull.. 4) How are doing thr.. are u enjoy ur visit abroad.. these are the picture which ppl have.. they believe that a visit abroad is having fun.. or an enjoyment.. they think taj mahal is beautiful.... once u begin to confirm about the picture in ur mind.. or say correct ur picture in mind.. u dont generally ask these questions.. for example, nobody asks me time every day.. no body asks me.. how is the temperature.. unless i tell them that it was very cold or veryhot.. or something special.. the freshness and the curiosity to confirm the correctness... this makes ppl ask questions.. well if u see things in the long term.. i feel life is more or less like what i described.. u ask questions.. u form/ correct ur picture in you mind.. and then.. and once u get a good picture in ur mind.. u feel more assured .. i would say.. this is the process of maturing.. u can probably describe stuffs like insecurity is when u r unable to accept that the picture that u have in mind is going to change.. or some such thing.. u r getting me right.. well, i tried to pen down the meandering thoughts about life.. on the whole i had a some v pleasant experience.. well i also some bad experiences.. my picture of life has changed quite a lot.. i knw one thing is for sure.. the picture of life is sure to change every hour.. every day... throught life.. coz.. change is the only permanent thing.. but, the changes will not be drastic.. if these changes are drastic.. i would say, u r yet to mature in life.. yet to face life on your own.. life will move on.. keep u posted..
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Its more than a month since I first stepped in to this land, land of love at first sight.. (for many) and a big bad country for other.. :-) like harsha.. it has been quite an experience. Something which i find the most interesting is whenever i had a chat with anyone,they all ask me.. "Whats the time there now".. I am pretty sure as u r reading this blog, u will recollect that it is probably the first thing u would have asked me.. he he.. caught u.. There is nothing wrong or right about it, but i am generally telling what i experience.. infact, even i did this, when i had a chat with harsha, after he moved over here for his ms. For a moment, after i tell the time.. (i guess) you will wonder its 8o clock in the moring thr (or whatever the time is) and it will usually be dark for u in the night.. its time to give ur body some rest after a long day out in the sun.. but it will morning for me.. wonder how it will feel.. all sort of weird thoughts run in ur mind for a few seconds.. and then chat as usual.. people have also asked me how is the new place.. how is the culture here.. ( plz, i am not here to judge the culture here..) and what kind of food i get.. some of these are out of care, some out concern that they will be reaching here soon.. and some, just for curiosity.. after answering all these questions.. and whatever useful talk we have.. its again a turn to get confused.. more ofthen than not, they tell me good night.. and then put a nice smiley and then tell good morning.. :-) have a nice day.. i think u would have probably recollected every single thing i wrote here..
i am just wondering what would be running in their minds when they ask me questions like these.. y would everyone ask the time.. y do people ask about the weather.. after some introspection (while i am waiting for a program to compile), it is PROBABLY this.. people have a picture or a mindset about the place.. or for that matter anything.. picture is drawn either because of notation that they have built about the place from indirect sources, by seeing that place in tv, hearing about it.. getting to knw from people etc.. or directly when they visit it and when they ask you a question, all they do, is to verify or confirm the fact that their picture is correct.. if not, they change their mental picture about it.. thats how things are in life.. (i feel).. i am pretty sure.. u would have asked these questions..or something similar in life.. 1) how did u find forum - it would have been crowded right.. 2) It should be night for u right.. 3) how was ur visit to taj mahal.. it would have been beautifull.. 4) How are doing thr.. are u enjoy ur visit abroad.. these are the picture which ppl have.. they believe that a visit abroad is having fun.. or an enjoyment.. they think taj mahal is beautiful.... once u begin to confirm about the picture in ur mind.. or say correct ur picture in mind.. u dont generally ask these questions.. for example, nobody asks me time every day.. no body asks me.. how is the temperature.. unless i tell them that it was very cold or veryhot.. or something special.. the freshness and the curiosity to confirm the correctness... this makes ppl ask questions.. well if u see things in the long term.. i feel life is more or less like what i described.. u ask questions.. u form/ correct ur picture in you mind.. and then.. and once u get a good picture in ur mind.. u feel more assured .. i would say.. this is the process of maturing.. u can probably describe stuffs like insecurity is when u r unable to accept that the picture that u have in mind is going to change.. or some such thing.. u r getting me right.. well, i tried to pen down the meandering thoughts about life.. on the whole i had a some v pleasant experience.. well i also some bad experiences.. my picture of life has changed quite a lot.. i knw one thing is for sure.. the picture of life is sure to change every hour.. every day... throught life.. coz.. change is the only permanent thing.. but, the changes will not be drastic.. if these changes are drastic.. i would say, u r yet to mature in life.. yet to face life on your own.. life will move on.. keep u posted..
Monday, November 06, 2006
Hi guys..
nothing major "happening this weekend", i went to chitappa's house on friday evening.. stayed there till saturday evening.. there was an important match between google mtv guys vs google bangalore guys, this curtailed my itenary at freemont as there was a sudden emergency requirement for a star player for bangalore office(luckily no match.. i can write whatever i want)... santhosh came home on sat night also.. watched a movie - bruce almight.. i liked the movie... i liked the role played by jim carrys wife.. then as usual.. chit chatting.. pulling leg... maximizing the orkut facilities.. had fun.. slept at 4.. for a match at 8 next morning.. no reply or no signs of match at all.. finally that threaded ended when bangalore's star player called it off .. MATCH ENDED DUE TO LACK OF ENTHU.. i then went to walmart with santhosh.. we spent so much time.. buying things for ppl back home.. then i went to stan for grub.. ( range mache.. ) came back to room.. read some book for sometime.. worked for an hour.. then watched How to lose guy in ten days.. it was really really nice. i am searching for some songs in serendipity.. and i am planning to watch more movies of this type.. wish i had those dvd/cd etc..
on the whole.. nothing hep and happening over the weekend.. next week.. should be off for a day trip atleast i hope..
nothing major "happening this weekend", i went to chitappa's house on friday evening.. stayed there till saturday evening.. there was an important match between google mtv guys vs google bangalore guys, this curtailed my itenary at freemont as there was a sudden emergency requirement for a star player for bangalore office(luckily no match.. i can write whatever i want)... santhosh came home on sat night also.. watched a movie - bruce almight.. i liked the movie... i liked the role played by jim carrys wife.. then as usual.. chit chatting.. pulling leg... maximizing the orkut facilities.. had fun.. slept at 4.. for a match at 8 next morning.. no reply or no signs of match at all.. finally that threaded ended when bangalore's star player called it off .. MATCH ENDED DUE TO LACK OF ENTHU.. i then went to walmart with santhosh.. we spent so much time.. buying things for ppl back home.. then i went to stan for grub.. ( range mache.. ) came back to room.. read some book for sometime.. worked for an hour.. then watched How to lose guy in ten days.. it was really really nice. i am searching for some songs in serendipity.. and i am planning to watch more movies of this type.. wish i had those dvd/cd etc..
on the whole.. nothing hep and happening over the weekend.. next week.. should be off for a day trip atleast i hope..
Friday, November 03, 2006
Fun with Santhosh
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Hi, i will continue my story about my hike later. here is what happened yesterday.
Santhosh came to my room yesterday. For those who dont know who santhosh is, he is one of class mates at st. josephs. He is a part of my close friends circle at st. josephs. So, from there he went to iitm and now he is in stanford university. He is pretty close friend of mine. I went to visit him two weeks back at stanford. So, it was his turn to reciprocate. He had come to my room on thursday evening (????) and we went out for dinner. The place where went was amber cafe. It is hardly a few hundred feet from the bus stop where i was waiting for him. Once he came, we were just talking and we didnt realize that we had walked a lot ahead. and, then we started to walk back and got completely confused of whr we were.. we were basically oscillating from one end to another.. and think that we r taking the wrong direction and walk back.. oh god, what a mess.. finally we reached the hotel. we were discussing his LEELAIGALs over the weekend.. it was fun.. like talking so freely on the road.. and casually walking.. this usually doesnt happen here.. cab comes and drops u off at ur apartment most of time.. you hardly get to walk a lot.. but it was fun.. basically i enjoyed his company a lot..
I asked him to get tamil movies, he comes over and tells.. he forgot bring them.. but he had a cd bag of all types of nonsensical stuffs.. hindi movie, songs. etc... but i was in no mood of watching a movie.. we started chit chatting.. we basically spoke a lot.. basically it was junk for an outsider.. and we started reading some of the movie reviews.. and we laughed and laughed.. man.. seriously.. we watched some google videos.. some on you tube.. those lollu sabha videos.. (spoosf in tamil) were amazing.. and then i found this review.. a must read.. if u follow tamil movies.. evn others can read and still enjoy.. and then.. we watched a couple of episodes of futurama.. while waiting for a movie to download.. the movie which wanted to download was "JUST MY LUCK".. it was a very cute movie which i watched on flight on my way to los angeles.. it was already 12 :45.. so we decided to sleep.. from 12:45 to 2:30 types.. we were just chatting with the lights off.. we remembered a lot of funny stuffs that happened in first puc... 11std.,. it was fun.. i was laughing my ass off.. trust me.. things look so funny now.. finally we decided to sleep.. he had a class at 8:30am today .. and even i had to go to office.. so.. i just wanted to chk out the time.. switched on the alarm.. we woke up like 7:30.. he was on his way to college.. and i was on my way to office..
it was a moment to cherish.. nobody expected that we would be having a such a nice time.. in a place so far away from our mother land... so far away from the place we met.. and so far away.. from the place we had all the fun.. it was great!! these are moments i will carry back home.. these are moments which he will remember for the next few years he is going to be here.. it was extremely special.. coz. u wont get anybody to speak to with ur heart open.. all though every damn tom dick and harry will tell you "Haaai, how r u doing ... " on the road.. u wont get anybody to share ur sorrows or happiness..
friends are something which u earn in life.. i am very happy and proud of my very close friend circle.. i hope one of u will read this. i dont have to tell who my close friends are her.. coz.. if u r one of them. u knw it. missing u all guys.. i am missing my family and ppl back home.. i am missing my college days.. i am missing my night outs.. bakharing.. i am missing my days.. when ppl used to wake me up for 8:30 class and i used to tell.. 5 mins and sleep.. i miss that early morning phone cals from opal to wake me up.. the care and affection of ppl back home.. i am missing my moms food.. i am missing my chats with my dad.. leg pulling of my cousins and sis.. i am missing my grand father a lot.. i am missing my grandmother who wakes me up in the morning.. everyday... at bangalore..
life is a paradox here.. i was very happy about having fun with santhosh.. in fact we were talking a lot about fun we had.. and then after all that.. u suddenly say.. man!! i miss those days.. and then u talk about all the things that u miss.. and then u feel sad!! its better not to think of happy days.. when u r here.. its better to be like a robots.. no emotions to be displayed.. or shared.. love ur life thr... if u just waiting to immigrate to india.. u might not find that again in your life.
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Hi, i will continue my story about my hike later. here is what happened yesterday.
Santhosh came to my room yesterday. For those who dont know who santhosh is, he is one of class mates at st. josephs. He is a part of my close friends circle at st. josephs. So, from there he went to iitm and now he is in stanford university. He is pretty close friend of mine. I went to visit him two weeks back at stanford. So, it was his turn to reciprocate. He had come to my room on thursday evening (????) and we went out for dinner. The place where went was amber cafe. It is hardly a few hundred feet from the bus stop where i was waiting for him. Once he came, we were just talking and we didnt realize that we had walked a lot ahead. and, then we started to walk back and got completely confused of whr we were.. we were basically oscillating from one end to another.. and think that we r taking the wrong direction and walk back.. oh god, what a mess.. finally we reached the hotel. we were discussing his LEELAIGALs over the weekend.. it was fun.. like talking so freely on the road.. and casually walking.. this usually doesnt happen here.. cab comes and drops u off at ur apartment most of time.. you hardly get to walk a lot.. but it was fun.. basically i enjoyed his company a lot..
I asked him to get tamil movies, he comes over and tells.. he forgot bring them.. but he had a cd bag of all types of nonsensical stuffs.. hindi movie, songs. etc... but i was in no mood of watching a movie.. we started chit chatting.. we basically spoke a lot.. basically it was junk for an outsider.. and we started reading some of the movie reviews.. and we laughed and laughed.. man.. seriously.. we watched some google videos.. some on you tube.. those lollu sabha videos.. (spoosf in tamil) were amazing.. and then i found this review.. a must read.. if u follow tamil movies.. evn others can read and still enjoy.. and then.. we watched a couple of episodes of futurama.. while waiting for a movie to download.. the movie which wanted to download was "JUST MY LUCK".. it was a very cute movie which i watched on flight on my way to los angeles.. it was already 12 :45.. so we decided to sleep.. from 12:45 to 2:30 types.. we were just chatting with the lights off.. we remembered a lot of funny stuffs that happened in first puc... 11std.,. it was fun.. i was laughing my ass off.. trust me.. things look so funny now.. finally we decided to sleep.. he had a class at 8:30am today .. and even i had to go to office.. so.. i just wanted to chk out the time.. switched on the alarm.. we woke up like 7:30.. he was on his way to college.. and i was on my way to office..
it was a moment to cherish.. nobody expected that we would be having a such a nice time.. in a place so far away from our mother land... so far away from the place we met.. and so far away.. from the place we had all the fun.. it was great!! these are moments i will carry back home.. these are moments which he will remember for the next few years he is going to be here.. it was extremely special.. coz. u wont get anybody to speak to with ur heart open.. all though every damn tom dick and harry will tell you "Haaai, how r u doing ... " on the road.. u wont get anybody to share ur sorrows or happiness..
friends are something which u earn in life.. i am very happy and proud of my very close friend circle.. i hope one of u will read this. i dont have to tell who my close friends are her.. coz.. if u r one of them. u knw it. missing u all guys.. i am missing my family and ppl back home.. i am missing my college days.. i am missing my night outs.. bakharing.. i am missing my days.. when ppl used to wake me up for 8:30 class and i used to tell.. 5 mins and sleep.. i miss that early morning phone cals from opal to wake me up.. the care and affection of ppl back home.. i am missing my moms food.. i am missing my chats with my dad.. leg pulling of my cousins and sis.. i am missing my grand father a lot.. i am missing my grandmother who wakes me up in the morning.. everyday... at bangalore..
life is a paradox here.. i was very happy about having fun with santhosh.. in fact we were talking a lot about fun we had.. and then after all that.. u suddenly say.. man!! i miss those days.. and then u talk about all the things that u miss.. and then u feel sad!! its better not to think of happy days.. when u r here.. its better to be like a robots.. no emotions to be displayed.. or shared.. love ur life thr... if u just waiting to immigrate to india.. u might not find that again in your life.
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